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In a civil case, the plaintiff must prove the case correct answers by a preponderance of the evidence The common law is the law that all states follow to avoid confusion and to promote consistency from state to state. correct answers False The majority of cases filed in the U.S. are filed in ...

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In a civil case, the plaintiff must prove the case correct answers by a preponderance of the
evidence

The common law is the law that all states follow to avoid confusion and to promote consistency
from state to state. correct answers False

The majority of cases filed in the U.S. are filed in state courts. correct answers True

Most states have combined courts of law and equity. However, in Mississippi, the courts of law
and courts of equity are still separate trial courts. correct answers True

The person who files or commences a civil lawsuit is known as the: correct answers Plaintiff

Decisions of state and federal courts of appeals are published in volumes known as "reports."
correct answers True

When a trial is conducted with a jury, the jury decides issues of ______ and the judge resolves
questions of _______. correct answers fact; law.

Luke hit a golf ball from his front yard into a parking lot. The ball smashed the window of
Abigail's car. The type of law that gives Abigail the right to be compensated monetarily for
Luke's conduct is which of the following? correct answers It is civil and substantive.

Equitable remedies are available to compensate injured parties in both civil and criminal
lawsuits. correct answers False

Jurisprudence is roughly defined as the science and philosophy of law. correct answers True

The U.S. system of common law is deep-seated in the French common law established by the
Norman kings around 1066. correct answers False

In the United States, sometimes there is a right to a jury trial in a civil case in both state and
federal courts. correct answers True

_______________ courts in Mississippi are considered to be courts of equity. correct answers
Chancery

The law has been influenced by moral and ethical concepts. correct answers True

A zoning law that regulates what a landowner may or may not do with his or her privately owned
property is an example of a public law. correct answers True

Judicial review is the power correct answers of the Courts to invalidate laws inconsistent with
the constitution.

, If the title of an appellate court case appears as Jones v. Smith, correct answers Jones is the
appellant and Smith is the appellee.

The right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures is not a specifically named right
established in the Bill of Rights. correct answers False

Which of the following is correct of federal powers in the U.S. system? correct answers They are
limited and granted.

Marbury v. Madison, decided in 1803, is still considered valid precedent. correct answers True

Congress's broadest powers are derived from the Bill of Rights. correct answers False

A constitution: correct answers - restricts the powers of government.
- specifically enumerates certain liberties of the people.
- establishes governmental structure.

Freddie was approached by Byron, a police officer, who asked him if he could search Freddie's
backpack. Freddie told Byron "No." Byron had no warrant and no probable cause to believe that
Freddie was involved in criminal activity, but he searched Freddie anyway. Byron found an
illegal switchblade in Freddie's backpack and arrested him. Is this a legal search? Why/why not?
correct answers This is an illegal search because it is not supported by a warrant.

The Pines, a small motel and campground at Sardis Lake, may be subject to federal regulation
because it often has guests from other states who fish and boat at Sardis Lake, and hang out at
Rafters on the Water on weekends. It is also an attractive destination for Ole Miss football fans
from Arkansas and Tennessee during the fall. correct answers True

Thomas Jefferson wrote: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Which of the following ethical views does this most
closely represent? correct answers Natural Law

Which of the following would be an example of a civil lawsuit? correct answers Gretta hit Rita
in a bar during happy hour. Rita is now suing for her injuries.

Walker, a federal court judge in Oxford, cited several prior cases in reaching her decision in a
case, deciding her case in a manner similar to the cases she cited. This is known in the law as the
process of: correct answers stare decisis

Which amendment provides for the right to a speedy trial? correct answers 6th

Which Amendment in the Bill of Rights protects people against being tried twice for the same
crime? correct answers 5th

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