Medical Jurisprudence Exam

Federalism - Answer- a form of government in which power is divided between the federal (national) government and the states - issues that affect the entire country vs state specific issues 51 (one federal and 50 state) - Answer- how many legal systems are there in the US? State laws - Answer- Are medical licensing and regulations state or federal laws? Executive, Legislative, Judicial - Answer- The three branches of federal government are: provide checks and balances, making sure that no one branch has more power than the others - Answer- Purpose of the three branches of federal government as a whole is to Executive Branch - Answer- POTUS, cabinet, agencies - administers and enforces the laws Legistlative Branch - Answer- house and senate - the lawmaking body Judicial Branch - Answer- US supreme court, court of appeals, US district courts, special courts, international trade and court of federal claims - interprets laws General Jurisdiction Trial Courts - Answer- Courts that hear any civil or criminal cases that have not been assigned to a special court - federally, these are US district courts - state, these are small claims court and court of common pleas first level appellate court - Answer- court that hears appeals - federally, this is the US court of appeals - state, this is superior and commonwealth courts highest court - Answer- Federally, this is the supreme court State, it is also called the supreme court constitution, statutory law, common law (the book has regulatory as a 4th) - Answer- The 3 sources of law are: Statutory Law - specifically regulations and administrative law - Answer- state medical boards are what kind of law? stare decisis