Who create common law? - correct answer ✔✔judges and precedent
precedent - correct answer ✔✔courts will stand by earlier/previous decisions
, stare decisis - correct answer ✔✔the doctrine that obligates courts to look at precedent when making
decisions
common pleas (state trial courts) have subject matter jurisdiction over negligence, breach of fiduciary
duty, defamation, breach of contract, state law criminal cases - correct answer ✔✔common law v.
statutes/ legislation
case law - correct answer ✔✔often used interchangeably with the term Common Law, refers to the
precedents and authority set by previous court rulings, judicial decisions and administrative legal
findings or rulings
plaintiff - correct answer ✔✔the person who files the lawsuit
preponderance of evidence - correct answer ✔✔In civil cases what kind of evidence must a plaintiff
prove?
service - correct answer ✔✔notice to defendant
defendant - correct answer ✔✔the person who lawsuit is file against; person defending his or her
actions
adversary system - correct answer ✔✔interested opposing parties debating over an issue in order to
ensure the pursuit of justice
so the equality of individuals and the government is reality rather than empty rhetoric - correct answer
✔✔Why do courts exist?
civil: plaintiff v. defendant; goal to collect money; preponderance of evidence
criminal: Government v. defendant; criminal needs more burden of proof than in civil - correct answer
✔✔Difference between civil and criminal law
remedy at law - correct answer ✔✔money damages; dispensed by juries
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