LEB Midterm #1 Questions with
complete solution
common law - correct answer ✔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
contracts and torts
statutory law - correct answer ✔legal rules that have been formally adopted
by legislative bodies rather than by courts
criminal law and tax law
plaintiffs - correct answer ✔accusers
seek damages (sum of money roughly equivalent to loss suffered)
defendant - correct answer ✔accused of wrongdoing
civil law - correct answer ✔spell out rights/duties existing among individuals,
business firms, and government agencies
preponderance of the evidence
contract law, tort law, sales law
,criminal law - correct answer ✔state/federal government prohibits specified
kinds of conduct which provide for the imposition of fines or imprisonment if
violated
beyond a reasonable doubt
brought by government
law vs ethics - correct answer ✔rules that must be followed
vs
standards that should be followed in a moral sense, but which aren't attached
to a specific penalty
requisites of a legal system - correct answer ✔- certainty (stability)
- flexibility (technology)
- knowability (lawyers)
- reasonableness (akin to justice)
courts of limited jurisdiction - correct answer ✔have limited authority and can
hear only certain specific types of cases
justice of the peace courts, municipal courts, traffic courts, and domestic
relations courts
hear most cases that come to trial because there are so many of them
, general trial courts - correct answer ✔empowered to hear all cases except
those expressly assigned by statute to courts of limited jurisdiction
contract law, criminal law, and corporation law
appellate courts - correct answer ✔hear appeals from judgements entered
by the lower courts
decide legal questions, don't hear testimony
i.e. Supreme Court
federal courts - correct answer ✔specialized U.S. courts
U.S. district courts
appellate courts
US district courts - correct answer ✔94 judicial districts
have power under the Constitution to only hear cases that have been
specifically placed within their jurisdiction
US appellate courts - correct answer ✔13 US courts of appeals
appeals can be taken to the Supreme Court
complete solution
common law - correct answer ✔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
contracts and torts
statutory law - correct answer ✔legal rules that have been formally adopted
by legislative bodies rather than by courts
criminal law and tax law
plaintiffs - correct answer ✔accusers
seek damages (sum of money roughly equivalent to loss suffered)
defendant - correct answer ✔accused of wrongdoing
civil law - correct answer ✔spell out rights/duties existing among individuals,
business firms, and government agencies
preponderance of the evidence
contract law, tort law, sales law
,criminal law - correct answer ✔state/federal government prohibits specified
kinds of conduct which provide for the imposition of fines or imprisonment if
violated
beyond a reasonable doubt
brought by government
law vs ethics - correct answer ✔rules that must be followed
vs
standards that should be followed in a moral sense, but which aren't attached
to a specific penalty
requisites of a legal system - correct answer ✔- certainty (stability)
- flexibility (technology)
- knowability (lawyers)
- reasonableness (akin to justice)
courts of limited jurisdiction - correct answer ✔have limited authority and can
hear only certain specific types of cases
justice of the peace courts, municipal courts, traffic courts, and domestic
relations courts
hear most cases that come to trial because there are so many of them
, general trial courts - correct answer ✔empowered to hear all cases except
those expressly assigned by statute to courts of limited jurisdiction
contract law, criminal law, and corporation law
appellate courts - correct answer ✔hear appeals from judgements entered
by the lower courts
decide legal questions, don't hear testimony
i.e. Supreme Court
federal courts - correct answer ✔specialized U.S. courts
U.S. district courts
appellate courts
US district courts - correct answer ✔94 judicial districts
have power under the Constitution to only hear cases that have been
specifically placed within their jurisdiction
US appellate courts - correct answer ✔13 US courts of appeals
appeals can be taken to the Supreme Court
