HCM 388 FINAL EXAM 1- QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT
a system of principles and rules devised by organized society or groups within society to set
norms for human conduct - ✔✔law
a fundamental principle of fairness in legal matters, both civil and criminal, the requirement
that all legal procedures set by statute and court practice be followed so that no unjust
treatment results - ✔✔due process
difference between civil and criminal - ✔✔civil involves money
criminal involves jail time
4 sources of law - ✔✔constitution (state & federal)
statutes (federal, state, local)
administrative law (regulations-osha, ADA)
judicial decisions (common law)
stare decisis and precedent as it relates to court decisions - ✔✔to abide by decided cases is
based on precedent, once a case has been decided on then all cases of similar nature should
follow that case example
"supreme law of the land"-sets standard against which all other laws are judged - ✔✔US
Consitution
positive law enacted by a legislative body, judged interpret statutes, the police power to enact
statutes that protect its people - ✔✔statutes
, deals with the rules of government agencies, executive branch makes laws through
administrative regulations, exist at the local state and federal levels - ✔✔administrative law
how courts decide cases, based on constitutionality of laws dictates contracts and torts -
✔✔judicial decisions
enacts statutes - ✔✔legislature
enforces laws - ✔✔executive
interprets laws - ✔✔judiciary
3 tier system at federal and state level - ✔✔state trial
appeal
supreme courts
general matters and limited - ✔✔trial
hear appeals from trial courts - ✔✔intermediate appellate courts
hears appeals from appellate courts - ✔✔supreme
submission of a dispute for decision by a third person or a panel of experts outside of the
judicial process - ✔✔arbitration
not binding-mediator just suggests - ✔✔mediation
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT
a system of principles and rules devised by organized society or groups within society to set
norms for human conduct - ✔✔law
a fundamental principle of fairness in legal matters, both civil and criminal, the requirement
that all legal procedures set by statute and court practice be followed so that no unjust
treatment results - ✔✔due process
difference between civil and criminal - ✔✔civil involves money
criminal involves jail time
4 sources of law - ✔✔constitution (state & federal)
statutes (federal, state, local)
administrative law (regulations-osha, ADA)
judicial decisions (common law)
stare decisis and precedent as it relates to court decisions - ✔✔to abide by decided cases is
based on precedent, once a case has been decided on then all cases of similar nature should
follow that case example
"supreme law of the land"-sets standard against which all other laws are judged - ✔✔US
Consitution
positive law enacted by a legislative body, judged interpret statutes, the police power to enact
statutes that protect its people - ✔✔statutes
, deals with the rules of government agencies, executive branch makes laws through
administrative regulations, exist at the local state and federal levels - ✔✔administrative law
how courts decide cases, based on constitutionality of laws dictates contracts and torts -
✔✔judicial decisions
enacts statutes - ✔✔legislature
enforces laws - ✔✔executive
interprets laws - ✔✔judiciary
3 tier system at federal and state level - ✔✔state trial
appeal
supreme courts
general matters and limited - ✔✔trial
hear appeals from trial courts - ✔✔intermediate appellate courts
hears appeals from appellate courts - ✔✔supreme
submission of a dispute for decision by a third person or a panel of experts outside of the
judicial process - ✔✔arbitration
not binding-mediator just suggests - ✔✔mediation
