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BLAW 301 Exam 1 (Castle - KU) Questions and Answers What is the Rule of Law? - ANSWER-Laws are equally applicable to everyone What is the Law regarding property? - ANSWER-You have the right to exclude others from your resources What is common law? - ANSWER-Judges determine the meaning of laws ...

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BLAW 301 Exam 1 (Castle - KU) Questions

and Answers


What is the Rule of Law? - ANSWER✔✔-Laws are equally applicable to everyone


What is the Law regarding property? - ANSWER✔✔-You have the right to exclude others from your

resources


What is common law? - ANSWER✔✔-Judges determine the meaning of laws and how those laws should

apply


How do judges determine what is the meaning of law (for common law)? - ANSWER✔✔-by following

prior case law


What are public laws? - ANSWER✔✔-matters that involve the regulation of society


What are the types of public laws? - ANSWER✔✔-Constitutional


Administrative


Criminal




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What are private laws? - ANSWER✔✔-legal issues that concern private relationships with individuals and

businesses


What are the types of private laws? - ANSWER✔✔-property


contract


tort


What is civil law? - ANSWER✔✔-Concerned with harms caused by private injury where a plaintiff

requests damages to make them whole


What is criminal law? - ANSWER✔✔-Wrongs against society where a government representative

attempts to prove the guilt of a defendant


What is substantive law? - ANSWER✔✔-Defines legals relationships - rights and duties


What are contract laws? - ANSWER✔✔-enable owners of resources to promise to exchange resources;

laws to help enforce contract


What is tort law? - ANSWER✔✔-Intentionally or negligently causes harm to another person or business

(harm where no contract)


If you harm my property, I can sue you for damages




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What is the right to accumulate wealth? - ANSWER✔✔-Exactly what it sounds like. Provides an incentive

to grow, innovate, etc. which makes us better as a society


What is constitutional law? - ANSWER✔✔-interpretation of state/federal statute


What is administrative law? - ANSWER✔✔-laws that come from administrative agencies (like the EPA)


What is criminal law? - ANSWER✔✔-a legislative body that says this conduct is a crime against the state;

the government is always involved


Who are district attorneys? - ANSWER✔✔-Attorneys at state level bringing charges


Who are U.S. attorneys? - ANSWER✔✔-federal attorneys that deal with federal charges


What is substantive law? - ANSWER✔✔-defines how the facts in the case will be handled, as well as how

the crime is to be charged.


What is procedural law? - ANSWER✔✔-Address the means by which we enforce substantive rights;

provide structure for pursuing our right


What is the statute of limitations? - ANSWER✔✔-procedural law that says you must file a lawsuit within

a certain number of years after the event


How does the Constitution compare to other laws? - ANSWER✔✔-It is the supreme law.




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