LEB 323 Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+ 100% PASS
Name the three levels of court systems - CORRECT ANSWER-Trial courts,
Intermediate appellate courts, and Supreme court
At which court do all cases start? - CORRECT ANSWER-Trial courts
Appeal - CORRECT ANSWER-If the result of the trial court is unsatisfactory,
then they can appeal once to a mid level court
Legal error - CORRECT ANSWER-Errors in interpretation or application of the
law- more likely to win appeals
Factual error - CORRECT ANSWER-Error in the facts of a case- rarely works
The appellate court affirms. - CORRECT ANSWER-The appellate court doesn't
order any changes, and won't overturn any decisions
The appellate court reverses. - CORRECT ANSWER-Decision was overturned by
higher court, agreed there was a mistake.
, The appellate court remands. - CORRECT ANSWER-Sent back to the lower
court to look at the case again- part of the case has to be redone (ex. reassess how
much money is given to victims even though verdict remains the same)
T/F: The Supreme Court accepts many cases. - CORRECT ANSWER-False-
rejects majority
T/F: The Supreme Court is more agreeable to legal errors rather than factional
errors. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Summary judgement - CORRECT ANSWER-terminating a case before it goes to
trial likely due to lack of evidence - they would lose immediately
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER-all the rules and principles currently
existing in any state, regardless of their historical origin, that result from judicial
decisions in those areas of law where legislatures have not enacted coprehensive
statues
Statutory law - CORRECT ANSWER-legal rules that have been adopted by
legislative bodies rather than courts ("written law", but precise meaning is subject
to interpretation by the courts)
Federal law - CORRECT ANSWER-created by the national government (ex. right
to free speech)
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Answers Graded A+ 100% PASS
Name the three levels of court systems - CORRECT ANSWER-Trial courts,
Intermediate appellate courts, and Supreme court
At which court do all cases start? - CORRECT ANSWER-Trial courts
Appeal - CORRECT ANSWER-If the result of the trial court is unsatisfactory,
then they can appeal once to a mid level court
Legal error - CORRECT ANSWER-Errors in interpretation or application of the
law- more likely to win appeals
Factual error - CORRECT ANSWER-Error in the facts of a case- rarely works
The appellate court affirms. - CORRECT ANSWER-The appellate court doesn't
order any changes, and won't overturn any decisions
The appellate court reverses. - CORRECT ANSWER-Decision was overturned by
higher court, agreed there was a mistake.
, The appellate court remands. - CORRECT ANSWER-Sent back to the lower
court to look at the case again- part of the case has to be redone (ex. reassess how
much money is given to victims even though verdict remains the same)
T/F: The Supreme Court accepts many cases. - CORRECT ANSWER-False-
rejects majority
T/F: The Supreme Court is more agreeable to legal errors rather than factional
errors. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Summary judgement - CORRECT ANSWER-terminating a case before it goes to
trial likely due to lack of evidence - they would lose immediately
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER-all the rules and principles currently
existing in any state, regardless of their historical origin, that result from judicial
decisions in those areas of law where legislatures have not enacted coprehensive
statues
Statutory law - CORRECT ANSWER-legal rules that have been adopted by
legislative bodies rather than courts ("written law", but precise meaning is subject
to interpretation by the courts)
Federal law - CORRECT ANSWER-created by the national government (ex. right
to free speech)
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