BULE 303 Ch. 1 Key Terms questions
well answered to pass
Binding Authority - correct answer ✔✔Any source of law that a court must follow when
deciding a case.
Breach - correct answer ✔✔The failure to perform a legal obligation.
Case Law - correct answer ✔✔The rules of law announced in court decisions. Case law includes
the aggregate of reported cases that interpret judicial precedents, statutes, regulations, and
constitutional provisions.
Citation - correct answer ✔✔A reference to a publication in which a legal authority-such as a
statute or a court decision-or other source can be found
Civil Law - correct answer ✔✔The branch of law dealing with the definition and enforcement of
all private or public rights, as opposed to criminal matters.
Civil Law System - correct answer ✔✔A system of law derived from Roman law that is based on
codified laws (rather than on case precedents).
Common Law - correct answer ✔✔The body of law developed from custom or judicial decisions
in English and U.S. courts, not attributable to a legislation
Concurring Opinion - correct answer ✔✔A court opinion by ine or more judges or justices who
agree with the majority but want to make or emphasize a point that was not made or
emphasized in the majority's opinion
, Constitutional Law - correct answer ✔✔The body of law derived from the U.S. Constitution and
the constitutions of the various states.
Criminal Law - correct answer ✔✔The branch of law that defines and punishes wrongful actions
committed against the public
Cyber Law - correct answer ✔✔An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic
communications and transactions, particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Defendant - correct answer ✔✔One against whom a lawsuit is brought, or the accused person
in a criminal proceeding
Dissenting Opinion - correct answer ✔✔A court opinion that presents the views of one or more
judges or justices who disagree with the majority's decision
Equitable Principles and Maxims - correct answer ✔✔General propositions or principles of law
that have to do with fairness (equity)
Historical School - correct answer ✔✔A school of legal thought that emphasizes the
evolutionary process of law and that looks to the past to discover what the principles of
contemporary law should be.
International Law - correct answer ✔✔The law that governs relations among nations.
Jurisprudence - correct answer ✔✔the science or philosophy of law
Law - correct answer ✔✔A body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals
and between individuals and their society.
well answered to pass
Binding Authority - correct answer ✔✔Any source of law that a court must follow when
deciding a case.
Breach - correct answer ✔✔The failure to perform a legal obligation.
Case Law - correct answer ✔✔The rules of law announced in court decisions. Case law includes
the aggregate of reported cases that interpret judicial precedents, statutes, regulations, and
constitutional provisions.
Citation - correct answer ✔✔A reference to a publication in which a legal authority-such as a
statute or a court decision-or other source can be found
Civil Law - correct answer ✔✔The branch of law dealing with the definition and enforcement of
all private or public rights, as opposed to criminal matters.
Civil Law System - correct answer ✔✔A system of law derived from Roman law that is based on
codified laws (rather than on case precedents).
Common Law - correct answer ✔✔The body of law developed from custom or judicial decisions
in English and U.S. courts, not attributable to a legislation
Concurring Opinion - correct answer ✔✔A court opinion by ine or more judges or justices who
agree with the majority but want to make or emphasize a point that was not made or
emphasized in the majority's opinion
, Constitutional Law - correct answer ✔✔The body of law derived from the U.S. Constitution and
the constitutions of the various states.
Criminal Law - correct answer ✔✔The branch of law that defines and punishes wrongful actions
committed against the public
Cyber Law - correct answer ✔✔An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic
communications and transactions, particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Defendant - correct answer ✔✔One against whom a lawsuit is brought, or the accused person
in a criminal proceeding
Dissenting Opinion - correct answer ✔✔A court opinion that presents the views of one or more
judges or justices who disagree with the majority's decision
Equitable Principles and Maxims - correct answer ✔✔General propositions or principles of law
that have to do with fairness (equity)
Historical School - correct answer ✔✔A school of legal thought that emphasizes the
evolutionary process of law and that looks to the past to discover what the principles of
contemporary law should be.
International Law - correct answer ✔✔The law that governs relations among nations.
Jurisprudence - correct answer ✔✔the science or philosophy of law
Law - correct answer ✔✔A body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals
and between individuals and their society.
