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LOMA 311 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Trial Courts. Each state court system has only one supreme court. - Each state court system includes a variety of __________ __________ ? District Courts. - In the U.S. Federal court system, the trial courts that sit in every state and territory are known as __________ __________ ? District Courts. - __________ __________ act as trial courts with jurisdiction to hear only specific types of cases as set out in the constitution and various federal laws. State Supreme Court - The court that has the authority to review the decisions of the lower appellate court in a state court system. Judge - In each state court system, a trial court is presided over by a judicial officer, who is general called a __________. Supreme Court - The court that primarily reviews cases that involve a matter of national importance, such as cases that involve the U.S. Constitution or in which two or more lower courts have reached different results. 2100% Pass Guarantee Emilly Charlotte, All Rights Reserved © 2025 Tort - A private wrong - other than breach of contract - for which the law provides a remedy to the wronged party. Focuses on compensating the victims rather than punishing the wrongdoers. Torts - Examples of this include assault, battery, slander, libel, fraudulent misrepresentation, inducing a breach of contract, and trespassing on land. Legal - __________ remedies primarily involve the payment of money damages to injured parties. Equitable - __________ remedies were created by the courts to provide new remedies for cases in which money damages were inadequate to remedy some wrongs. Restitution - __________ is sometimes a legal remedy and sometimes an equitable remedy. The basic purpose is to prevent unjust enrichment; a person should not be allowed to profit or be enriched as a result of a wrong committed at the expense of another person. Judicial Branch - This branch of government in a jurisdiction performs the function of applying and interpreting the jurisdiction's laws. Legislative Branch - This branch of government consists of one or more bodies that are responsible for enacting laws to govern the applicable jurisdiction. 3100% Pass Guarantee Emilly Charlotte, All Rights Reserved © 2025 Executive Branch - This branch of government consists of a number of agencies or ministries that are responsible for administering, enforcing, or carrying out the jurisdiction's laws. Parliamentary Democracy - In this organization of government, the legislative branch of government has ultimate authority for making all laws. Federal System of Government - In this organization of government, a federal government and a number of lower level governments share governmental powers. In other words, a group of sovereign states have agreed to unify as a nation. Department of Justice - The federal administrative agency that is responsible for enforcing federal criminal laws, representing the U.S. in federal cases, and providing legal advice to other federal officials and departments. Department of the Treasury - A federal administrative agen

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LOMA 311 Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass


Trial Courts. Each state court system has only one supreme court. - ✔✔Each state court

system includes a variety of __________ __________ ?


District Courts. - ✔✔In the U.S. Federal court system, the trial courts that sit in every

state and territory are known as __________ __________ ?


District Courts. - ✔✔__________ __________ act as trial courts with jurisdiction to hear

only specific types of cases as set out in the constitution and various federal laws.


State Supreme Court - ✔✔The court that has the authority to review the decisions of the

lower appellate court in a state court system.


Judge - ✔✔In each state court system, a trial court is presided over by a judicial officer,

who is general called a __________.


Supreme Court - ✔✔The court that primarily reviews cases that involve a matter of

national importance, such as cases that involve the U.S. Constitution or in which two or

more lower courts have reached different results.




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,Tort - ✔✔A private wrong - other than breach of contract - for which the law provides a

remedy to the wronged party. Focuses on compensating the victims rather than

punishing the wrongdoers.


Torts - ✔✔Examples of this include assault, battery, slander, libel, fraudulent

misrepresentation, inducing a breach of contract, and trespassing on land.


Legal - ✔✔__________ remedies primarily involve the payment of money damages to

injured parties.


Equitable - ✔✔__________ remedies were created by the courts to provide new

remedies for cases in which money damages were inadequate to remedy some wrongs.


Restitution - ✔✔__________ is sometimes a legal remedy and sometimes an equitable

remedy. The basic purpose is to prevent unjust enrichment; a person should not be

allowed to profit or be enriched as a result of a wrong committed at the expense of

another person.


Judicial Branch - ✔✔This branch of government in a jurisdiction performs the function

of applying and interpreting the jurisdiction's laws.


Legislative Branch - ✔✔This branch of government consists of one or more bodies that

are responsible for enacting laws to govern the applicable jurisdiction.




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,Executive Branch - ✔✔This branch of government consists of a number of agencies or

ministries that are responsible for administering, enforcing, or carrying out the

jurisdiction's laws.


Parliamentary Democracy - ✔✔In this organization of government, the legislative

branch of government has ultimate authority for making all laws.


Federal System of Government - ✔✔In this organization of government, a federal

government and a number of lower level governments share governmental powers. In

other words, a group of sovereign states have agreed to unify as a nation.


Department of Justice - ✔✔The federal administrative agency that is responsible for

enforcing federal criminal laws, representing the U.S. in federal cases, and providing

legal advice to other federal officials and departments.


Department of the Treasury - ✔✔A federal administrative agency that has primary

responsibility for administering federal banking and tax laws.


The Office of the Secretary of State - ✔✔A state administrative agency that is

responsible for licensing corporations and businesses.


Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - ✔✔The federal agency that administers

federal laws governing securities and the investment industry.


Statutory Law - ✔✔Laws enacted by a legislature create the body of law known as?




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, Statutes - ✔✔Laws that declare, command, or prohibit something.


Legislative, Executive - ✔✔In the U.S. and many other jurisdictions, the __________

branch enact statutes in relatively general terms and delegate authority to the

__________ branch to fill in the details of the law.


Regulations - ✔✔Rules or orders that are issued by administrative agencies and that

have the same force and effect as statutes. These rules or orders make up the type of law

known as administrative law.


Civil Law - ✔✔A legal system based on the Roman legal system in which the laws are

codified into written codes enacted by legislature.


Common Law - ✔✔A legal system that is an unwritten body of general principles and

rules of law developed and followed by the course that is based on the law of England.


Supreme Court - ✔✔The U.S.'s highest court; it hears only appeals from lower courts

and cases involving any of the states or a foreign official, such as an ambassador.


Circuit Courts of Appeal - ✔✔In the federal court system, thirteen of these have

jurisdiction to hear cases in which the decision of a district court is appealed by one of

the parties involved in a trial.




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