POST TEST #1 LD 5,15,16,20,39 correctly answered

3 origins of law - CORRECT ANSWER-Constitutional, statutory and case law Constitutional Law - CORRECT ANSWER-Rules and provisions found in the federal and state constitutions Statutory Law - CORRECT ANSWER-Written laws enacted by a legislative body Case Law - CORRECT ANSWER-Previous appellate court decisions that are binding on lower court decisions (know as precedent) Primary purpose is to interpret constitution and clarify statutes Letter of the Law - CORRECT ANSWER-The law is strictly applied in accordance with the literal meaning of the statute, leaving no room for interpretation Spirit of the law - CORRECT ANSWER-The law is applied in accordance with the intent of the legislature, the promotion of fairness and justice, and not solely in literal compliance with the words of the statute Criminal Law - CORRECT ANSWER-Violations of the criminal statutes Civil Law - CORRECT ANSWER-Non-criminal violations of the law or private wrongs committed by one person of another (civil wrong called a tort) Tort by omission - CORRECT ANSWER-Omission of an act or negligence may also be a tort if it violates a legal duty owed to another person PC 15 -