GI NCLEX ATI PRACTICE
ASSESSMENT PRACTICE
COLLECTION 2026 COMPLETE
REVIEW VERIFIED PASS
◉ Statutes.
Answer: written laws enacted by legislatures
◉ Common/case law.
Answer: made and applied by judges at the state level as judges decide
cases according to the doctrine of precedent or stare decisis
◉ Stare decisis.
Answer: Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from
previous cases
◉ equity.
Answer: is applied by state level judiciary to achieve justice when
common law rules would produce unfair results
◉ injunction.
Answer: court forbids a party to do some act or orders a party to perform
an act
◉ specific performance.
,Answer: a party is ordered to perform according to the terms of her
contract
◉ reformation.
Answer: the court rewrites the contract's terms to reflect the parties' real
intentions
◉ recission.
Answer: the cancellation of a contract; goes back to policy inception
with all premiums paid minus and payments; usually do to fraud,
concealment or material misrepresentation
◉ administrative regulations and decisions.
Answer: made by state and federal agencies that were created by statute
and hold delegated (granted) power
◉ treaty.
Answer: made by other nations, by the US pres on behalf of the US,
approved by the senate
◉ ordinance.
Answer: made by subunits of state governments (e.g., counties, cities)
for local issues, such as zoning
◉ executive order.
, Answer: issued by the pres or a state governor under limited powers
◉ federal supremecy.
Answer: a rule of priority for conflicts between laws stating that the U.S.
Constitution is the supreme law
◉ federal supremecy.
Answer: Federal law defeats state law
State constitution defeats state legislation
Statute defeats administrative regulation
Statute or regulation defeats common law
◉ criminal law.
Answer: establishes duties to society
Government charges and prosecutes defendant, who will be found guilty
or innocent
A convicted defendant will be imprisoned or fined
◉ civil law.
Answer: establishes duties and obligations between private parties
Plaintiff sues defendant for monetary damages or equitable relief
A defendant will be held liable or not liable for the plaintiff's injury
◉ substantive law.
ASSESSMENT PRACTICE
COLLECTION 2026 COMPLETE
REVIEW VERIFIED PASS
◉ Statutes.
Answer: written laws enacted by legislatures
◉ Common/case law.
Answer: made and applied by judges at the state level as judges decide
cases according to the doctrine of precedent or stare decisis
◉ Stare decisis.
Answer: Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from
previous cases
◉ equity.
Answer: is applied by state level judiciary to achieve justice when
common law rules would produce unfair results
◉ injunction.
Answer: court forbids a party to do some act or orders a party to perform
an act
◉ specific performance.
,Answer: a party is ordered to perform according to the terms of her
contract
◉ reformation.
Answer: the court rewrites the contract's terms to reflect the parties' real
intentions
◉ recission.
Answer: the cancellation of a contract; goes back to policy inception
with all premiums paid minus and payments; usually do to fraud,
concealment or material misrepresentation
◉ administrative regulations and decisions.
Answer: made by state and federal agencies that were created by statute
and hold delegated (granted) power
◉ treaty.
Answer: made by other nations, by the US pres on behalf of the US,
approved by the senate
◉ ordinance.
Answer: made by subunits of state governments (e.g., counties, cities)
for local issues, such as zoning
◉ executive order.
, Answer: issued by the pres or a state governor under limited powers
◉ federal supremecy.
Answer: a rule of priority for conflicts between laws stating that the U.S.
Constitution is the supreme law
◉ federal supremecy.
Answer: Federal law defeats state law
State constitution defeats state legislation
Statute defeats administrative regulation
Statute or regulation defeats common law
◉ criminal law.
Answer: establishes duties to society
Government charges and prosecutes defendant, who will be found guilty
or innocent
A convicted defendant will be imprisoned or fined
◉ civil law.
Answer: establishes duties and obligations between private parties
Plaintiff sues defendant for monetary damages or equitable relief
A defendant will be held liable or not liable for the plaintiff's injury
◉ substantive law.
