Legl 2700 Hackleman Final
questions and answers 2025
Law - answer Law is a formal social fore, meaning that laws come
from the state and are written down and accessible to those who
need to understand and obey. Without enforcement law is pointless
Rule Of Law - answer Laws that are made are generally and equally
applicable
Property - answer property is the legal fence that keeps others out
without your permission. allows you to exclude others from
something without your permission
Hierarchy of law - answer Federal law (Us constitution and
statutes), State law(state constitution and state statutes), City laws
(ordinances and such)
Common Law - answer The common law legal system emphasizes
the role of judges in determining the meaning of laws and how they
apply
Civil law - answer relies more on legislation than judicial decisions.
The written law is the law
stare decisis - answer means let prior decision stands. In
determining the outcome of a court case, the judges will try and
follow precedents.
Sanctions for Criminal Conduct - answer death, imprisonment, fine,
removal from office, disqualification from holding office/voting
,Sanctions for tortious Conduct - answer Tort: civil wrong other than
brach of contract, (intentional/ negligent/ strict liability) ← all types
of torts
Compensatory damages
Punitive damages (exemplary damages)
Civil punishment for intentional or extremely negligent wrong doing
Sanctions for breach of contract - answer damages (money)
compensatory: awarded to make victim whole in economic sense
consequential: awarded fines for lost revenue and such
Specific performance: an order by the court commanding the other
party actually to perform a bargain as agreed
Intentional Vs Negligent Tort - answer Intentional Torts require
that one is required to prove the intentionality. For a tort to be
Negligent one must prove the duty to care, foreseability, breach of
duty, causastion in fact, the proximate causation, and the actual
injury
compensatory vs consequential damages - answer Compensate
plaintiff for injuries suffered
--Past and future medical expenses
--Past and future economic loss
--Past and future pain and suffering
Consequential Damages
--Lost Revenue and foreseeable damages as a result of breach
specific performance - answer The rare but possible result of a
breach of contract
, --When the contract calls for a very specific performance, such as an
artist painting a mural, and the court mandates that the
performance must be completed by the breaching party because
they are the only ones who can complete the task
Who charters a business? - answer Secretary of State
Scotus Judges - answer John Roberts (Swing right), Anthony
Kennedy (relatively neutral, Clarence Thomas (Right), Ruth Bader
Ginsburg (Left), Stephen Breyer (Left), Samuel Alito (Right), Sonia
Sotomayor (Left), Elena Kegan (Left), and Antonin Scalia (deceased)
(Right)
Obamas Nomination for replacement of Scalia - answer Merrick
Garland
petit jury - answer returns verdict in both criminal and civil cases
6-12 Juror's-- they are the fact finding body
grand jury - answer Returns the virdict in major cases or felony
cases. Consists of no more than 23 people and no less than 16
How many district courts are in Georgia - answer 3 (North Middle
south)
Are all Judges elected - answer No, some judges are appointed
Writ of Certiori - answer This is the name of the file for a 2nd
judicial review of a court case, or how you file for the supreme court
Questions of Law Vs Questions of Fact - answer Question of law--
this is left up to the judge to decide in his judgement
questions and answers 2025
Law - answer Law is a formal social fore, meaning that laws come
from the state and are written down and accessible to those who
need to understand and obey. Without enforcement law is pointless
Rule Of Law - answer Laws that are made are generally and equally
applicable
Property - answer property is the legal fence that keeps others out
without your permission. allows you to exclude others from
something without your permission
Hierarchy of law - answer Federal law (Us constitution and
statutes), State law(state constitution and state statutes), City laws
(ordinances and such)
Common Law - answer The common law legal system emphasizes
the role of judges in determining the meaning of laws and how they
apply
Civil law - answer relies more on legislation than judicial decisions.
The written law is the law
stare decisis - answer means let prior decision stands. In
determining the outcome of a court case, the judges will try and
follow precedents.
Sanctions for Criminal Conduct - answer death, imprisonment, fine,
removal from office, disqualification from holding office/voting
,Sanctions for tortious Conduct - answer Tort: civil wrong other than
brach of contract, (intentional/ negligent/ strict liability) ← all types
of torts
Compensatory damages
Punitive damages (exemplary damages)
Civil punishment for intentional or extremely negligent wrong doing
Sanctions for breach of contract - answer damages (money)
compensatory: awarded to make victim whole in economic sense
consequential: awarded fines for lost revenue and such
Specific performance: an order by the court commanding the other
party actually to perform a bargain as agreed
Intentional Vs Negligent Tort - answer Intentional Torts require
that one is required to prove the intentionality. For a tort to be
Negligent one must prove the duty to care, foreseability, breach of
duty, causastion in fact, the proximate causation, and the actual
injury
compensatory vs consequential damages - answer Compensate
plaintiff for injuries suffered
--Past and future medical expenses
--Past and future economic loss
--Past and future pain and suffering
Consequential Damages
--Lost Revenue and foreseeable damages as a result of breach
specific performance - answer The rare but possible result of a
breach of contract
, --When the contract calls for a very specific performance, such as an
artist painting a mural, and the court mandates that the
performance must be completed by the breaching party because
they are the only ones who can complete the task
Who charters a business? - answer Secretary of State
Scotus Judges - answer John Roberts (Swing right), Anthony
Kennedy (relatively neutral, Clarence Thomas (Right), Ruth Bader
Ginsburg (Left), Stephen Breyer (Left), Samuel Alito (Right), Sonia
Sotomayor (Left), Elena Kegan (Left), and Antonin Scalia (deceased)
(Right)
Obamas Nomination for replacement of Scalia - answer Merrick
Garland
petit jury - answer returns verdict in both criminal and civil cases
6-12 Juror's-- they are the fact finding body
grand jury - answer Returns the virdict in major cases or felony
cases. Consists of no more than 23 people and no less than 16
How many district courts are in Georgia - answer 3 (North Middle
south)
Are all Judges elected - answer No, some judges are appointed
Writ of Certiori - answer This is the name of the file for a 2nd
judicial review of a court case, or how you file for the supreme court
Questions of Law Vs Questions of Fact - answer Question of law--
this is left up to the judge to decide in his judgement
