BULE 303 key terms quiz (all parts)
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What is venue in the context of a legal action? - correct answer ✔✔Venue refers to the
geographic district in which a legal action is tried and from which the jury is selected.
What is standing to sue? - correct answer ✔✔Standing to sue is the legal requirement that an
individual must have a sufficient stake in a controversy in order to bring a lawsuit.
What is a justiciable controversy? - correct answer ✔✔A justiciable controversy is a real and
substantial controversy that is not hypothetical or academic and must be satisfied before a court
will hear a case.
What is a small claims court? - correct answer ✔✔A small claims court is a special court where
parties can litigate small claims without an attorney.
What is a question of fact in a lawsuit? - correct answer ✔✔A question of fact in a lawsuit
involves only disputed facts and not the interpretation of the law.
What is a question of law in a lawsuit? - correct answer ✔✔A question of law in a lawsuit
involves the application or interpretation of a law.
What is a writ of certiorari? - correct answer ✔✔A writ of certiorari is a writ from a higher court
asking a lower court for the record of a case.
What is the rule of four in the United States Supreme Court? - correct answer ✔✔The rule of
four states that the Court will not issue a writ of certiorari unless at least four justices approve
of the decision to issue the writ.
,What is litigation? - correct answer ✔✔Litigation is the process of resolving a dispute through
the court system.
What are pleadings in a legal case? - correct answer ✔✔Pleadings are statements by the
plaintiff and the defendant that detail the facts, charges, and defenses of a case.
What is a complaint in a legal case? - correct answer ✔✔A complaint is a pleading made by a
plaintiff alleging wrongdoing on the part of the defendant, which initiates a lawsuit.
What is service of process? - correct answer ✔✔Service of process is the delivery of the
complaint and summons to a defendant in a legal case.
What is a summons in a legal case? - correct answer ✔✔A summons is a document informing a
defendant that a legal action has been commenced against them and that they must appear in
court on a certain date to answer the plaintiff's complaint.
What is a default judgment? - correct answer ✔✔A default judgment is a judgment entered by a
court against a defendant who has failed to appear in court to answer or defend against the
plaintiff's claim.
What is an answer in a legal case? - correct answer ✔✔An answer is a defendant's response to
the plaintiff's complaint in a legal case.
What is a counterclaim in a civil lawsuit? - correct answer ✔✔A counterclaim is a claim made by
a defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff, essentially suing the plaintiff.
What is a reply in a legal case? - correct answer ✔✔A reply is a plaintiff's response to a
defendant's answer in a legal case.
,What is a motion to dismiss? - correct answer ✔✔A motion to dismiss is a pleading in which a
defendant admits the facts as alleged by the plaintiff but asserts that the plaintiff's claim has no
basis in law.
What is a motion for judgment on the pleadings? - correct answer ✔✔A motion for judgment
on the pleadings is a motion by either party to a lawsuit, requesting the court to decide the
issue solely on the pleadings without proceeding to trial, granted only if no facts are in dispute.
What is a motion for summary judgment? - correct answer ✔✔A motion for summary judgment
is a motion requesting the court to enter a judgment without proceeding to trial, granted only if
no facts are in dispute and based on evidence outside the pleadings.
What is discovery in a legal case? - correct answer ✔✔Discovery is a method by which opposing
parties obtain information from each other to prepare for trial.
What is a deposition in a lawsuit? - correct answer ✔✔A deposition is the testimony of a party
to a lawsuit or a witness taken under oath before a trial.
What are interrogatories in a legal case? - correct answer ✔✔Interrogatories are a series of
written questions prepared by a party to a lawsuit, usually with the assistance of an attorney,
and signed under oath.
What is e-evidence? - correct answer ✔✔E-evidence is a type of evidence that consists of
computer-generated or electronically recorded information.
What is metadata in the context of electronic data? - correct answer ✔✔Metadata is data
automatically recorded by electronic devices, providing information about who created a file
and when, and who accessed, modified, or transmitted the file.
What is persuasive authority? - correct answer ✔✔Any legal authority or source of law that a
court may look to for guidance but need not follow when making its decision.
, Define legal reasoning. - correct answer ✔✔The process of reasoning by which a judge
harmonizes his or her opinion with the judicial decisions in previous cases.
Who is a plaintiff? - correct answer ✔✔One who initiates a lawsuit.
Who is a defendant? - correct answer ✔✔One against whom a lawsuit is brought or the accused
person in a criminal proceeding.
What does it mean to allege? - correct answer ✔✔To state, recite, assert, or charge.
What is a case on point? - correct answer ✔✔A previous case involving factual circumstances
and issues that are similar to those in the case before the court.
What is a remedy? - correct answer ✔✔The relief given to an innocent party to enforce a right
or compensate for the violation of a right.
Define equitable maxims. - correct answer ✔✔General propositions or principles of law that
have to do with fairness (equity).
What is jurisprudence? - correct answer ✔✔The science or philosophy of law.
Explain natural law. - correct answer ✔✔The oldest school of legal thought, based on the belief
that the legal system should reflect universal ("higher") moral and ethical principles that are
inherent in human nature.
What is legal positivism? - correct answer ✔✔A school of legal thought centered on the
assumption that there is no law higher than the laws created by a national government. Laws
must be obeyed, even if they are unjust, to prevent anarchy.
well answered to pass
What is venue in the context of a legal action? - correct answer ✔✔Venue refers to the
geographic district in which a legal action is tried and from which the jury is selected.
