BLAW 3310 EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED!!!
ALREADY GRADED A+
Law - (answer)enforceable rules of conduct set forth by a government to be followed by the citizens of
the society
Stability - (answer)the legal system helps define acceptable behavior. The law limits activities that hurt
the public interest. The law can also require or encourage business practices that further social or
political goals
Predictability - (answer)law provides predictability and uniformity
Social Change - (answer)the legal system provides a way to bring about changes in "acceptable" behavior
-Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): state racial segregation for public facilities legal under "separate buy equal"
-Brown v. Board of Education (1954): state laws establishing racial segregation in public school is
unconstitutional
Conflict Resolution - (answer)a critical function of the law is dispute resolution
-Court system (formal process)
Constitution - (answer)the fundamental law of a nation; written document (not always written)
establishing the powers of government and its basic structure
U.S. Constitution - (answer)sets framework, powers and limits of federal government (3 branches of
government)
Legislative Branch - (answer)Congress (House and Senate); makes the laws
Executive Branch - (answer)President and his cabinet; implements the laws (executive orders)
Judicial Branch - (answer)Supreme Court; interpret the laws
,BLAW 3310 EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED!!!
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Statutes - (answer)rules made by legislative bodies; written by legislative, signed into by executive;
typically commands or prohibits something, or declares policy (affects business behavior)
Administrative Agencies - (answer)a governmental bureau established by Congress (or the President) to
execute certain functions of Congress
Common Law - (answer)law made and applied by judges as they resolve disputes among private parties;
foundation of agency (employment), contact, property, and tort law
Legal Precedent - (answer)to settle disputes that are similar to past disputes, judges look for guidance by
studying decisions form earlier recorded cases
Stare Decisis - (answer)"to stand on decided cases"; the use of precedent by courts
Criminal Law - (answer)concern legal wrongs or crimes committed against the state (Felony or
Misdemeanor)
Felony - (answer)serious class crime punishable by imprisonment of more than a year
Misdemeanor - (answer)lesser class crime punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment of less than a year
(not in state or federal penitentiaries)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - (answer)in criminal law, the general rule that for a judge to find a
defendant guilty, there can be no significant doubt that the defendant violated a criminal statute (higher
standard of proof); jail time
Civil Law - (answer)concerns the rights and responsibilities that exist among members of society or
between individuals and the government in non-criminal matters
, BLAW 3310 EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED!!!
ALREADY GRADED A+
Preponderance of the Evidence - (answer)in civil trials, the burden of persuasion to win a verdict requires
that the plaintiff prove its claim by having the majority (51%) or bulk of the evidence on its side (lesser
burden of proof); monetary fines
OJ Simpson Murder Case - (answer)example of beyond a reasonable doubt (not guilty) and
preponderance of the evidence (guilty)
Federal Judges - (answer)nominated by the President and confirmed by a majority vote in the U.S.
Senate; lifetime appointment; only removed by impeachment
State Judges - (answer)elected, appointed or chosen by a method that mixes the two; serves for a fixed
term and forced to re-run
Doctrine of Judicial Immunity - (answer)a judge is immune from suit for damages for judiciary acts
Original Jurisdiction - (answer)power of the court to take a lawsuit at its beginning, try it, and pass
judgment upon the law and facts ; disputes first brought and tried
Appellate Jurisdiction - (answer)power of a court to revise or correct the proceedings in a case already
acted upon by a lower court or administrative agency
Federal Court System - (answer)Federal District Courts - Federal Appellate Courts - U.S. Supreme Court;
Bankruptcy Court
Federal District Courts - (answer)courts of original jurisdiction in the federal system; only court that uses
juries; jurisdiction does not cross state boundaries
Federal Appellate Courts - (answer)appeal federal district court's decision
ALREADY GRADED A+
Law - (answer)enforceable rules of conduct set forth by a government to be followed by the citizens of
the society
Stability - (answer)the legal system helps define acceptable behavior. The law limits activities that hurt
the public interest. The law can also require or encourage business practices that further social or
political goals
Predictability - (answer)law provides predictability and uniformity
Social Change - (answer)the legal system provides a way to bring about changes in "acceptable" behavior
-Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): state racial segregation for public facilities legal under "separate buy equal"
-Brown v. Board of Education (1954): state laws establishing racial segregation in public school is
unconstitutional
Conflict Resolution - (answer)a critical function of the law is dispute resolution
-Court system (formal process)
Constitution - (answer)the fundamental law of a nation; written document (not always written)
establishing the powers of government and its basic structure
U.S. Constitution - (answer)sets framework, powers and limits of federal government (3 branches of
government)
Legislative Branch - (answer)Congress (House and Senate); makes the laws
Executive Branch - (answer)President and his cabinet; implements the laws (executive orders)
Judicial Branch - (answer)Supreme Court; interpret the laws
,BLAW 3310 EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED!!!
ALREADY GRADED A+
Statutes - (answer)rules made by legislative bodies; written by legislative, signed into by executive;
typically commands or prohibits something, or declares policy (affects business behavior)
Administrative Agencies - (answer)a governmental bureau established by Congress (or the President) to
execute certain functions of Congress
Common Law - (answer)law made and applied by judges as they resolve disputes among private parties;
foundation of agency (employment), contact, property, and tort law
Legal Precedent - (answer)to settle disputes that are similar to past disputes, judges look for guidance by
studying decisions form earlier recorded cases
Stare Decisis - (answer)"to stand on decided cases"; the use of precedent by courts
Criminal Law - (answer)concern legal wrongs or crimes committed against the state (Felony or
Misdemeanor)
Felony - (answer)serious class crime punishable by imprisonment of more than a year
Misdemeanor - (answer)lesser class crime punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment of less than a year
(not in state or federal penitentiaries)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - (answer)in criminal law, the general rule that for a judge to find a
defendant guilty, there can be no significant doubt that the defendant violated a criminal statute (higher
standard of proof); jail time
Civil Law - (answer)concerns the rights and responsibilities that exist among members of society or
between individuals and the government in non-criminal matters
, BLAW 3310 EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED!!!
ALREADY GRADED A+
Preponderance of the Evidence - (answer)in civil trials, the burden of persuasion to win a verdict requires
that the plaintiff prove its claim by having the majority (51%) or bulk of the evidence on its side (lesser
burden of proof); monetary fines
OJ Simpson Murder Case - (answer)example of beyond a reasonable doubt (not guilty) and
preponderance of the evidence (guilty)
Federal Judges - (answer)nominated by the President and confirmed by a majority vote in the U.S.
Senate; lifetime appointment; only removed by impeachment
State Judges - (answer)elected, appointed or chosen by a method that mixes the two; serves for a fixed
term and forced to re-run
Doctrine of Judicial Immunity - (answer)a judge is immune from suit for damages for judiciary acts
Original Jurisdiction - (answer)power of the court to take a lawsuit at its beginning, try it, and pass
judgment upon the law and facts ; disputes first brought and tried
Appellate Jurisdiction - (answer)power of a court to revise or correct the proceedings in a case already
acted upon by a lower court or administrative agency
Federal Court System - (answer)Federal District Courts - Federal Appellate Courts - U.S. Supreme Court;
Bankruptcy Court
Federal District Courts - (answer)courts of original jurisdiction in the federal system; only court that uses
juries; jurisdiction does not cross state boundaries
Federal Appellate Courts - (answer)appeal federal district court's decision
