LEGAL 2700 UGA TEST 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
law -significant formal and social force, rules established by the government that are
back up by enforcers
rule of law -Laws are generally an equality applicable to everyone (rich and poor, famous
and not famous, ect.)
-Judges play an important role in maintaining the rule of law
-Without the rule of law, business would be chaotic
-Doesn't matter what your heart wants or what the public wants, you have to go
with what the written law says
Property -Enables business and individuals to use or transport their property
-It is the legal right to exclude people from interfering with your property that
you have paid for or gained through law
Property is a legal "fence" public, private, common
public property Roads, parks, schools
private homes, backyards
common -Resources that are owned collectively by a group of individuals
-Ex: a neighborhood that collectively owns a shares tennis court or pool
Constitutional law (Public law) -established the framework of the state whose purpose is to protect property in
its broadest sense
contract law (private law) -determines how resources, including labor, are exchanged between owners
law of business organizations -identifies how individuals can own and use resources in groups, includes
corporate groups
administrative and regulatory law -concerns public law that protect, tax, regulate, or redistribute an owners
resources
criminal law (Public law) provides public protection for private resources and punishes those who harm
them
tort law (private law) protects and compensates owners through private civil lawsuits when their
resources, including those they have in themselves are wrongfully harmed by the
actions of others
jurisprudence Referring to the general body of law that is determined by judges
, Common law system -law created by judges
-The United States is a common law state, except for louisiana because it was
colonized by the french
Civil law system relies on the judicial systems
Civil law -address private rights between persons
- different than civil law systems
Criminal law -addresses wrongs of society
-wants sanction or punishment
Substantive law the meat of the law, "what is it that you want the court to answer"
Procedural law -helps the court answer substantive law questions, the machinery or rules of the
game
- criminal procedural law (states differ)
- if you do not follow the procedure, your case will never be substantively heard
sources of law -Federal law
-State law
-Judicial decisions or case law
federal law constitution, legislation, administrative
state law state constitution, statues or acts, regulatory law of state administrative agencies,
ordinances
Judicial Decisions aka Case Law -Even after reviewing federal and state law, case law must be consulted
orders/opinions decisions made by judges on legal issues
Precedents opinions become precedents for future cases involving similar facts and legal
issues
Reporters -collection of opinions published in book volumes
-States cluster reporters because there are less cases
Citations used to locate prior precedents in a library or electronic research
advantages of relying on case law -Stare decisis
- judges follow precedents whenever possible
- ensures certainty and predictability in the law
Specifies the boundaries of property based legal system
CORRECT Answers
law -significant formal and social force, rules established by the government that are
back up by enforcers
rule of law -Laws are generally an equality applicable to everyone (rich and poor, famous
and not famous, ect.)
-Judges play an important role in maintaining the rule of law
-Without the rule of law, business would be chaotic
-Doesn't matter what your heart wants or what the public wants, you have to go
with what the written law says
Property -Enables business and individuals to use or transport their property
-It is the legal right to exclude people from interfering with your property that
you have paid for or gained through law
Property is a legal "fence" public, private, common
public property Roads, parks, schools
private homes, backyards
common -Resources that are owned collectively by a group of individuals
-Ex: a neighborhood that collectively owns a shares tennis court or pool
Constitutional law (Public law) -established the framework of the state whose purpose is to protect property in
its broadest sense
contract law (private law) -determines how resources, including labor, are exchanged between owners
law of business organizations -identifies how individuals can own and use resources in groups, includes
corporate groups
administrative and regulatory law -concerns public law that protect, tax, regulate, or redistribute an owners
resources
criminal law (Public law) provides public protection for private resources and punishes those who harm
them
tort law (private law) protects and compensates owners through private civil lawsuits when their
resources, including those they have in themselves are wrongfully harmed by the
actions of others
jurisprudence Referring to the general body of law that is determined by judges
, Common law system -law created by judges
-The United States is a common law state, except for louisiana because it was
colonized by the french
Civil law system relies on the judicial systems
Civil law -address private rights between persons
- different than civil law systems
Criminal law -addresses wrongs of society
-wants sanction or punishment
Substantive law the meat of the law, "what is it that you want the court to answer"
Procedural law -helps the court answer substantive law questions, the machinery or rules of the
game
- criminal procedural law (states differ)
- if you do not follow the procedure, your case will never be substantively heard
sources of law -Federal law
-State law
-Judicial decisions or case law
federal law constitution, legislation, administrative
state law state constitution, statues or acts, regulatory law of state administrative agencies,
ordinances
Judicial Decisions aka Case Law -Even after reviewing federal and state law, case law must be consulted
orders/opinions decisions made by judges on legal issues
Precedents opinions become precedents for future cases involving similar facts and legal
issues
Reporters -collection of opinions published in book volumes
-States cluster reporters because there are less cases
Citations used to locate prior precedents in a library or electronic research
advantages of relying on case law -Stare decisis
- judges follow precedents whenever possible
- ensures certainty and predictability in the law
Specifies the boundaries of property based legal system
