BUS 263 EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Plaintiff
Answer:
a person who brings a lawsuit against another
Question:
2. Defendant
Answer:
a person against whom a lawsuit is brought or who is charged with a violation of
the law
Question:
3. Stare Decisis
Answer:
practice of relying on previous decisions in which similar disputes arose
Question:
4. Common Law
Answer:
body of recorded decisions that courts refer to and rely upon when making later
legal decisions
Question:
5. Precedent
Answer:
model case that a court can follow when facing a similar situation
Question:
6. Case Law
Answer:
effects of court decisions that involved the same or similar facts
Question:
7. Statutory Law
Answer:
field of law involving statutes, which are laws passed by Congress or by state
legislatures.
, Question:
8. Ordinance
Answer:
law passed by a local government
(ex. City Council)
Question:
9. Administrative Law
Answer:
body of rules, regulations, and decisions created by administrative agencies
Question:
10. Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Answer:
a set of laws that govern various commercial transactions and that are designed to
bring uniformity to the laws of the states
Question:
11. Moral Law
Answer:
unenforceable obligations that people have to one another
(ex. see someone drowning, morally you should try to help)
Question:
12. Jurisdiction
Answer:
authority of a court to hear and decide cases (limited to certain
cases/geographical locations)
Question:
13. Original Jurisdiction
Answer:
court is authorized to hear and decide a case when first presented
Question:
14. Appellate Jurisdiction
Answer:
power to review decisions of another court
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Plaintiff
Answer:
a person who brings a lawsuit against another
Question:
2. Defendant
Answer:
a person against whom a lawsuit is brought or who is charged with a violation of
the law
Question:
3. Stare Decisis
Answer:
practice of relying on previous decisions in which similar disputes arose
Question:
4. Common Law
Answer:
body of recorded decisions that courts refer to and rely upon when making later
legal decisions
Question:
5. Precedent
Answer:
model case that a court can follow when facing a similar situation
Question:
6. Case Law
Answer:
effects of court decisions that involved the same or similar facts
Question:
7. Statutory Law
Answer:
field of law involving statutes, which are laws passed by Congress or by state
legislatures.
, Question:
8. Ordinance
Answer:
law passed by a local government
(ex. City Council)
Question:
9. Administrative Law
Answer:
body of rules, regulations, and decisions created by administrative agencies
Question:
10. Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Answer:
a set of laws that govern various commercial transactions and that are designed to
bring uniformity to the laws of the states
Question:
11. Moral Law
Answer:
unenforceable obligations that people have to one another
(ex. see someone drowning, morally you should try to help)
Question:
12. Jurisdiction
Answer:
authority of a court to hear and decide cases (limited to certain
cases/geographical locations)
Question:
13. Original Jurisdiction
Answer:
court is authorized to hear and decide a case when first presented
Question:
14. Appellate Jurisdiction
Answer:
power to review decisions of another court
