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four requirements of a good legal system - Answer-• certainty • flexibility • 'knowability' • reasonableness classifications of law - Answer-• subject matter • case law • statutory law • civil law • criminal law • public law • private law private law - Answer-an...

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LEB 320F Exam 1 Questions with
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four requirements of a good legal system - Answer-• certainty
• flexibility
• 'knowability'
• reasonableness

classifications of law - Answer-• subject matter
• case law
• statutory law
• civil law
• criminal law
• public law
• private law

private law - Answer-any law that deals with issues pertaining to private citizens

public law - Answer-any law dealing with issues that affect the entire society

51 - Answer-There are at least ____________ bodies of law in the United States.

True - Answer-True or False: State law exercises more control over us than federal law.

False - Answer-True or False: Any federal court within a district is not required to follow
that district's specific laws.

the type of law the case falls under (state or federal) - Answer-What determines which
type of court a case is assigned to?

trial; Supreme - Answer-Each state has its own ___________ and ____________
courts.

Federal - Answer-____________ courts tend to have more resources and smarter
judges than state ones

True - Answer-True or False: Federal judges can rule on state issues, but state judges
cannot rule on federal issues.

justice - Answer-'fair' + 'reasonable'

How does our current legal system promote justice? - Answer-through juries, esp. with
all felony cases

, The law cannot be regarded as the minimum ____________ ____________ for what is
right (law ≠ morals/ethics). - Answer-ethical standard

What was the main question pertaining to the Soldano v. O'Daniels case (Cal. App.
1983)? - Answer-can a business establishment become guilty of a wrongful death if it
refuses a patron the right to call the police?

What was the outcome of the court's ruling in Soldano v. O'Daniels? - Answer-it
changed the law regarding whether or not a person can stand idly by while someone
else is in harm's way

Does the law have the authority to extend across borders? - Answer-Yes, especially for
multinational businesses and U.S. companies

Can technology affect the law? - Answer-Yes, but it cannot always distinguish between
'good' and 'bad'

The law does not tell us what's right and wrong; it tells us what's _____________ and
_____________. - Answer-acceptable; unacceptable

What issue did the case of Nonhuman Rights Project v. Lavery deal with (NY App.
2014)? - Answer-it investigated whether a family had the right to possess a
domesticated chimpanzee as a pet

What did the court rule in the case of Nonhuman Rights Project v. Lavery? - Answer-
that animals generally do not have the same rights afforded to human beings, and
therefore the chimpanzee was not being detained against its will (ruling was in favor of
Lavery and against NHRP)

adjudication - Answer-law + facts + decision

primary law - Answer-law which requires a binding court decision that forces the
defendant/plaintiff to do something

Who is responsible for adjudication/who gets to 'adjudicate'? - Answer-judges and
administrative agencies

True or False: Federal courts and state courts necessarily overlap. - Answer-False

What types of sub-courts make up the federal court system? - Answer-• district courts
• appellate courts
• Supreme Court

Federal courts make rulings on _____________ law, whereas state courts make rulings
on _____________ law. - Answer-federal; state

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