HFT 3603 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Match the key terms to the associated definition for the four key terms:
Punitive damages - Answers - Money in excess of compensatory damages; punishes or
makes and example of the defendant; are awarded only in cases where defendants
wrongful acts
Match the key terms to the associated definition for the four key terms:
Stare Decisis - Answers - Process of following earlier cases; gives some uniformity to
the law
Match the key terms to the associated definition for the four key terms:
Discovery - Answers - The process by which each side obtains evidence known to the
other side
Match the key terms to the associated definition for the four key terms:
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - Answers - Quicker, less formal, and less
expensive than a trial. Methods of ADR include arbitration, mediation, and summary jury
trials.
The concept of putting another person in fear or harm is best defined by which of the
following crimes? - Answers - Assault
Laws adopted/enacted by Administrative Agencies are called - Answers - Regulations
Which of the following is not a tort? - Answers - Breach of Contract
Common law can be modified by statute. - Answers - True
In the case citation 786 P.2d 890 (1987), what does number 435 indicate? - Answers -
The page on which the case is located
The "pleadings" are made of up three components, which of the following is not one of
those components: - Answers - Response
In Jurisprudence, which of the following most closely aligns with Legal Positivism? -
Answers - Law is what the sovereign says it is.
ANSWERS
Match the key terms to the associated definition for the four key terms:
Punitive damages - Answers - Money in excess of compensatory damages; punishes or
makes and example of the defendant; are awarded only in cases where defendants
wrongful acts
Match the key terms to the associated definition for the four key terms:
Stare Decisis - Answers - Process of following earlier cases; gives some uniformity to
the law
Match the key terms to the associated definition for the four key terms:
Discovery - Answers - The process by which each side obtains evidence known to the
other side
Match the key terms to the associated definition for the four key terms:
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - Answers - Quicker, less formal, and less
expensive than a trial. Methods of ADR include arbitration, mediation, and summary jury
trials.
The concept of putting another person in fear or harm is best defined by which of the
following crimes? - Answers - Assault
Laws adopted/enacted by Administrative Agencies are called - Answers - Regulations
Which of the following is not a tort? - Answers - Breach of Contract
Common law can be modified by statute. - Answers - True
In the case citation 786 P.2d 890 (1987), what does number 435 indicate? - Answers -
The page on which the case is located
The "pleadings" are made of up three components, which of the following is not one of
those components: - Answers - Response
In Jurisprudence, which of the following most closely aligns with Legal Positivism? -
Answers - Law is what the sovereign says it is.
