Legal 2700 Exam Questions and Answers
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During the pre-trial discovery phase of a civil lawsuit, the parties may ask the
other side to admit to certain facts in the case through the use of a written
request for admissions, which are answered by the party under oath.
Choose an answer
Three concepts for functioning
1 2 Remedies
market place
3 Civil Cases vs. Criminal Cases 4 request for admissions
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Terms in this set (122)
, Law- Rules that are established by the government
and enforcement that is adequate
Three concepts for
Rule of War- Laws are generally and equally applied
functioning market place
to everyone
Property- a legal fence, protection of what you own
Public- property owned by the government
3 types of property Private- property owned by the individual
Common- property owned by a community
Common- judges have power to interpret law
Common Law vs. Civil Law
Civil- judges have power to only apply the law
Public Law: Constitution law, administrative law and
criminal law.
Public Law vs. Private Law
Private Law: Property law. contract law and tort law.
Disputes between private parties are called civil
Civil Cases vs. Criminal
cases. Wrongs committed against the government are
Cases
heard in criminal cases.
Substantive laws - a question the court is to answer
Substantive Law vs.
Procedural Law Procedural laws - the rules in place that lead to
substantive law
Sources of Law Federal Law, State Law, Case Law
Opinions that become decisions on previous judicial
Precedents
cases
Advantages: Stare Decisis (Let the decision stand),
specifies the boundaries of the property based legal
Advantages and system.
Disadvantages of Case Disadvantages: volume of cases, conflicting
Law precedents, distinction between the holding and dicta
(increases the difficulty of determining the precedent)
Rejection of precedent, Conflicts of Law
Holding the court's decision
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Practice questions for this set
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During the pre-trial discovery phase of a civil lawsuit, the parties may ask the
other side to admit to certain facts in the case through the use of a written
request for admissions, which are answered by the party under oath.
Choose an answer
Three concepts for functioning
1 2 Remedies
market place
3 Civil Cases vs. Criminal Cases 4 request for admissions
Don't know?
Terms in this set (122)
, Law- Rules that are established by the government
and enforcement that is adequate
Three concepts for
Rule of War- Laws are generally and equally applied
functioning market place
to everyone
Property- a legal fence, protection of what you own
Public- property owned by the government
3 types of property Private- property owned by the individual
Common- property owned by a community
Common- judges have power to interpret law
Common Law vs. Civil Law
Civil- judges have power to only apply the law
Public Law: Constitution law, administrative law and
criminal law.
Public Law vs. Private Law
Private Law: Property law. contract law and tort law.
Disputes between private parties are called civil
Civil Cases vs. Criminal
cases. Wrongs committed against the government are
Cases
heard in criminal cases.
Substantive laws - a question the court is to answer
Substantive Law vs.
Procedural Law Procedural laws - the rules in place that lead to
substantive law
Sources of Law Federal Law, State Law, Case Law
Opinions that become decisions on previous judicial
Precedents
cases
Advantages: Stare Decisis (Let the decision stand),
specifies the boundaries of the property based legal
Advantages and system.
Disadvantages of Case Disadvantages: volume of cases, conflicting
Law precedents, distinction between the holding and dicta
(increases the difficulty of determining the precedent)
Rejection of precedent, Conflicts of Law
Holding the court's decision
