Quiz Review For HIM 1311 Final Exam - All
Quizzes With Complete Solutions
This is the basic premise of the United States Constitution - ANSWER Insures
each person's right to life, liberty and religious freedom.
The first ten amendments are referred to as the Bill of Rights - ANSWER True
Define "conflict of laws" and what two ways can it be resolved? - ANSWER It is a
difference between different jurisdictions or states over the same issue in a
court case. It can be resolved 1. if there is a clause in the contract stating which
state laws will govern if there is ever an issue or 2. a judge can decide which
state will govern.
A Common Law principle established in a lower state court must be followed by
the higher courts in that geographic region. - ANSWER False
Most legal issues in the health-care field involve either contract law or tort law. -
ANSWER True
Legislative proposals are called bills. - ANSWER True
State the two main categories that fall under LAW. Select the option that is most
correct - ANSWER Public Law and Private Law
Spell out HIPAA. (spelling counts) - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
stare decisis is defined as (select the two answers that are correct) - ANSWER
judicial decisions that establish a precedent for future court cases involving
similar circumstances
judicial decisions that apply to all lower courts in the same geographical area
and jurisdiction in a pyramid fashion from highest courts down to lower courts
,Select the two answers below that define res judicata and who is bound by
definition - ANSWER A dispute or matter settled by final judgement of the court
applies only to the parties in the lawsuit and only after all appeals have been
exhausted
In 1803, the power of the courts to make decisions on the constitutionality of an
act of Congress was decided in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Marbury
v. Madison. What do you know about Marbury v. Madison? Who where the
plaintiff and defendant and what was their dispute about? - ANSWER Marbury
(Plaintiff) who was made a Justice of the Peace in washington, D.C. by President
Adams. Then Jefferson became president, and Marbury still hadn't gotten his job
yet. Marbury filed a case with the supreme court to force Madison (defendant),
the new secretary of state to give him his job. The courts said that while they
should have given him the job, they were not going to make Madison do it since
Marbury took it straight to them.
Constitutions and statutes are not made available to the general public for
review. - ANSWER False
Statutes written in one state can differ greatly from statutes written in other
states on the same topic. - ANSWER True
Conflicts between private parties constitute public law - ANSWER False
Select the three categories that lawsuits between private parties may fall into -
ANSWER Contract, Intellectual Property and Tort laws
Select the two main categories that fall under public law - ANSWER Criminal and
Constitutional law
Statutes are only written at the national level - ANSWER False
It takes 27 states to ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution (hint: do the
math based on 50 states...you have to know the fraction for how many states it
takes to ratify an amendment) - ANSWER False
What is the system of checks and balances within the three branches of
government called? - ANSWER separation of powers
Spell out ARRA (spelling counts) - ANSWER American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act
Judicial Branch - ANSWER Interprets laws, decides constitutionality of laws and
resolves litigation relating to laws
, Executive Branch - ANSWER Enforces and administers the laws
Legislative Branch - ANSWER Enacts (passes) laws
Administrative rules and regulations are valid only to the extent that they fall
within the scope of the authority granted to the agency by the legislature. -
ANSWER True
This type of law encompasses the rights and duties that exist between parties
that are not dependent on a contract. - ANSWER tort law
The Courts of Appeals are bound by Trial Court decisions in their geographical
area - ANSWER False
Substantive Law - ANSWER Law which defines the specific offenses the general
principles of liability, and the specific punishment
Public Law - ANSWER Law which deals with conflicts between the government
and private parties
Ordinance - ANSWER Laws passed at the local level of government
District Courts - ANSWER Lowest level of the U.S. Federal Court System
Intellectual Property - ANSWER Category under private law which is most
associated with patents and trademarks
Common Law - ANSWER When a court attempting to resolve a dispute renders a
decision
Private Law - ANSWER Another name for Civil Law
Procedural Law - ANSWER The law focuses on the steps through which a
criminal passes, from the initial investigation of a crime through trial and
sentence, and the eventual release of the criminal offender
Spell out CFR. (spelling counts) - ANSWER Code of Federal Regulations
How many United State Courts of Appeal are there? - ANSWER 13
After direct examination of a witness is completed by the plaintiff's attorney, the
defendant's lawyer has the right to __________________ the same witness. -
ANSWER cross-examine
Quizzes With Complete Solutions
This is the basic premise of the United States Constitution - ANSWER Insures
each person's right to life, liberty and religious freedom.
