Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2026-2027
Update.
Chapters 1-5 - Answer
Thinking - Answer Activity of the brain that can potentially be expressed in writing or
speaking
What does Thinking refer to - Answer Refers to the process of creating a structured series of
connective transactions between items of perceived information
Styles of Thinking - Answer Linear - US and Northern Europe
Digressive - Roman Language speakers
Circular - Asian people
Semitic - Arab and Hebrew speakers
Critical Thinking - Answer A process and has these characteristics:
1. Identifying and challenging assumptions
2. Challenging the importance of context
3. Trying to imagine and explore alternatives
4. Reflective skepticism
Critical Thinking is Centrally concerned with reasons: - Answer Identifying reasons
Evaluating reasons
Giving reasons
To put forth clear arguments with clear and precise premises leading to logical conclusions
Legal Reasoning - Answer What are the facts?
What is the Issue?
What are the reason(s) and conclusion?
What are the relevant rules of law?
Does the legal argument contain significant ambiguity
,What ethics are fundamental to the court's reasoning
How appropriate are the legal analogies?
Is there any relevant missing information?
Critical Legal Thinking - Answer Process of:
1. Specifying the issue presented in the case
2. Identifying the key facts in the case and applicable law
3. Applying the law to the facts
4. Reaching a conclusion that answers the issue presented
IRAC Case Analysis Method - Answer I - Issue
R- Rule of Law
A - Analysis of Facts
C - Conclusion
Three Powers of Government - Answer Article I Section 1 - Legislative Power - Congress
Article II Sec 1 - Executive Power - President
Article III Sec 1 - Judicial Power - Supreme Court and other Courts as Congress seems
appropriate
Two Main Judicial Systems: - Answer 1. Federal Judicial System
2. State Judicial System
Federal Judicial System Courts - Answer US Supreme Court
Military Courts
Bankruptcy Court
Immigration Court
Tax Courts
Appeals Courts
District Courts
State Judicial Courts - Answer State Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Circuit Court
District Court
, Probate Court
What is Law? - Answer Law consists of rules that regulate the conduct of individuals,
businesses, and other organizations within society.
It is intended to protect persons and their property from unwanted interference from others.
The law forbids people from engaging in certain undesirable activities.
Definition of Law: - Answer A body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by the controlling
authority, and have binding legal force.
That which must be obeyed and followed by citizens subject to sanctions and legal
consequences.
Functions of Law: - Answer 1. Keeping the peace
2. Shaping moral standards
3. Promoting social justice
4. Maintaining the status quo
5. Facilitating orderly change
6. Facilitating planning
7. Providing a basis for compromise
8. Maximizing individual freedom
Facilitating Planning - Answer Well-designed commercial laws that allow businesses to plan
their activities, allocate their resources and assess their risk.
Maximizing Individual Freedom - Answer The rights of freedom of speech, religion, and
association granted by the 1st Amendment to the US Constitution
Qualities of the Law: - Answer 1. Fairness of the Law
2. Flexibility of the Law
Fairness of the Law: - Answer The American legal system is one of the most comprehensive,
fair, and democratic legal systems ever developed and enforced.
Flexibility of the Law: - Answer The American legal system is generally flexible to
technological cultural, economic, and social changes.