GLS 205 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORECT ANSWERS 2026
\Q\.Black's Law Dictionary Definition of Law - ANSWERS✔-A body of rules of action or conduct
prescribed by the controlling authority, and having legal binding force
\Q\.Textbook's Definition of Law - ANSWERS✔-The body of rules that govern individuals and
their relationships
•Society (public law) •Other individuals (private law)
\Q\.Public Law - ANSWERS✔-Enacted by some authorized government body
•Example: Federal securities laws
\Q\.Private Law - ANSWERS✔-Enacted by private individuals
•Example: the terms of a lease agreement
\Q\.Normative Standards - ANSWERS✔-generally accepted rules of conduct that govern society.
\Q\.Arbitration - ANSWERS✔-Oldest Form of ADR.
•Parties submit grievances and evidence to a third party expert in an informal setting
•American Arbitration Association provides many arbitrators and rules
\Q\.Arbitration Process - ANSWERS✔-•Parties agree to submit to arbitration •Demand for
arbitration is filed •Arbitrator is selected •Less formal and expensive than litigation
, \Q\.Trial Courts - ANSWERS✔-•Place where case begins
•Jury hears cases and decides disputed issues of fact
•Single judge presides over case
\Q\.Appellate - ANSWERS✔-•Review actions of trial court
•Usually have published opinions for uniformity and consistency
•No trials held - panel of judges hears case
\Q\.stare decisis - ANSWERS✔-•Courts will follow previous decisions for consistency •Previous
decisions are called precedent
\Q\.U.S. Supreme Court - ANSWERS✔-•Must decide to review cases
•Issues writs of certiorari on those cases they will review-determined by the rule of four
•Has original jurisdiction for:
-Disputes between and/or among states -Charges of espionage against ambassadors and foreign
consuls
\Q\.Supreme Court - ANSWERS✔-•Nine judges with lifetime appointments
•Opinions reported in:
•United States Reports—official reports
•Michigan v. Bryant, 539 U.S. 244 (2003), 156 L. Ed. 2d. 257 (2003), 123 S. Ct. 2411 (2003)
\Q\.Jurisdiction - ANSWERS✔-the Authority of a Court to Hear a Case
\Q\.Subject matter jurisdiction - ANSWERS✔-jurisdiction over the subject matter of the case
CORECT ANSWERS 2026
\Q\.Black's Law Dictionary Definition of Law - ANSWERS✔-A body of rules of action or conduct
prescribed by the controlling authority, and having legal binding force
\Q\.Textbook's Definition of Law - ANSWERS✔-The body of rules that govern individuals and
their relationships
•Society (public law) •Other individuals (private law)
\Q\.Public Law - ANSWERS✔-Enacted by some authorized government body
•Example: Federal securities laws
\Q\.Private Law - ANSWERS✔-Enacted by private individuals
•Example: the terms of a lease agreement
\Q\.Normative Standards - ANSWERS✔-generally accepted rules of conduct that govern society.
\Q\.Arbitration - ANSWERS✔-Oldest Form of ADR.
•Parties submit grievances and evidence to a third party expert in an informal setting
•American Arbitration Association provides many arbitrators and rules
\Q\.Arbitration Process - ANSWERS✔-•Parties agree to submit to arbitration •Demand for
arbitration is filed •Arbitrator is selected •Less formal and expensive than litigation
, \Q\.Trial Courts - ANSWERS✔-•Place where case begins
•Jury hears cases and decides disputed issues of fact
•Single judge presides over case
\Q\.Appellate - ANSWERS✔-•Review actions of trial court
•Usually have published opinions for uniformity and consistency
•No trials held - panel of judges hears case
\Q\.stare decisis - ANSWERS✔-•Courts will follow previous decisions for consistency •Previous
decisions are called precedent
\Q\.U.S. Supreme Court - ANSWERS✔-•Must decide to review cases
•Issues writs of certiorari on those cases they will review-determined by the rule of four
•Has original jurisdiction for:
-Disputes between and/or among states -Charges of espionage against ambassadors and foreign
consuls
\Q\.Supreme Court - ANSWERS✔-•Nine judges with lifetime appointments
•Opinions reported in:
•United States Reports—official reports
•Michigan v. Bryant, 539 U.S. 244 (2003), 156 L. Ed. 2d. 257 (2003), 123 S. Ct. 2411 (2003)
\Q\.Jurisdiction - ANSWERS✔-the Authority of a Court to Hear a Case
\Q\.Subject matter jurisdiction - ANSWERS✔-jurisdiction over the subject matter of the case
