LPP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT (CHAPTER 1 & 4)
, civil law requires what for guilt - ANSWER a preponderance of the evidence
criminal law requires what for guilt - ANSWER beyond a reasonable doubt
Define civil law - ANSWER defines the rights between individuals or individuals and
governments
define criminal law - ANSWER an individuals obligations to society as a whole
cyber law - ANSWER applies to most legal issues
-includes copyright, contracts, banking, etc
case precedent "Stare Decisis" - ANSWER each decision and interpretation becomes a
legal precedent
Who/what has binding authorities - ANSWER -the constitution
-supreme court cases
-federal statutes
-state statutes
who/what has persuasive authorities - ANSWER court decisions from lower jurisdictions
stare decisis & legal stability - ANSWER -helps courts be more efficient
-makes the law more predictable
-precedent does not mean bound
Plessy v. Ferguson - ANSWER a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state
ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal
Brown v. Board of Education - ANSWER 1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v.
Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered
all public schools desegregated.
cases of first impression - ANSWER courts look at persuasive aithorities, legal
principals, policies and fairness
-social context
the historical school of thought belief - ANSWER law derives its legitimacy and authority
from standards that have withstood the test of time
100% CORRECT (CHAPTER 1 & 4)
, civil law requires what for guilt - ANSWER a preponderance of the evidence
criminal law requires what for guilt - ANSWER beyond a reasonable doubt
Define civil law - ANSWER defines the rights between individuals or individuals and
governments
define criminal law - ANSWER an individuals obligations to society as a whole
cyber law - ANSWER applies to most legal issues
-includes copyright, contracts, banking, etc
case precedent "Stare Decisis" - ANSWER each decision and interpretation becomes a
legal precedent
Who/what has binding authorities - ANSWER -the constitution
-supreme court cases
-federal statutes
-state statutes
who/what has persuasive authorities - ANSWER court decisions from lower jurisdictions
stare decisis & legal stability - ANSWER -helps courts be more efficient
-makes the law more predictable
-precedent does not mean bound
Plessy v. Ferguson - ANSWER a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state
ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal
Brown v. Board of Education - ANSWER 1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v.
Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered
all public schools desegregated.
cases of first impression - ANSWER courts look at persuasive aithorities, legal
principals, policies and fairness
-social context
the historical school of thought belief - ANSWER law derives its legitimacy and authority
from standards that have withstood the test of time
