BLAW 3391 Exam 1 Questions And Correct Detailed Verified Answers.
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B LAW 3391
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B LAW 3391
Criminal Law - correct answer rules governing relationships between individuals and society
Civil Law - correct answer rules governing relationships between individuals
Constitutional Law - correct a...
Criminal Law - correct answer rules governing relationships between
individuals and society
Civil Law - correct answer rules governing relationships between individuals
Constitutional Law - correct answer deals withe the fundamental principles by
which the government exercises its authority, is the law expressed in the U.S. constitutions and state
constitutions.
Statutory Law - correct answer laws enacted by legislative bodies at any level
of government such as the statutes passed by Congress or by state legislatures
Local Ordinances - correct answer a regulation passed by a municipal or
county governing unit to deal with matters not covered by federal or state law.
Priorities of Laws - correct answer Federal Constitution
Federal Statutes
State Constitutions
State Statutes
Local Ordinances
Administrative Agency - correct answer a federal, state, or local government
agency created by legislature to perform a specific function, such as to make and enforce rules
pertaining to the environment
Common Law - correct answer the body of law developed from custom or
judicial decisions in English and U.S. courts, not attributable to a legislature
, Precedent - correct answer A court decision that furnishes an example or
authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts.
Stare Decisis - correct answer a common law doctrine under which judges are
obligated to follow the precedents established in prior decisions.
Stare decisis has 2 aspects: - correct answer 1. a court should not overturn its
own precedents unless there is a strong reason to do so
2. decisions made by a higher court are binding on lower courts
Remedy - correct answer the relief given to an innocent party to enforce a
right or compensate for the violation of a right
Remedies at Law - correct answer In early king's courts of england if a person
wronged another, the king's courts could award with either money or property.
Equitable rememdies - correct answer examples are special performance,
injunction or recession. granted when the legal remedy is inadequate or unavailable.
Jurisdiction - correct answer the authority of a court to hear and decide a
specific case
In personam jurisdiction - correct answer a court with jurisdiction over a
particular geographic area can exercise personal jurisdiction over any person or business that reside in
that area
In rem jursidiction - correct answer a court can exercise jurisdiction over
property that is located within its boundaries
Long arm statutes - correct answer a state statute that permits a state to
exercise jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
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