HCM 388 Final Exam Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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HCM 388 Final Exam Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers

Question:Checks & Balances

Ans: the principle of government under which separate branches are
empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share
power. EX. Impeach/convict, appoint, veto, override, interpret or rule
unconstitutional, amend law, change regulations

Question: nominate, confirm

Ans: President can ________ federal judges, but senate must ___________

Question: impeachment and trial process

Ans: Congress can remove high-ranking federal personnel (ex. President &
judges) through

Question: declare laws unconstitutional

Ans: Judiciary can

Question: congressional bills, 2/3s votes

Ans: President can veto ___________ _____, but congress can override with
_____ ____

Question: Common law

Ans: the body of law based on custom and judicial precedents, as distinct
from statutory law; its historical roots are the traditional laws of England

Question: Natural law

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Ans: the idea that there exists a body of moral principles common to all
persons and recognize by reason alone.

Question: Positive law

Ans: the formal legal enactments of a particular society

Question: Law

Ans: a system of standards to govern the conduct of people in an
organization, a community, a society, or a nation

Question: ACA

Ans: the health reform law enacted by congress in 2010; full name: Patient
Protection and ____

Question: Public law

Ans: concerns the government and its relations with individuals and
businesses. Regulates and enforces rights in which the government has an
interest (ex. Labor relations, taxation, antitrust, environmental regulation,
criminal prosecution).

Question: Principle Sources of Public Law

Ans: written constitutions (both state and federal); statutory enactments by a
legislative body (federal, state, or local); administrative rules and regulations;
judicial decisions.

Question: Private law

Ans: refers to the rules and principles that define and regulate rights and
duties among persons. Compromises the law of contracts, property, and tort,
all of which usually concern relationships between private parties.

Question: Legislative, Executive, Judicial

Ans: Branches of government

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Question: legislature; legislative branch

Ans: The _____________(congress) has the power to enact statues (write
laws)

Question: executive branch

Ans: The __________ _____ has the power to enforce the laws

Question: Judiciary; Judicial Branch

Ans: The ________ has the power to interpret laws

Question: Due process (of law)

Ans: 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

Question: Statutes

Ans: positive law enacted by legislative body

Question: Administrative law

Ans: a type of public law that deals with government agencies; determines
the organization, powers, and duties of administrative authorities.

Question: Stare decisis

Ans: the principle that a court must respect decisions of high courts on a
settled legal issue appliable to the instant case

Question: Writ of certiorari

Ans: an order from a higher court to a lower court, requesting that the record
of a case be sent up for review

Question: Arbitration