BULW 3310 Exam 1 Questions and Correct
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Question: What are the four primary sources of law?
Ans: common, constitution, statutory, administrative
Question: case law or decisions by court/judges based on a ruling
Ans: common law
Question: to stand on decided cases; when a judge makes a
decision, it is a doctrine of a precedent
Ans: stare decisis
Question: What is the hallmark of the US justice system?
Ans: stare decisis
Question: the supreme court and every court below it must follow
a precedent
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Ans: binding authority
Question: use past cases/precedents from another state to improve
your case
Ans: persuasive authority
Question: known as "black letter law"
Ans: statutory law
Question: written federal laws that apply to all states by legislation
Ans: statutory law
Question: What is the supreme law of the land?
Ans: constitution
Question: Lay out the powers and organization of the government
Ans: constitution law
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Question: Written rules established by local, state, or federal
agencies
Ans: adminsitrative law
Question: What are two types remedy people want in court?
Ans: legal and equitable
Question: remedy that you want money (damages)
Ans: legal remedy
Question: remedy that you want action to be done
Ans: equitable
Question: who initiates a law suit in a civil case?
Ans: plaintiff
Question: who is being issued a lawsuit in a criminal case?
Ans: defendant
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