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LEB 320F: Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+ What is law? - list of binding rules in a society What are the classifications of law? - primary vs. secondary federal vs. state common vs. statutory criminal vs. civil What is primary law? - binding What is secondary law? - not...

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LEB 320F: Exam 1 Questions and

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What is law? - ✔✔list of binding rules in a society

What are the classifications of law? - ✔✔primary vs. secondary

federal vs. state

common vs. statutory

criminal vs. civil

What is primary law? - ✔✔binding

What is secondary law? - ✔✔not binding (techically not a law because it's

not binding); comments and analyses of primary law; legal dictionaries;

basically, legal commentary

What is state law? - ✔✔the bulk of the law that governs us; there are

specific enumerated powers in the constitution that are controlled by

federal law, but everything else is left to the state to do what they wish

What questions do you ask when determining whether a law is primary or

secondary? - ✔✔Is the law binding?



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,What question do you ask when determining whether a law is federal or

state? - ✔✔who gives us the law?

What question do you ask when determining whether a law is common or

statutory? - ✔✔Which branch of the federal/state government gave us this

law?

What branch(es) of government do(es) statutory law come from? -

✔✔legislative and executive

What is statutory law? - ✔✔comes from the legislative branch and the

executive branch; written law; constitutions; any law passed by congress;

treaties; city ordinances; regulations

What branch(es) of government do(es) common law come from? -

✔✔judicial

What is common law? - ✔✔comes from the judicial branch; judge-made

law--unwritten law; court-made law; most of what we do in thie class

What question do you ask when determining whether an offense is criminal

or civil? - ✔✔Against whom is the offense committed?

Can the same offense lead to both a criminal and civil case? - ✔✔yes

Is ther burden of proof for criminal offenses the same as civil offenses? -

✔✔no--because the consequences of being convicted are different

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,What is a criminal offense? - ✔✔where you offend the state; the district

attorney brings an action against the offender; prosecuted by the

government; misdemeanors and felonies; burden of proof--beyond a

reasonable doubt

What are the two types of criminal offenses? - ✔✔misdemeanors and

felonies

What is a misdemeanor? - ✔✔offenses punishable by less than a year in

jail

What is a felony? - ✔✔offenses punishable by a year+ in prison

What is the burden of proof for a criminal offense? - ✔✔beyond a

reasonable doubt

What is a civil offense? - ✔✔where you offend people; lawsuit (civil

actions); torts; breaches of contract; burden of proof--by a preponderance

of the evidence (more likely than not)

What are the two types of civil offenses? - ✔✔torts and breaches of

contract

What is the burden of proof for a civil offense? - ✔✔by a preponderance of

the evidence (more likely than not)

The court system is a ___ tiered system. - ✔✔3

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, What are the tiers in the federal court system? - ✔✔trial courts (bottom),

circuit courts (middle), Supreme Court of the United States (top)

What are the two types of trial courts? - ✔✔trial courts of general

jurisdiction (TCOGJ); trial courts of limited jurisdiction (TCOLJ)

What are TCOGJ called at the federal level? - ✔✔US district courts--most

states are divided into multiple districts--each district has a US district court

To which trial court do most federal trials go? - ✔✔TCOGJ (US district

courts)

What are trial courts of limited jurisdiction (TCOLJ)? - ✔✔can only ear trials

of certain subject matters (ex: US tax court); there are a few subject areas

where disputes in those areas go to specialty trial courts

What courts are at the bottom of the federal court system pyramid? -

✔✔trial courts (the only level where trials happen)

What courts are at the middle of the federal court system pyramid? -

✔✔circuit courts (US circuit courts)

What role do the US circuit courts play in the federal court system? -

✔✔they are the first level of appellate courts

Generally, ___ states are included in a circuit. - ✔✔3 or 4



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