BUL 3310 FSU Exam 1 Questions and
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Substantive Law - ANSWER ✔✔-Part of the law that creates and defines the rights, duties, and powers of
individuals.
-The right to sue for breach of contract
-The power to amend the articles of incorporation
-The duty of care owed to a person on business property
Procedural Law - ANSWER ✔✔-The rules that prescribe the steps for having rights judicially enforced
Public Law - ANSWER ✔✔-Constitutional
Administrative
Criminal
Private Law - ANSWER ✔✔--Between individuals as private citizens
Contracts
Torts
Property
Sources of Law - ANSWER ✔✔--Federal & State Constitutions
-Federal & State Legislatures (House of Congress)
-Executives (President, Governor)
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-Average Citizens, Society(norms, ethics)
Common Law Stare Decisis (Precedent) - ANSWER ✔✔--Supreme Court(Laws are Made; binding
precedent)
-Appeals Court(Laws are double checked; Corrections)
-Trial Court(Laws are applied)
Cases To Read - ANSWER ✔✔--Kelo vs. City of New London
-The Case of The Speluncean Explorers
-Tedrick Case
-Jeff Roach v Howard Stern
Crimes - ANSWER ✔✔-Wrongful actions against society.
Civil Actions (Torts) - ANSWER ✔✔--Involve private parties
-Private party initiates the action
-Primary objective is to make the injured party "whole" through damages. (i.e. money)
Briefing the Case - ANSWER ✔✔--Facts
-Issue
-Rule(legal authority; binding precedent)
-Application(facts applied to the rule)
-Conclusion
Legal Realism - ANSWER ✔✔--Looks at common sense and experience
-Acknowledging the fact that are human and law is necessarily a human exercise
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