BLAW 301 Exam 1 University of Kansas
correctly answered already passed
Common law - correct answer ✔✔Judges determine the meaning of laws and how they should
apply. Judges follow previous cases
Civil law - correct answer ✔✔-harms caused by private injury, request damages to make them
whole again. Do not follow precedents, rely on legislation
-can make pay damages, specified performance or recession of contract
Public law - correct answer ✔✔matters that involve the regulation of society, they guide our
conduct (constitutional: How laws affect our actions towards others, administrative: agencies
that guide our behavior, and criminal law)
Rules of law - correct answer ✔✔people in gov't must obey the same laws
Property laws - correct answer ✔✔right to exclude others form your resources (what is mine is
only mine)
Private laws - correct answer ✔✔Laws that cover legal problems and issues that involve private
relationships (normally business related)(property (tangible and intangible), contract, tort laws)
Tort - correct answer ✔✔When one party injures another
Criminal law - correct answer ✔✔-wrongs against society, gov't representative tries to prove
wrongdoing
, -Sanctions/punishments designed to prevent breaking the law
substantive law - correct answer ✔✔laws that actually define our relationships (say you have a
right to something or a duty to do something)
Procedural law - correct answer ✔✔laws that enacted to help us enforce our substantive rights
(give us means and mechanisms to enforce substantive rights)
Federal law - correct answer ✔✔supreme law of the land, 3 branches
Stare decisis - correct answer ✔✔"Let the decision stand"
judges in current cases follow whenever possible the interpretation of law determined by
judges in prior cases
Types of civil law - correct answer ✔✔negligence, strict liability, intentional
strict liability: held liable if someone is harmed, even if you did nothing wrong
Federal laws from legislation often called... - correct answer ✔✔-Acts or statutes
-collection of them are called codes
City and county laws often called... - correct answer ✔✔ordinances
After an appellate court judges write down their _______ and they are published and then
treated as _________ - correct answer ✔✔-opinions
-precedents
correctly answered already passed
Common law - correct answer ✔✔Judges determine the meaning of laws and how they should
apply. Judges follow previous cases
Civil law - correct answer ✔✔-harms caused by private injury, request damages to make them
whole again. Do not follow precedents, rely on legislation
-can make pay damages, specified performance or recession of contract
Public law - correct answer ✔✔matters that involve the regulation of society, they guide our
conduct (constitutional: How laws affect our actions towards others, administrative: agencies
that guide our behavior, and criminal law)
Rules of law - correct answer ✔✔people in gov't must obey the same laws
Property laws - correct answer ✔✔right to exclude others form your resources (what is mine is
only mine)
Private laws - correct answer ✔✔Laws that cover legal problems and issues that involve private
relationships (normally business related)(property (tangible and intangible), contract, tort laws)
Tort - correct answer ✔✔When one party injures another
Criminal law - correct answer ✔✔-wrongs against society, gov't representative tries to prove
wrongdoing
, -Sanctions/punishments designed to prevent breaking the law
substantive law - correct answer ✔✔laws that actually define our relationships (say you have a
right to something or a duty to do something)
Procedural law - correct answer ✔✔laws that enacted to help us enforce our substantive rights
(give us means and mechanisms to enforce substantive rights)
Federal law - correct answer ✔✔supreme law of the land, 3 branches
Stare decisis - correct answer ✔✔"Let the decision stand"
judges in current cases follow whenever possible the interpretation of law determined by
judges in prior cases
Types of civil law - correct answer ✔✔negligence, strict liability, intentional
strict liability: held liable if someone is harmed, even if you did nothing wrong
Federal laws from legislation often called... - correct answer ✔✔-Acts or statutes
-collection of them are called codes
City and county laws often called... - correct answer ✔✔ordinances
After an appellate court judges write down their _______ and they are published and then
treated as _________ - correct answer ✔✔-opinions
-precedents
