GOVT 404 TEST BANK 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Precedents. Answer: Prior decisions of the same court or a higher
court that a judge must follow
◉ Stare Decisis. Answer: to stand by the thing decided
◉ Common law. Answer: Law found in the decisions of the courts rather
than statues, judge-made law
◉ Constitutions. Answer: Documents that set out the basic principles
and general laws of a country, state or organization
◉ Administrative Law. Answer: Body of laws that are imposed on
administrative agencies by thhe courts or legislatures
◉ Procedural Rules. Answer: rules established by courts and legislatures
that parties must follow
◉ Mandatory Authority. Answer: legal authority that must be followed
by a court
, ◉ Persuasive Authority. Answer: legal authority that may be followed by
a court
◉ Plaintiff. Answer: Person or entity that files a lawsuit
◉ Defendant. Answer: person or entity that responds to the lawsuit
◉ Complaint. Answer: beginning document that commences a lawsuit
◉ Docket Number. Answer: administrative number assigned by the
court
◉ Dicta. Answer: Part of a case decision that is not directly related to the
reasoning of the court in reaching the result of a case
◉ Holding. Answer: the legal principle that a case stands for; the result
◉ Restatements. Answer: a compilation of general areas of the law by
the American Law Institute
◉ Black Letter Law. Answer: The fundamental and well-established
rules of law
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Precedents. Answer: Prior decisions of the same court or a higher
court that a judge must follow
◉ Stare Decisis. Answer: to stand by the thing decided
◉ Common law. Answer: Law found in the decisions of the courts rather
than statues, judge-made law
◉ Constitutions. Answer: Documents that set out the basic principles
and general laws of a country, state or organization
◉ Administrative Law. Answer: Body of laws that are imposed on
administrative agencies by thhe courts or legislatures
◉ Procedural Rules. Answer: rules established by courts and legislatures
that parties must follow
◉ Mandatory Authority. Answer: legal authority that must be followed
by a court
, ◉ Persuasive Authority. Answer: legal authority that may be followed by
a court
◉ Plaintiff. Answer: Person or entity that files a lawsuit
◉ Defendant. Answer: person or entity that responds to the lawsuit
◉ Complaint. Answer: beginning document that commences a lawsuit
◉ Docket Number. Answer: administrative number assigned by the
court
◉ Dicta. Answer: Part of a case decision that is not directly related to the
reasoning of the court in reaching the result of a case
◉ Holding. Answer: the legal principle that a case stands for; the result
◉ Restatements. Answer: a compilation of general areas of the law by
the American Law Institute
◉ Black Letter Law. Answer: The fundamental and well-established
rules of law
