Drexel University

1)Explain the process of jury selection - correct answers Jury selection occurs when a trial begins. It involves an examination by the parties' attorneys or by the judge ( in certain cases) of selecting potential jurors. Each party has an unlimited number of challenges for cause, which prevents a potential juror from serving if they are seen as biased. Each party also has a limited number of peremptory challenges, where a party is allowed to prevent a potential juror from serving without any ca...

court - correct answers a tribunal established by government to hear and decide matters properly brought to it jurisdiction - correct answers the power of a court to hear and determine a given class of cares; the power to act over a particular defendant subject matter jurisdiction - correct answers judicial authority to hear a particular type of case original jurisdiction - correct answers the authority to hear a controversy when it is first brought to court general jurisdiction - co...

Ignorance of the law is... - correct answers is no excuse Supremacy Clause - correct answers Federal law is supreme over state law Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) - correct answers Body of laws governing commercial transactions in the United States. RCW 62A - correct answers WA State adoption of UCC Contracts - correct answers A promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law affords a remedy, or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes as a duty. Types o...

Administrative Agency - correct answers Is referred to as the 4th branch of government and falls under the Executive Branch Strict Scrutiny - correct answers If the government wants to pass a law that violates rights, they must have an extremely good reason Rational Basis Scrutiny - correct answers If the government wants to pass a law that violates rights, they must articulate a specific reason to violate those rights The Constitution - correct answers Is considered to be the Supreme L...

1. Would you think that parole evidence rule is an exclusionary rule of evidence? - correct answers False 2. Would the parole evidence rule allow evidence to be introduced to explain what the parties meant by the term "serrated?" - correct answers True 3. The parole evidence rules prohibit introduction of all evidence that would result in modifying written contracts - correct answers False 4. Is a collateral promise an undertaking to be primarily liable for the principle debtor's deb...

Law - correct answers A rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state, commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong. Function of Law - correct answers To maintain stability in the social, political, and economic system through dispute resolution, protection of property, and the preservation of the state, while simultaneously permitting ordered change. Legal Sanctions - correct answers Means by which the law enforces the decisions of the courts. Law and Mora...

contract - correct answers a binding agreement based on the genuine assent of the parties, made for a lawful object, between competent parties, in the form required by law, and generally supported by consideration promisor - correct answers person who makes a promise promisee - correct answers person to whom a promise is made obligor - correct answers promisor obligee - correct answers promisee who can claim the benefit of the obligation privity - correct answers parties to a cont...

law - correct answers the order or pattern of rules that society establishes to govern the conduct of individuals and relationships among them right - correct answers legal capacity to require another person to perform or refrain from an action duty - correct answers an obligation of law imposed on a person to perform or refrain from performing a certain act right of privacy - correct answers the right to be free from unreasonable intrusion by others constitution - correct answers a ...

Personal Property - correct answers a. Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents b. Tangible Goods: Clothing, Jewelry, Cars c. Intangible: Insurance Policies, Bank Accts/CDs, Investment accts. Real Property: Ownership of Property can - correct answers Determine Amount of Material Wealth in a capitalist society. Identify the Social Position of the Person in Society (Type of Neighborhood, Type of Job or Business) Legal Requirements involved in the transfer of Property - cor...

law - correct answers the order or pattern of rules that society establishes to govern the conduct of individuals and the relationships among them. Right - correct answers Legal capacity to require another person to perform or refrain from an action. Duty - correct answers an obligation of law imposed on a person to perform or refrain from performing a certain act. Right of Privacy - correct answers the right to be free from unreasonable intrusion by others. Constitution - correct an...