BUSN 323 VCU - Exam 1 Questions and Answers Latest 2025 Update(Complete test bank 100% correct)
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BUSN 323 VCU
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BUSN 323 VCU
U.S. Court of Appeals - ️️Nominated by the President and approved by the Senate.
They do NOT have trial cases.
Examines cases from District Court for errors.
Covers several states > circuit
Diversity Jurisdiction - ️️A case may be removed from state to federal court when
the amount ...
BUSN 323 VCU - Exam 1
U.S. Court of Appeals - ✔️✔️Nominated by the President and approved by the Senate.
They do NOT have trial cases.
Examines cases from District Court for errors.
Covers several states > circuit
Diversity Jurisdiction - ✔️✔️A case may be removed from state to federal court when
the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 and where the persons that are parties are
"diverse" in citizenship, which generally indicates that they are citizens of different
states or non-U.S. citizens
Law - ✔️✔️Consists of rules that regulate the conducts of individuals, businesses, and
organizations in society.
Common Law - ✔️✔️Part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial
precedent rather than statutes; the body of law developed by judges, courts, and similar
tribunals.
Private law - ✔️✔️Law of settling disputes between two individuals
Public law - ✔️✔️Settles disputes with the government.
Plessy vs Ferguson - ✔️✔️Established "separate but equal" segregation and set
judicial precedence. Was later abolished .
Civil law - ✔️✔️Private law, settles disputes between individuals.
Criminal law - ✔️✔️Settles violations against peace/dignity of the government. Penalty
is typically time-served.
Supreme law of the land - ✔️✔️the Constitution
Statute - ✔️✔️Drafted by legislators, passed and voted by Congress. Individual laws
dictating specific things, then approved by executive branch.
Treaties - ✔️✔️Negotiated by the Executive branch, then passed by 2/3 of Congress.
Only occurs between two sovereign countries.
Local ordinances - ✔️✔️Law directed towards a local town/county; Legislative acts by
state subdivisions
IE)Zoning ordinances
, Parking ordinances
Personal property tax
Executive Orders - ✔️✔️When the legislative branch gives the executive power to
make an executive decision.
Regulations - ✔️✔️When the legislative branch gives certain agencies the rights to
make regulations.
IE) SEC; Securities Exchange Commission
Complaint - ✔️✔️Initial pleading by the plaintiff. Documents are filed in the case
include: whom, reasons for filing suit, and amount of damages sought.
Once served, the defendant has _______ days to file a response. - ✔️✔️21-30.
(21 for state, 30 for federal.)
Jurisdiction - ✔️✔️Ability of the court to hear the suit.
Subject matter jurisdiction - ✔️✔️The requirement that a given court have power to
hear the specific kind of claim that is brought to that court.
IE
Suing tenant from Richmond in Roanoke
Bankruptcy court only has the authority to hear bankruptcy cases.
In personam - ✔️✔️"making it personal"
refers to courts' power to adjudicate matters directed against a party
de novo - ✔️✔️"of new"
When a court decides the issues without reference to any legal conclusion or
assumption made by the previous court
Substitue service - ✔️✔️Serving a family member who is over 18 court documents.
Posted service - ✔️✔️Posting notice of service to door of defendant.
Order of publication - ✔️✔️Used as a last resort. Occurs when there is no known
address of defendant. An article about the case is posted to the classifieds of a paper.
Courts must have jurisdiction and ______ to have the ability to adjudicate a case. -
✔️✔️Venue
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