Exam 1 GSU BUSA 2106 (Binder) Courts
I Exam with correct answers
Plaintiff |- |correct |answer |-A |person |who |brings |a |case |against |another |in |a |court |of |law.
Prosecutor |- |correct |answer |-A |person, |especially |a |public |official, |who |institutes |legal |proceedings |
against |someone.
Defendant |- |correct |answer |-A |person |or |entity |accused |of |a |crime |in |criminal |prosecution |or |a |
person |or |entity |against |whom |some |type |of |civil |relief |is |being |sought |in |a |civil |case.
What |is |Negligence? |- |correct |answer |-Carelessness
What |are |the |elements |of |"Negligence?" |- |correct |answer |-1) |Does |the |defendant |owe |a |duty |to |the |
plaintiff?
2) |Did |the |defendant |"breach" |that |duty?
3) |By |"proximately |causing"...
4) |Damages
How |many |parts |are |there |to |Proximate |Cause, |and |what |are |they? |- |correct |answer |-2 |Parts
| 1) |Was |the |action |foreseeable |to |the |defendant?
2) |Was |there |a |superseding |cause |that |broke |the |chain |of |causation?
How |many |sources |of |law |are |there? |- |correct |answer |-Five
What |are |the |sources |of |law? |- |correct |answer |-Cases
Statutes
Constitutions
Admin. |Regulations
, Preemption |Doctrine
How |many |Statues |are |there |and |what |are |they? |- |correct |answer |-2- |Federal |and |State
How |many |Constitutions |are |there? |- |correct |answer |-51
Who |passes |Admin |Regulations? |- |correct |answer |-Government |Agencies- |ex. |IRS
What |case |represents |a |Proximate |Cause |hearing? |- |correct |answer |-Palsgraf |vs. |Long |Island |Railroad |
Co.
What |happened |in |the |Palsgraf |vs. |Long |Island |Railroad |Co. |case? |- |correct |answer |-The |conductor |
pulls |a |passenger |on |the |train, |the |passenger |drops |explosives |on |the |track. |This |sends |vibrations |
down |the |track |causing |a |metal |plate |to |fall |on |a |women. |The |women |sues |the |railroad.
Who |won |the |Palsgraf |vs. |Long |Island |Railroad |Co. |case |and |why? |- |correct |answer |-The |railroad |wins
|because |of |proximate |cause.
How |many |types |of |prosecutors |are |there? |- |correct |answer |-Three-
| 1) |District |Attorney
| 2) |Solicitor(misdemeanor)
| 3) |U.S. |Attorney |(Federal)
What |is |the |Georgia |Magistrate |court |also |known |as? |- |correct |answer |-Small |Claims |Court
Up |to |what |dollar |amount |can |you |file |a |case |in |the |Magistrate |court? |- |correct |answer |-$15,000
How |many |counties |in |Georgia |have |a |superior |court? |- |correct |answer |-All |counties |have |a |superior |
court.
I Exam with correct answers
Plaintiff |- |correct |answer |-A |person |who |brings |a |case |against |another |in |a |court |of |law.
Prosecutor |- |correct |answer |-A |person, |especially |a |public |official, |who |institutes |legal |proceedings |
against |someone.
Defendant |- |correct |answer |-A |person |or |entity |accused |of |a |crime |in |criminal |prosecution |or |a |
person |or |entity |against |whom |some |type |of |civil |relief |is |being |sought |in |a |civil |case.
What |is |Negligence? |- |correct |answer |-Carelessness
What |are |the |elements |of |"Negligence?" |- |correct |answer |-1) |Does |the |defendant |owe |a |duty |to |the |
plaintiff?
2) |Did |the |defendant |"breach" |that |duty?
3) |By |"proximately |causing"...
4) |Damages
How |many |parts |are |there |to |Proximate |Cause, |and |what |are |they? |- |correct |answer |-2 |Parts
| 1) |Was |the |action |foreseeable |to |the |defendant?
2) |Was |there |a |superseding |cause |that |broke |the |chain |of |causation?
How |many |sources |of |law |are |there? |- |correct |answer |-Five
What |are |the |sources |of |law? |- |correct |answer |-Cases
Statutes
Constitutions
Admin. |Regulations
, Preemption |Doctrine
How |many |Statues |are |there |and |what |are |they? |- |correct |answer |-2- |Federal |and |State
How |many |Constitutions |are |there? |- |correct |answer |-51
Who |passes |Admin |Regulations? |- |correct |answer |-Government |Agencies- |ex. |IRS
What |case |represents |a |Proximate |Cause |hearing? |- |correct |answer |-Palsgraf |vs. |Long |Island |Railroad |
Co.
What |happened |in |the |Palsgraf |vs. |Long |Island |Railroad |Co. |case? |- |correct |answer |-The |conductor |
pulls |a |passenger |on |the |train, |the |passenger |drops |explosives |on |the |track. |This |sends |vibrations |
down |the |track |causing |a |metal |plate |to |fall |on |a |women. |The |women |sues |the |railroad.
Who |won |the |Palsgraf |vs. |Long |Island |Railroad |Co. |case |and |why? |- |correct |answer |-The |railroad |wins
|because |of |proximate |cause.
How |many |types |of |prosecutors |are |there? |- |correct |answer |-Three-
| 1) |District |Attorney
| 2) |Solicitor(misdemeanor)
| 3) |U.S. |Attorney |(Federal)
What |is |the |Georgia |Magistrate |court |also |known |as? |- |correct |answer |-Small |Claims |Court
Up |to |what |dollar |amount |can |you |file |a |case |in |the |Magistrate |court? |- |correct |answer |-$15,000
How |many |counties |in |Georgia |have |a |superior |court? |- |correct |answer |-All |counties |have |a |superior |
court.
