LEB 320F WB Exam 1 STUDY GUIDE
(Modules 1-17) Questions and Answers
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common law - ✔✔all the rules and principles currently existing in any state,
regardless of their historical origin, that result from judicial decisions in
those areas of law where legislatures have not enacted comprehensive
statutes.
statutory law - ✔✔refers to legal rules that have been formally adopted by
legislative bodies rather than by the courts
federal law - ✔✔created by the national government
state law - ✔✔rules that apply only toward the state in which the laws are
created in
plaintiffs - ✔✔the accusers
defendants - ✔✔accused of the wrongdoing
damages - ✔✔a sum of money equivalent to the loss suffered by the
plaintiff
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, civil laws - ✔✔the laws that spell out the rights and duties existing among
individuals, business firms, and government agencies
preponderance of the evidence - ✔✔judge/jury must be somewhat more
convinced of the plaintiff's evidence than by the defendant's
criminal law - ✔✔comprised of those statutes in which a state or fed. gov.
prohibits specified kinds of conduct and provides for the imposition of fines
or imprisonment on persons convicted of violating them
beyond a reasonable doubt - ✔✔jurors must be more convinced that a
defendant committed a wrong before finding the defendant guilty in a
criminal case
laws - ✔✔rules that MUST be followed
ethics - ✔✔standards that SHOULD be followed in a moral sense, but
which are not attached to a specific penalty
types of state courts - ✔✔very low level, low level, high level
very low level state courts - ✔✔limited jurisdiction; trial courts that have
limited authority and can only hear certain specific types of cases
low level state courts - ✔✔general trial courts; empowered to hear all cases
except those expressly assigned by statute to the courts of limited
jurisdiction
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(Modules 1-17) Questions and Answers
100% Solved
common law - ✔✔all the rules and principles currently existing in any state,
regardless of their historical origin, that result from judicial decisions in
those areas of law where legislatures have not enacted comprehensive
statutes.
statutory law - ✔✔refers to legal rules that have been formally adopted by
legislative bodies rather than by the courts
federal law - ✔✔created by the national government
state law - ✔✔rules that apply only toward the state in which the laws are
created in
plaintiffs - ✔✔the accusers
defendants - ✔✔accused of the wrongdoing
damages - ✔✔a sum of money equivalent to the loss suffered by the
plaintiff
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, civil laws - ✔✔the laws that spell out the rights and duties existing among
individuals, business firms, and government agencies
preponderance of the evidence - ✔✔judge/jury must be somewhat more
convinced of the plaintiff's evidence than by the defendant's
criminal law - ✔✔comprised of those statutes in which a state or fed. gov.
prohibits specified kinds of conduct and provides for the imposition of fines
or imprisonment on persons convicted of violating them
beyond a reasonable doubt - ✔✔jurors must be more convinced that a
defendant committed a wrong before finding the defendant guilty in a
criminal case
laws - ✔✔rules that MUST be followed
ethics - ✔✔standards that SHOULD be followed in a moral sense, but
which are not attached to a specific penalty
types of state courts - ✔✔very low level, low level, high level
very low level state courts - ✔✔limited jurisdiction; trial courts that have
limited authority and can only hear certain specific types of cases
low level state courts - ✔✔general trial courts; empowered to hear all cases
except those expressly assigned by statute to the courts of limited
jurisdiction
2
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