The first ten amendments are referred to as the Bill of Rights - ANSWER True
Define "conflict of laws" and what two ways can it be resolved? - ANSWER It is a
difference between different jurisdictions or states over the same issue in a
court case. It can be resolved 1. if there is a clause in the contract stating which
state laws will govern if there is ever an issue or 2. a judge can decide which
state will govern.
A Common Law principle established in a lower state court must be followed by
the higher courts in that geographic region. - ANSWER False
Most legal issues in the health-care field involve either contract law or tort law. -
ANSWER True
Legislative proposals are called bills. - ANSWER True
State the two main categories that fall under LAW. Select the option that is most
correct - ANSWER Public Law and Private Law
Spell out HIPAA. (spelling counts) - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
stare decisis is defined as (select the two answers that are correct) - ANSWER
judicial decisions that establish a precedent for future court cases involving
similar circumstances
judicial decisions that apply to all lower courts in the same geographical area
and jurisdiction in a pyramid fashion from highest courts down to lower courts
,Select the two answers below that define res judicata and who is bound by
definition - ANSWER A dispute or matter settled by final judgement of the court
applies only to the parties in the lawsuit and only after all appeals have been
exhausted
In 1803, the power of the courts to make decisions on the constitutionality of an
act of Congress was decided in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Marbury
v. Madison. What do you know about Marbury v. Madison? Who where the
plaintiff and defendant and what was their dispute about? - ANSWER Marbury
(Plaintiff) who was made a Justice of the Peace in washington, D.C. by President
Adams. Then Jefferson became president, and Marbury still hadn't gotten his job
yet. Marbury filed a case with the supreme court to force Madison (defendant),
the new secretary of state to give him his job. The courts said that while they
should have given him the job, they were not going to make Madison do it since
Marbury took it straight to them.
Constitutions and statutes are not made available to the general public for
review. - ANSWER False
Statutes written in one state can differ greatly from statutes written in other
states on the same topic. - ANSWER True
Conflicts between private parties constitute public law - ANSWER False
Select the three categories that lawsuits between private parties may fall into -
ANSWER Contract, Intellectual Property and Tort laws
Select the two main categories that fall under public law - ANSWER Criminal and
Constitutional law
Statutes are only written at the national level - ANSWER False
It takes 27 states to ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution (hint: do the
math based on 50 states...you have to know the fraction for how many states it
takes to ratify an amendment) - ANSWER False
What is the system of checks and balances within the three branches of
government called? - ANSWER separation of powers
Spell out ARRA (spelling counts) - ANSWER American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act
Judicial Branch - ANSWER Interprets laws, decides constitutionality of laws and
resolves litigation relating to laws
, Executive Branch - ANSWER Enforces and administers the laws
Legislative Branch - ANSWER Enacts (passes) laws
Administrative rules and regulations are valid only to the extent that they fall
within the scope of the authority granted to the agency by the legislature. -
ANSWER True
This type of law encompasses the rights and duties that exist between parties
that are not dependent on a contract. - ANSWER tort law
The Courts of Appeals are bound by Trial Court decisions in their geographical
area - ANSWER False
Substantive Law - ANSWER Law which defines the specific offenses the general
principles of liability, and the specific punishment
Public Law - ANSWER Law which deals with conflicts between the government
and private parties
Ordinance - ANSWER Laws passed at the local level of government
District Courts - ANSWER Lowest level of the U.S. Federal Court System
Intellectual Property - ANSWER Category under private law which is most
associated with patents and trademarks
Common Law - ANSWER When a court attempting to resolve a dispute renders a
decision
Private Law - ANSWER Another name for Civil Law
Procedural Law - ANSWER The law focuses on the steps through which a
criminal passes, from the initial investigation of a crime through trial and
sentence, and the eventual release of the criminal offender
Spell out CFR. (spelling counts) - ANSWER Code of Federal Regulations
How many United State Courts of Appeal are there? - ANSWER 13
After direct examination of a witness is completed by the plaintiff's attorney, the
defendant's lawyer has the right to __________________ the same witness. -
ANSWER cross-examine
