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LEB 320F Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+ common law (case law, judge-made law, or unwritten law) - - a law established by following earlier judicial decisions (court cases). -So, when a legal idea comes from a decision in a court case, whether the case happened last month ...

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common law (case law, judge-made law, or unwritten law) - ✔✔- a law

established by following earlier judicial decisions (court cases).

-So, when a legal idea comes from a decision in a court case, whether the

case happened last month or 150 years ago, it is part of the common law

statutory law (written law) - ✔✔- Law passed by the U.S. Congress or state

legislatures bodies (not courts)

- exact wording is set forth in writing—although the precise meaning is still

subject to interpretation by the courts

- Criminal law and tax law

in 1890, Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act. In 2008, Congress

passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. Which of these

is/are a statute?i - ✔✔both because passed by congress

federal law - ✔✔- created by national government

- The right to free speech is federal, for example, because it is found in the

1st Amendment to the United States Constitution. When Congress passes

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,a statute like the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is also a federal law and it

applies throughout the country.

state law - ✔✔- A bill that has been passed by the State House and Senate

and approved by the governor.

-Texas Legislature creates many statutes that do not apply in Missouri or

New York, but which do apply in Texas.

plantiff - ✔✔- the accuser

- a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.

- start lawsuits, they are complaining, and they are on offense. They are

usually seeking damages: money roughly equivalent to the loss suffered as

a result of the defendant's wrong.

defendant - ✔✔- accused of wrongdoing, and they are on defense.

- generally seek to escape responsibility for the misdeeds of which plaintiffs

accuse them.

civil law - ✔✔- civil actions—that is, actions in which the plaintiffs are

seeking to enforce private obligations or duties against the defendants.

-laws that spell out the rights and duties existing among individuals,

business firms, and sometimes even government agencies.

- (including libel and slander), breach of contract


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,- liable or not liable

preponderance of the evidence - ✔✔a civil lawsuit the plaintiff must prove

her case by a preponderance of the evidence in order to win. In other

words, the judge or jury deciding the case must be at least somewhat more

convinced by the plaintiff's evidence than by the defendant's.

criminal law - ✔✔- comprised of those statutes in which a state or the

federal government prohibits specified kinds of conduct

- provide for the imposition of fines or imprisonment

- Criminal suits are always brought by the government whose law has

allegedly been violated (arrested by police)

- guilty or not guilty

beyond a responsible doubt - ✔✔- jurors must be significantly more

convinced that a defendant committed a wrong before they will find the

defendant guilty in a criminal case.

civil and criminal law - ✔✔some wrongful acts are of a dual nature,

potentially subjecting the wrongdoer to both criminal and civil penalties. For

example, if a man steals a car, the state could bring a criminal action

against him, and the owner of the car could also bring a civil action to

recover damages arising from the theft


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, Paul Plaintiff sues Donna Defendant in a tort case. He accuses her of

running a stop sign and hitting his car and seeks damages to compensate

him for his losses. Paul's case will be a ___________ lawsuit. In the case,

Paul's burden of proof will be to prove his case ____________________ -

✔✔civil, preponderance of the evidence

Law - ✔✔A body of enforceable rules governing relationships among

individuals and between individuals and their society.

- must be followed or face fines or freedom take away

ethics - ✔✔the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in

making decisions

- should be followed but no specific penalty

state court of limited jurisdiction - ✔✔- Courts that have jurisdiction over

misdemeanors and conduct preliminary investigation of felony charges.

- limited authority and only hear from certain cases like traffic courts and

domestic relation courts (divorce, custody)

- because so many, these court hear the most cases that come to trial

state court of general trial courts - ✔✔- general jurisdiction

- can hear all cases except those specifically for the limited jurisdiction




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