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IAS Exam Final Questions & Answers 2024/2025 What are two sources of law in the American legal system? - ANSWERSenacted law and case law discuss the purposes behind stare decisis - ANSWERS-it is the controlling doctrine governing judges' ability to make law -courts must follow precedent -...

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What are two sources of law in the American legal system? - ANSWERSenacted law and case law



discuss the purposes behind stare decisis - ANSWERS-it is the controlling doctrine governing judges'
ability to make law

-courts must follow precedent

-stare decisis promotes stability, reliability, predictability, consistency, and fairness in the application of
law



what are the three levels of courts that exist in the hierarchy of the federal court system? - ANSWERSU.S.
District Court (trial court)

Court of Appeals (intermediate appellate court)

U.S. Supreme Court



what are the three levels of courts that exist in the hierarchy of most state court system? - ANSWERStrial
court

intermediate court of appeals

state supreme court



how do courts determine what law binds them? - ANSWERSgeographically

subject matter

courts are bound by authority in the line of appeal



why must a lawyer consider a court's jurisdiction? - ANSWERSlawyers must be able to determine
whether a court can hear the case and whether the law is binding

, can a court amend or change language in a statute? why or why not? - ANSWERSno, this power is
reserved to the legislature

some courts do have the authority to declare statutes unconstitutional



explain three ways courts make law - ANSWERSadopting or creating a new legal doctrine

deciding cases that interpret existing legal doctrines

interpreting ambiguous or vague language in enacted law



A legislator has proposed a bill that prohibits physician-assisted suicide. If enacted into law, can a court
amend its language? - ANSWERSNo, the court cannot amend the language of a statute

Legislator introduces bill, bill is referred to committee, committee reviews, hearings & testimony,
committee report, full chamber reviews, debates, and votes on committee's version of the bill, sent to
president, if signed within 10 days, becomes law

if vetoed, goes back to legislature/overridden by 2/3 vote in each chamber



New Mexico Trial Court: What of the following cases are binding on that court? - ANSWERSDecisions
from the Last Court of Resort in Texas: Persuasive

Decisions from the Court of Law in New Mexico: Binding

Decisions from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in New Mexico: Persuasive



Identify whether the following sources of law are considered primary or secondary authority. -
ANSWERSStatute: Primary

Case: Primary

Legal Newspaper Article: Secondary

Legal Encyclopedia: Secondary



North Dakota Trial Court: Rank the weight of the following sources - ANSWERSDecision from the Highest
Court of Appeals in New Jersey - Most Persuasive

Dissenting opinion from the Highest Court of Appeals in Indiana - Least Persuasive

Law Review Article Written by a Law Professor - Least Persuasive

Legal Newspaper Article - Least Persuasive

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