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Pleadings - Answer documents filed with the court that state the legal position of the parties Complaint - Answer Document describing the controversy and the justification for plaintiff's request Plaintiff - Answer Initiator of the lawsuit Petitioner - Answer Another term for Plaintiff Statute of Limitations - Answer Maximum amount of time to file a lawsuit Discovery Rule - Answer Extends Statute of Limitations due to reasons the incident may have ...

Statute of Frauds - Answer Certain contracts have to be in writing to be enforceable in court. • must be signed by the opposing party against whom the contract is being enforced. *Wright vs. Wright - Answer • plaintiff gives birth to son • defendant's son was the father • defendant agrees to pay plaintiff if she will marry his son and the son leaves her • son leaves plaintiff and child • defendant argues he should not have to pay plaintiff because there was no co...

History of the US Constitution - Answer Ratified 09/17/1787, Federalists support the idea of central fed govt. Bill of Rights - Alleviate concerns regarding individual rights Articles 1-3 - Answer 1 - Legislative branch, 2 - executive branch, 3 - judicial branch Legislative - Answer Passes laws - must be signed by President who can veto. Federal courts can declare an act of Congress unconstitutional Executive - Answer enforces laws - President and VP can be impeached...

Civil Law - Answer Defines the relationships between citizens or between citizens and their government Criminal Law - Answer Defines what a crime is Criminal Law goals - Answer Deterrence; retribution; rehabilitation; incapacitation Criminal Liability - Answer to be guilty of a crime, you generally need actus reus, mens rea Actus Reus - Answer a criminal or guilty act Mens Rea - Answer a criminal or guilty mind; unless its strict liability Corporat...

intentional tort - Answer wrongful act that was knowingly committed unintentional tort - Answer wrongful act that was not knowingly committed tortfeasor - Answer one who commits a tort negligence - Answer tort that occurs when the plaintiff is injured because of the defendant's breach of a duty of care reasonable care - Answer duty to act with reasonable care toward others based upon a reasonable person standard causation in fact - Answer factual c...

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LIB 1600 QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS

LIB 1600 QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS

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