BLR 202 Test 1 Study Guide
Key Functions of the Legal System - correct answer ✔-No Generally
accepted definition of law
-Improving social stability by influencing behavior
-Conflict resolution
-Social stability and change
What is significant about the U. S. Constitution - correct answer ✔U.S.
Constitution is the oldest written constitution in force in the world
Define Precedent - correct answer ✔to look at the case, to help guide the
decision
-legal principles from cases
Define Stare Decisis - correct answer ✔to make a decision
-use of this precedent
Public - correct answer ✔Legal relationships between members of society
and the government
Private - correct answer ✔Legal relationships among members of society
Criminal - correct answer ✔Crimes committed against the state
The guilty can be fined, imprisoned or both
, Legal Requirement for guilt: "beyond a reasonable doubt"
Civil - correct answer ✔noncriminal matter
Can be fined, but no jail time
Legal requirement for liability: "preponderance of the evidence"
Prison v. Jail - correct answer ✔Prison = run by the state
Jail = run by the county
Substantive - correct answer ✔Defines legal rights and regulates behavior;
including criminal, civil and common law.
Procedural - correct answer ✔How substantive law is processed through the
court or other systems & how it is to be enforced (the "nuts and bolts")
Statutory law - correct answer ✔Congress and state legislature create these
laws
Common law - correct answer ✔law made and applied by judges as they
resolve disputes among private parties
felony vs. misdemeanor - correct answer ✔felony is more than a year in
prison
misdemeanor is under a year in jail
Key Functions of the Legal System - correct answer ✔-No Generally
accepted definition of law
-Improving social stability by influencing behavior
-Conflict resolution
-Social stability and change
What is significant about the U. S. Constitution - correct answer ✔U.S.
Constitution is the oldest written constitution in force in the world
Define Precedent - correct answer ✔to look at the case, to help guide the
decision
-legal principles from cases
Define Stare Decisis - correct answer ✔to make a decision
-use of this precedent
Public - correct answer ✔Legal relationships between members of society
and the government
Private - correct answer ✔Legal relationships among members of society
Criminal - correct answer ✔Crimes committed against the state
The guilty can be fined, imprisoned or both
, Legal Requirement for guilt: "beyond a reasonable doubt"
Civil - correct answer ✔noncriminal matter
Can be fined, but no jail time
Legal requirement for liability: "preponderance of the evidence"
Prison v. Jail - correct answer ✔Prison = run by the state
Jail = run by the county
Substantive - correct answer ✔Defines legal rights and regulates behavior;
including criminal, civil and common law.
Procedural - correct answer ✔How substantive law is processed through the
court or other systems & how it is to be enforced (the "nuts and bolts")
Statutory law - correct answer ✔Congress and state legislature create these
laws
Common law - correct answer ✔law made and applied by judges as they
resolve disputes among private parties
felony vs. misdemeanor - correct answer ✔felony is more than a year in
prison
misdemeanor is under a year in jail
