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INTRO TO AMERICAN LAW UNIT 1 EXAM WITH FULL PACK SOLUTIONS
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INTRO TO AMERICANLAW UNIT 1 EXAM WITH
FULL PACK SOLUTIONS
Whatvisvthevdifferencevbetweenvjurisprudencevandvlaw?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Jurisprudencevisvthevstudyvofvlegalvphilosophyvandvlawvconsistsvofvthevrulesvthatvgo
vernvsociety.
WhatvdoesvSchubertvmeanvwithveachvofvthevobjectivesvofvlaw?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Stabilityv-
vStabilityvinvlawvisvimportantvbecausevitvpromotesvthevamountvofvtrustvcitizensvhavevi
nvthevlawvthroughvcreatingvconsistencyvandvpredictabilityvinvwhatvcitizensvcanvexpec
t.v
Adaptabilityv-
vWhenvsociety'svvaluesvchange,vitvisvimportantvthatvthevlawsvchangevwithvsociety.vO
utdatedvlawvcannotvapply.v
Justicev-
vAvcommitmentvtovjusticevrequiresvfairnessvinvthevsubstancevofvlawvandvthevprocedu
resvofvthevcourt.v
DesirablevPublicvPolicyv-
vLawvhasvbeenvusedvtovestablishvandvabolishvdiscrimination.vItvisvalsovusedvtovprom
otevenvironmentalvprotection.
Whatvisvthevdifferencevbetweenvpublicvandvprivatevlaw?
vWhatvareasvofvlawvfallvunderveachvone?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Publicvlawvcontrolsvgovernmentvpowervandvitsvrelationshipvwithvcitizens'vrights.vPriva
tevlawvregulatesvthevrelationshipvbetweenvmembersvofvsociety.vPublicvlawvconsistsvo
, fvconstitutionalvlaw,vadministrativevlaw,vandvcriminalvlaw.vPrivatevlawvconsistsvofvtortv
law,vcontractvlaw,vpropertyvlaw,vandvfamilyvlaw.
Howvdoesvthevlawvsolvevcollectionvactionvproblemsvinvsociety?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Thevlawvcanvachievevefficientvgroupvcooperationvthroughvalleviatingvtheveffectsvofvth
evcoordinationv/
vprisoner'svdilemma,vcommittingvandvenforcingvnorms,vandvshapingvourvpublicvpolicy
.vThevcoordinationvdilemmavconsistsvofveveryonevagreeingvbutvnovonevtakingvthevlea
d.vLawvgivesvusvdirection.vPrisoner'svdilemmavconsistsvofvanvoutcomevthatvmightvnot
vbevpositivevonvthevindividualvlevelvinvshortvterm,vbutvwillvbevbettervforveveryonevinvth
evlongvterm.vForvexample,venvironmentalvlawsvmayvmakevusvallvputvmoreveffortvinvb
yvmakingvpollutionvillegal,vbutvitvwillvbevbettervforvusvinvthevlongvterm.vInvenforcingvno
rms,vthevlawvallowsvforvpeoplevtovexpectvspecificvlegalvoutcomes,vwhichvinvturn,vallo
wvforvexpansionv(internationalvshipping).
Whatvisvthevcomplaintvandvthevanswer?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Thevcomplaintvconsistsvofvthevlegalvjurisdiction,vsetsvforthvfactsvthatvestablishvthevexi
stencevofvavlegalvclaimvthatventitlesvthevplaintiffvtovrelief,vandvdemandsvrelief.vThevan
swervisvthevdefendant'svresponsivevpleadingvinvwhichvthevdefendantvmakesvadmissi
ons,vdenials,vassertsvlegalvdefenses,vandvraisesvcounterclaims.
Whatvisvdiscovery?v-vcorrectvanswer-Discoveryvisvthevpre-
trialvopportunityvtovidentifyvrelevantvfactsvinvthevcase.
Whatvisvavjudgement?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Avjudgmentvdeterminesvthevrightsvofvthevdisputingvpartiesvandvdecidesvwhatvreliefvisv
awarded(ifvany).
Whatvisvavmotionvforvsummaryvjudgement?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Avmotionvrequestingvthevcourtvtoventervavjudgmentvwithoutvproceedingvtovtrialvbecau
sevthevfactsvofvthevcasevarevnotvdisputed.
Whatvisvthevdifferencevbetweenvavdepositionvandvavwrittenvinterrogatory?v-
vcorrectvanswer-
Invavdeposition,vavwitnessvisvexaminedvundervoathvoutsidevcourtvbyvavpersonvlegally
vauthorizedvtovdovso.vInvavwrittenvinterrogatory,vpartiesvmustvanswervavlistvofvquestio
nsvgivenvtovthemvundervoath.vTheyvarevsubmittedvonlyvtovthevpartiesvinvavcasevandv
notvtovwitnesses.
Whatvisvavpretrialvconference?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Aftervdiscoveryvisvcompleted,vthevjudgevwillvtypicallyvcallvthevattorneysvtogethervtovsi
mplifyvandvsharpenvissuesvofvthevcase,vadmissionsvorvdisclosuresvofvfacts,vpossiblev
amendmentsvtovpleadings,vpossibilityvofvanvoutvofvcourtvsettlement,vetc.
Whatvisvavsettlementvconference?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Aftervthevplaintiffvofficiallyvretainsvtheirvlawyer,vthevattorneyvwillvcontactvthevdefendan
t.vTheirvattorneysvconfer,vwithvorvwithoutvtheirvclients,vtovdiscussvavreasonablevsettle
ment.vThesevdiscussionsvarevreferredvtovasvsettlementvconferences.
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