LGS 200 EXAM 1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ default judgements occur how.
Answer: they occur if the defendant ignored their summons (30 days
for state court, 20 days for federal court)
◉ finder of fact.
Answer: a judge when there is a bench trial and the judge is the
"jury"
◉ commerce clause.
Answer: the federal government (congress) has the power to
regulate interstate commerce
◉ substantive due process.
Answer: requires law to be clear and not vague
◉ procedural due process.
Answer: requires the government to give proper hearing before
depriving someone of life, liberty, and happiness
,◉ 5th amendment.
Answer: no person should be deprived of life, liberty, or property
without due process of law
◉ 4th amendment.
Answer: protects you from illegal search and seizure
◉ 9th amendement.
Answer: prohibits states from enacting laws discriminatory towards
out of state people
◉ fully protected speech.
Answer: your opinion, right to burn the flag, right to criticize the
president
◉ limited protected speech.
Answer: commercial speech, offensive speech
◉ unprotected speech.
Answer: dangerous words, fighting words, child porn, defamatory
speech, speech incites to overthrow the government
◉ supremacy clause.
,Answer: the Constitution and treaties are supreme law of the land
◉ preemption doctrine.
Answer: federal law takes precedence over state or local law
◉ 10th amendment.
Answer: allows the states to opt out of participating in the law or
assisting in enforcement
◉ Establishment Clause.
Answer: prohibits the government from either establishing a state
religion or promoting one over the other
◉ Free Exercise Clause.
Answer: prohibits the government from interfering with the free
exercise of religion
◉ US Constitution
Statutory Law
Case/common law
Admistrative law.
Answer: 4 sources of the American Law
, ◉ US Constitution.
Answer: supreme law
◉ Statutory law.
Answer: (aka black letter law)
statues are passed by congress/ legislatures
◉ Case/ common law.
Answer: court decisions
◉ Administrative law.
Answer: regulations created by regulatory agencies
◉ supreme law.
Answer: US constitution
◉ Executive
Legislative
Judical.
Answer: Branches of the government
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ default judgements occur how.
Answer: they occur if the defendant ignored their summons (30 days
for state court, 20 days for federal court)
◉ finder of fact.
Answer: a judge when there is a bench trial and the judge is the
"jury"
◉ commerce clause.
Answer: the federal government (congress) has the power to
regulate interstate commerce
◉ substantive due process.
Answer: requires law to be clear and not vague
◉ procedural due process.
Answer: requires the government to give proper hearing before
depriving someone of life, liberty, and happiness
,◉ 5th amendment.
Answer: no person should be deprived of life, liberty, or property
without due process of law
◉ 4th amendment.
Answer: protects you from illegal search and seizure
◉ 9th amendement.
Answer: prohibits states from enacting laws discriminatory towards
out of state people
◉ fully protected speech.
Answer: your opinion, right to burn the flag, right to criticize the
president
◉ limited protected speech.
Answer: commercial speech, offensive speech
◉ unprotected speech.
Answer: dangerous words, fighting words, child porn, defamatory
speech, speech incites to overthrow the government
◉ supremacy clause.
,Answer: the Constitution and treaties are supreme law of the land
◉ preemption doctrine.
Answer: federal law takes precedence over state or local law
◉ 10th amendment.
Answer: allows the states to opt out of participating in the law or
assisting in enforcement
◉ Establishment Clause.
Answer: prohibits the government from either establishing a state
religion or promoting one over the other
◉ Free Exercise Clause.
Answer: prohibits the government from interfering with the free
exercise of religion
◉ US Constitution
Statutory Law
Case/common law
Admistrative law.
Answer: 4 sources of the American Law
, ◉ US Constitution.
Answer: supreme law
◉ Statutory law.
Answer: (aka black letter law)
statues are passed by congress/ legislatures
◉ Case/ common law.
Answer: court decisions
◉ Administrative law.
Answer: regulations created by regulatory agencies
◉ supreme law.
Answer: US constitution
◉ Executive
Legislative
Judical.
Answer: Branches of the government
