GBL 385 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
Jurisdiction |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |A |court's |jurisdiction |is |set |by |law |and |limited |by |
territory |and |type |of |case
o |Is |the |authority |of |a |court |to |hear |and |decide |cases
o |Courts |settle |disputes
| A |private |party |v. |government
| State |v. |United |States |Government
| Individual |v. |individual
Separation |of |Powers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |Three |branches |of |the |government
| Legislative
• |Statutory |Law
o |Our |legal |representatives |pass |laws |(both |civil |and |criminal) |in |forms |of |statues |and |codes
| Judiciary
• |Case |Law
| Executive
• |Administrative |Law
Civil |Law |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |Anything |that |is |not |criminal |in |nature
o |Proof |needed: |preponderance |of |the |evidence
o |Government |v. |private |prosecutions
o |The |law |of |contracts, |property, |torts, |employment, |divorce, |inheritance, |tax |and |many |other |
things
, Criminal |Law |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |Civil |infractions |or |Felony |and |misdemeanors
o |Statutory |in |nature
o |Proof |needed: |beyond |reasonable |doubt
Common |Law |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |Law |made |and |applied, |leading |to |precedents |(stare |
decisis) |by |courts
o |We |adopted |the |common |law |from |England
o |Courts |make |law |in |the |way |that |they |interpret |law |(case |law)
Precedent |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |A |similar |case |in |the |past |that |can |be |related |to |the |
current |case
Equitable |Powers |of |Courts |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |If |one |is |dissatisfied |with |the |courts, |
you |can |appeal
Burden |of |Proof |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |The |standard |or |test |we |apply |in |a |trial
o |Changes |depending |on |if |civil |or |criminal. |Civil |would |be |if |50% |of |evidence |points |to |
something
Burden |of |Persuasion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |The |issue |regarding |who |must |prove |their |
version |of |the |case. |
| Criminal |case: |government
| Civil |case: |Plaintiff |must |prove |their |case
o |Right |to |remain |silent, |right |to |confront |witnesses, |right |to |an |attorney
Federal |Supremacy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |Occurs |when |there |is |a |literal |conflict |between |
state |and |federal |measures, |so |that |it |is |impossible |to |follow |both |simultaneously |and
o |The |federal |regulation |is |pervasive |and
Answers
Jurisdiction |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |A |court's |jurisdiction |is |set |by |law |and |limited |by |
territory |and |type |of |case
o |Is |the |authority |of |a |court |to |hear |and |decide |cases
o |Courts |settle |disputes
| A |private |party |v. |government
| State |v. |United |States |Government
| Individual |v. |individual
Separation |of |Powers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |Three |branches |of |the |government
| Legislative
• |Statutory |Law
o |Our |legal |representatives |pass |laws |(both |civil |and |criminal) |in |forms |of |statues |and |codes
| Judiciary
• |Case |Law
| Executive
• |Administrative |Law
Civil |Law |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |Anything |that |is |not |criminal |in |nature
o |Proof |needed: |preponderance |of |the |evidence
o |Government |v. |private |prosecutions
o |The |law |of |contracts, |property, |torts, |employment, |divorce, |inheritance, |tax |and |many |other |
things
, Criminal |Law |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |Civil |infractions |or |Felony |and |misdemeanors
o |Statutory |in |nature
o |Proof |needed: |beyond |reasonable |doubt
Common |Law |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |Law |made |and |applied, |leading |to |precedents |(stare |
decisis) |by |courts
o |We |adopted |the |common |law |from |England
o |Courts |make |law |in |the |way |that |they |interpret |law |(case |law)
Precedent |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |A |similar |case |in |the |past |that |can |be |related |to |the |
current |case
Equitable |Powers |of |Courts |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |If |one |is |dissatisfied |with |the |courts, |
you |can |appeal
Burden |of |Proof |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |The |standard |or |test |we |apply |in |a |trial
o |Changes |depending |on |if |civil |or |criminal. |Civil |would |be |if |50% |of |evidence |points |to |
something
Burden |of |Persuasion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |The |issue |regarding |who |must |prove |their |
version |of |the |case. |
| Criminal |case: |government
| Civil |case: |Plaintiff |must |prove |their |case
o |Right |to |remain |silent, |right |to |confront |witnesses, |right |to |an |attorney
Federal |Supremacy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |Occurs |when |there |is |a |literal |conflict |between |
state |and |federal |measures, |so |that |it |is |impossible |to |follow |both |simultaneously |and
o |The |federal |regulation |is |pervasive |and
