BLAW 310 UPDATED 2026 EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔what is persuasive authority? - ✔✔any legal authority or source of law that a court
may look to for guidance but need not follow when making its decision
✔✔what is a remedy? - ✔✔the relief given to an innocent party to enforce a right or
compensate for the violation of a right
✔✔what is a juridical person? - ✔✔an entity to which the law attributes personality, such
as a corporation or a partnership.
✔✔who is a plaintiff? - ✔✔one who invites a lawsuit
✔✔who is a defendant? - ✔✔one against whom a lawsuit is brought, or the accused
person in a criminal proceeding
✔✔what is natural law? - ✔✔the oldest school of legal thought, based on the belief that
the legal system should reflect universal (higher) moral and ethical principles that are
inherent in human nature
✔✔what is legal positivism? - ✔✔a school or legal thought centered on the assumption
that there is no law higher than the laws created by national government. laws must be
obeyed even if they are unjust
✔✔what is historical school? - ✔✔a school of legal thought that looks to the past to
determine what the principles of contemporary law should be
✔✔what is legal realism? - ✔✔a school of legal thought that believes that the law is only
one factor to be considered when deciding cases that social and economic
circumstances should also be taken into account
✔✔what is substantive law? - ✔✔law the defines, describes, regulates, and creates
legal rights and obligations
✔✔what is procedural law? - ✔✔law that establishes the methods of enforcing the rights
established by substantive law
✔✔what is cyberlaw? - ✔✔an informal term used to refer to all laws governing
transaction conducted via the internet
✔✔what is civil law system? - ✔✔a system of law derived from Roman Law that is
based on codified laws (rather than on case precedents)
, ✔✔what is criminal law? - ✔✔the branch of law that defines and punishes wrongful
actions committed against the public
✔✔what is national law? - ✔✔law that pertains to a particular nations (as opposed to
international law)
✔✔what's difference between civil law and common law? - ✔✔civil law is based on
legislative decisions and statutes from a civil code
common law is based on past precedents where case law is primary
✔✔what's the difference between civil law and criminal law? - ✔✔Criminal laws regulate
crimes, or wrongs committed against the government
Civil laws regulate disputes between private parties
✔✔what's the difference between federal law and state law? - ✔✔-federal law is created
at the national level, and applies to the entire nation.The U.S. Constitution forms the
basis for federal law; it establishes government power and responsibility, as well as
preservation of the basic rights of every citizen.
-State law is the law of each separate U.S. state and is applicable in that specific state.
-When a state law is in direct conflict with federal law, the federal law prevails.
✔✔what is the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)? - ✔✔facilitates commerce among the
states by providing a uniform set of rules governing commercial transactions
✔✔what is judicial review? - ✔✔the process by which a court decides on the
constitutionality of legislative enactments and actions of the executive branch
✔✔what is jurisdiction? - ✔✔the authority of a court to hear and decide a specific case
✔✔what is the Long Arm Statute? - ✔✔a state statute that permits a state to exercise
jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
✔✔what is probate court? - ✔✔a state court of limited jurisdiction that conducts
proceedings relating to the settlement of a deceased person's estate
✔✔what is bankruptcy court? - ✔✔a federal court of limited jurisdiction that handles only
bankruptcy proceedings
✔✔what is diversity of citizenship? - ✔✔a basis for federal court jurisdiction over a
lawsuit between citizens of different states and countries
✔✔what is concurrent jurisdiction? - ✔✔jurisdiction that exists when two different courts
have the power to hear a case
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔what is persuasive authority? - ✔✔any legal authority or source of law that a court
may look to for guidance but need not follow when making its decision
✔✔what is a remedy? - ✔✔the relief given to an innocent party to enforce a right or
compensate for the violation of a right
✔✔what is a juridical person? - ✔✔an entity to which the law attributes personality, such
as a corporation or a partnership.
✔✔who is a plaintiff? - ✔✔one who invites a lawsuit
✔✔who is a defendant? - ✔✔one against whom a lawsuit is brought, or the accused
person in a criminal proceeding
✔✔what is natural law? - ✔✔the oldest school of legal thought, based on the belief that
the legal system should reflect universal (higher) moral and ethical principles that are
inherent in human nature
✔✔what is legal positivism? - ✔✔a school or legal thought centered on the assumption
that there is no law higher than the laws created by national government. laws must be
obeyed even if they are unjust
✔✔what is historical school? - ✔✔a school of legal thought that looks to the past to
determine what the principles of contemporary law should be
✔✔what is legal realism? - ✔✔a school of legal thought that believes that the law is only
one factor to be considered when deciding cases that social and economic
circumstances should also be taken into account
✔✔what is substantive law? - ✔✔law the defines, describes, regulates, and creates
legal rights and obligations
✔✔what is procedural law? - ✔✔law that establishes the methods of enforcing the rights
established by substantive law
✔✔what is cyberlaw? - ✔✔an informal term used to refer to all laws governing
transaction conducted via the internet
✔✔what is civil law system? - ✔✔a system of law derived from Roman Law that is
based on codified laws (rather than on case precedents)
, ✔✔what is criminal law? - ✔✔the branch of law that defines and punishes wrongful
actions committed against the public
✔✔what is national law? - ✔✔law that pertains to a particular nations (as opposed to
international law)
✔✔what's difference between civil law and common law? - ✔✔civil law is based on
legislative decisions and statutes from a civil code
common law is based on past precedents where case law is primary
✔✔what's the difference between civil law and criminal law? - ✔✔Criminal laws regulate
crimes, or wrongs committed against the government
Civil laws regulate disputes between private parties
✔✔what's the difference between federal law and state law? - ✔✔-federal law is created
at the national level, and applies to the entire nation.The U.S. Constitution forms the
basis for federal law; it establishes government power and responsibility, as well as
preservation of the basic rights of every citizen.
-State law is the law of each separate U.S. state and is applicable in that specific state.
-When a state law is in direct conflict with federal law, the federal law prevails.
✔✔what is the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)? - ✔✔facilitates commerce among the
states by providing a uniform set of rules governing commercial transactions
✔✔what is judicial review? - ✔✔the process by which a court decides on the
constitutionality of legislative enactments and actions of the executive branch
✔✔what is jurisdiction? - ✔✔the authority of a court to hear and decide a specific case
✔✔what is the Long Arm Statute? - ✔✔a state statute that permits a state to exercise
jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
✔✔what is probate court? - ✔✔a state court of limited jurisdiction that conducts
proceedings relating to the settlement of a deceased person's estate
✔✔what is bankruptcy court? - ✔✔a federal court of limited jurisdiction that handles only
bankruptcy proceedings
✔✔what is diversity of citizenship? - ✔✔a basis for federal court jurisdiction over a
lawsuit between citizens of different states and countries
✔✔what is concurrent jurisdiction? - ✔✔jurisdiction that exists when two different courts
have the power to hear a case
