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Kaila Flashcards
Bus1381 week 1
Question | Answer |
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The Fourth Amendment of the U.S Constitution guarantees what portion? | Right of Privacy |
The law could be best described as: | a collection or bundle or rights |
The right of privacy consists of: | both the right to be secure against unreasonable searches by the government & the right to protection against intrusion by others |
The right to privacy applies to protect you from unreasonable search in all of the following scenarios except: | In the commission of a crime |
The right to privacy means that individuals | are protected agains intrusion by others |
The Securities Exchange Commission creates | Administrative regulations |
The Uniform Partnership Act is a good example of | Uniform State Law |
What is a body of law that provides Justice when the law doesn't offer an adequate remedy? | Equity |
_____ law creates, defines and regulates rights and liabilities ? | Substantive |
_____ is a legal principle expressed for the first time in court decisions? | Star Decisis |
_____ is a good example of uniform state law? | The Uniform Commercial Code |
A right can exist. | only if there is a corresponding duty |
A right is defined as: | a political power to do the right thing |
Administrative regulation | generally have the forces of statute |
Criminal laws: | define wrongs against society |
If a court issues a injunction, the court would be ordering a | Equitable Remedy |
Law consist of: | Principles that given conduct |
A body of principles that society establishes to keep things running smoothly. | Law |
Consists of the rules and regulations parties agree to as part of their contractual relationships. | Private Law |
Law also includes principles that are expressed for the first time in court decisions. | case law |
When a court decides a new question or problem, its decision becomes a | precedent |
stare decisis | |
____ is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions. | common law |
_____ specifies the steps that must be followed in enforcing those rights and liabilities. | Procedural law |
Civil Law | define the rights of one person against another. |
A court is a tribunal established by | the government |
____ is a tribunal established by government to hear evidence, decide cases brought before it, and provide remedies when a wrong has been committed. | Court |
Jurisdiction | the authority of courts to hear cases |
Subject matter jurisdiction | covers the type of cases the court has the authority to hear |
Original jurisdiction | Courts that have the authority to hear the original proceedings in a case (the trial court) are called courts of |
general jurisdiction | has broad authority to hear general civil and criminal cases. |
limited or special jurisdiction | has the authority to hear only particular kinds of cases |
appellate jurisdiction | reviews the work of a lower court. |
is a review of the trial and decision of the lower court. | appeal |
an error or defect in court proceedings of so serious a nature that on appeal the appellate court will set aside the proceedings of the lower court. | reversible error |
affirm or reverse | |
term used when an appellate court sends a case back to trial court for additional hearings or a new trial. | remand |
the term used when the full panel of judges on the appellate court hears a case. | en banc |
Garnishment applies to the judgment debtor's | wages |
In mediation, the mediator act as a | messenger |
Rules on the admissibility of evidence | Judge |
The anser to the complaint if filed by the | defendant |
the person who initiates a civil lawsuit is | plaintiff |
th eU.S Court of Appeals consists of ___ federal judicial districts. | Thirteen |