REE 3433 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
Law - answerA body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority and
having binding legal force. That which must be obeyed and followed by citizens subject to
sanctions.
Public Law - answerA law that applies generally to the pe...
EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 30, 2024 11:26 AM REE 3433 Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers Law - answer✔✔A body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority and having binding legal force. That which must be obeyed and followed by citiz ens subject to sanctions. Public Law - answer✔✔A law that applies generally to the people of a nation or of a state; the law concerned with the organization of the state, the relations between the state and the people, the responsibilities of public office rs, and the relationship between states. Private Law - answer✔✔The law governing relations between private individuals. Statutory Law - answer✔✔An act of a legislative body declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something. Administrative Law - answer✔✔The b ody of law created by administrative agencies in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions to carry out regulatory powers and duties of such agencies. Administrative Agency - answer✔✔A governmental body charged with administering and implementi ng particular legislation. Citation - answer✔✔Information that enables researchers to find the volume and page where a case is published. Common Law - answer✔✔The legal system originating in England after 1066. Judge -made law created when there is no contr olling constitution, statutory, or other law. Stare Decisis - answer✔✔To abide by or adhere to decided cases. Doctrine holding that when a court has once laid down a principle of law as applicable to a certain state of facts, the court will adhere to that principle and apply it to all future cases whe re facts are substantially the same, regardless of whether the parties and property are the same. Jurisdiction - answer✔✔Defines the powers of courts to inquire into the facts, apply the law, make decisions, and declare judgement. It is the legal right by which judges exercise their authority. Res Judicata - answer✔✔A rule that a final judgement rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction on the merits is conclusive as to the rights of the parties and their privies and as to EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 30, 2024 11:26 AM them constitutes an absolute b ar to a subsequent action involving the same claim, demand, or cause of action. Equity - answer✔✔Justice administered according to fairness created in order to temper the strictly formulated rules of the English common law. Injunction - answer✔✔A court ord er prohibiting someone from doing some specified act or commanding someone to undo some wrong or injury. Specific Performance - answer✔✔A type of injunction ordering the defendant to perform a specific act. Diversity of Citizenship - answer✔✔A phrase used with reference to the jurisdiction of the federal courts, which, under U.S. Constitution Article III, Section 2., extends to cases between citizens of different states, cases when the party on one side of the lawsuit is a citizen of one state and the party on the other side is a citizen of another state, or cases between a citizen of a state and an alien (a citizen of another country). Substantive Law - answer✔✔The part of the law that creates, defines, and regulates rights and duties of parties, as opposed to procedural law, which prescribes the method of enforcing the rights to obtaining redress for their invasion. Procedural Law - answer✔✔Laws the prescribe processes for enforcing rights or gaining redress for those who have their rights violated. Action - answer✔✔A proceeding in a court of law in which one seeks a remedy for an alleged wrong. Complaint - answer✔✔The original or initial pleading setting forth a plaintiff's claim for relief against the defendant. Answer - answer✔✔A pleading responding to th e plaintiff's claim set forth in the complaint. Third -Party Defendant - answer✔✔A party the original defendant claims is liable for all or part of the damages that the plaintiff may win from the original defendant. Summary Judgement - answer✔✔A procedural device available for the prompt disposition of an action without a trial when there is no dispute as to material facts or inferences to be drawn from material facts, or when only a question of law is involved. Discovery - answer✔✔The pretrial devices that can be used by one party to obtain facts and information about the case from the other party. Deposition - answer✔✔A pretrial device in which one party orally questions the other party or a witness for the other party.
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