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Exam 1 GSU BUSA 2106 (Binder)
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Courts I VERIFIED QUESTIONS
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AND ANSWERS 2024 UPDATE!
, Plaintiff - ANSWER A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
Prosecutor - ANSWER A person, especially a public official, who institutes legal
proceedings against someone.
Defendant - ANSWER A person or entity accused of a crime in criminal prosecution
or a person or entity against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case.
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What is Negligence? - ANSWER Carelessness
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What are the elements of "Negligence?" - ANSWER 1) Does the defendant owe a
duty to the plaintiff?
2) Did the defendant "breach" that duty?
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3) By "proximately causing"...
4) Damages
How many parts are there to Proximate Cause, and what are they? - ANSWER 2 Parts
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1) Was the action foreseeable to the defendant?
2) Was there a superseding cause that broke the chain of causation?
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How many sources of law are there? - ANSWER Five
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What are the sources of law? - ANSWER Cases
Statutes
Constitutions
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Admin. Regulations
Preemption Doctrine
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How many Statues are there and what are they? - ANSWER 2- Federal and State
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How many Constitutions are there? - ANSWER 51
Who passes Admin Regulations? - ANSWER Government Agencies- ex. IRS
What case represents a Proximate Cause hearing? - ANSWER Palsgraf vs. Long
Island Railroad Co.