What is standing to sue? - correct answer ✔✔Standing to sue is the legal requirement that an
individual must have a sufficient stake in a controversy in order to bring a lawsuit.
What is a justiciable controversy? - correct answer ✔✔A justiciable controversy is a real and
substantial controversy that is not hypothetical or academic and must be satisfied before a court
will hear a case.
What is a small claims court? - correct answer ✔✔A small claims court is a special court where
parties can litigate small claims without an attorney.
What is a question of fact in a lawsuit? - correct answer ✔✔A question of fact in a lawsuit
involves only disputed facts and not the interpretation of the law.
What is a question of law in a lawsuit? - correct answer ✔✔A question of law in a lawsuit
involves the application or interpretation of a law.
What is a writ of certiorari? - correct answer ✔✔A writ of certiorari is a writ from a higher court
asking a lower court for the record of a case.
What is the rule of four in the United States Supreme Court? - correct answer ✔✔The rule of
four states that the Court will not issue a writ of certiorari unless at least four justices approve
of the decision to issue the writ.
,What is litigation? - correct answer ✔✔Litigation is the process of resolving a dispute through
the court system.
What are pleadings in a legal case? - correct answer ✔✔Pleadings are statements by the
plaintiff and the defendant that detail the facts, charges, and defenses of a case.
What is a complaint in a legal case? - correct answer ✔✔A complaint is a pleading made by a
plaintiff alleging wrongdoing on the part of the defendant, which initiates a lawsuit.
What is service of process? - correct answer ✔✔Service of process is the delivery of the
complaint and summons to a defendant in a legal case.
What is a summons in a legal case? - correct answer ✔✔A summons is a document informing a
defendant that a legal action has been commenced against them and that they must appear in
court on a certain date to answer the plaintiff's complaint.
What is a default judgment? - correct answer ✔✔A default judgment is a judgment entered by a
court against a defendant who has failed to appear in court to answer or defend against the
plaintiff's claim.
What is an answer in a legal case? - correct answer ✔✔An answer is a defendant's response to
the plaintiff's complaint in a legal case.
What is a counterclaim in a civil lawsuit? - correct answer ✔✔A counterclaim is a claim made by
a defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff, essentially suing the plaintiff.
What is a reply in a legal case? - correct answer ✔✔A reply is a plaintiff's response to a
defendant's answer in a legal case.
,What is a motion to dismiss? - correct answer ✔✔A motion to dismiss is a pleading in which a
defendant admits the facts as alleged by the plaintiff but asserts that the plaintiff's claim has no
basis in law.
What is a motion for judgment on the pleadings? - correct answer ✔✔A motion for judgment
on the pleadings is a motion by either party to a lawsuit, requesting the court to decide the
issue solely on the pleadings without proceeding to trial, granted only if no facts are in dispute.
What is a motion for summary judgment? - correct answer ✔✔A motion for summary judgment
is a motion requesting the court to enter a judgment without proceeding to trial, granted only if
no facts are in dispute and based on evidence outside the pleadings.
What is discovery in a legal case? - correct answer ✔✔Discovery is a method by which opposing
parties obtain information from each other to prepare for trial.
What is a deposition in a lawsuit? - correct answer ✔✔A deposition is the testimony of a party
to a lawsuit or a witness taken under oath before a trial.
What are interrogatories in a legal case? - correct answer ✔✔Interrogatories are a series of
written questions prepared by a party to a lawsuit, usually with the assistance of an attorney,
and signed under oath.
What is e-evidence? - correct answer ✔✔E-evidence is a type of evidence that consists of
computer-generated or electronically recorded information.
What is metadata in the context of electronic data? - correct answer ✔✔Metadata is data
automatically recorded by electronic devices, providing information about who created a file
and when, and who accessed, modified, or transmitted the file.
What is persuasive authority? - correct answer ✔✔Any legal authority or source of law that a
court may look to for guidance but need not follow when making its decision.
, Define legal reasoning. - correct answer ✔✔The process of reasoning by which a judge
harmonizes his or her opinion with the judicial decisions in previous cases.
Who is a plaintiff? - correct answer ✔✔One who initiates a lawsuit.
Who is a defendant? - correct answer ✔✔One against whom a lawsuit is brought or the accused
person in a criminal proceeding.
What does it mean to allege? - correct answer ✔✔To state, recite, assert, or charge.
What is a case on point? - correct answer ✔✔A previous case involving factual circumstances
and issues that are similar to those in the case before the court.
What is a remedy? - correct answer ✔✔The relief given to an innocent party to enforce a right
or compensate for the violation of a right.
Define equitable maxims. - correct answer ✔✔General propositions or principles of law that
have to do with fairness (equity).
What is jurisprudence? - correct answer ✔✔The science or philosophy of law.
Explain natural law. - correct answer ✔✔The oldest school of legal thought, based on the belief
that the legal system should reflect universal ("higher") moral and ethical principles that are
inherent in human nature.
What is legal positivism? - correct answer ✔✔A school of legal thought centered on the
assumption that there is no law higher than the laws created by a national government. Laws
must be obeyed, even if they are unjust, to prevent anarchy.
