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Chapter 1,2,3,4,5 Flashcards

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The U.S Supreme Court was established by?

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The U.S Constitution

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What is the Supreme Law of the land?

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The. U.S Constitution

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The English System of Law ; the body of legal decisions made by English Court judges under the authority of the king, system become the model for the U.S court system

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Common Law

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Federal issues and diversity of citizenship (Claims exceeding 75,000)

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Trying a Federal Case

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Common law beginnings started here in this Country

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England

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6
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The power to hear and decide a case

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Jursidiction

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Liability based upon the concept of liability without fault

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Strict Liability

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In criminal matters a case must be proved

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Guilty Beyond Reasonable belief

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The practice of following precedent and deciding later is called

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Stare Decisis

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10
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Many states established these to provide ast and inexpensive hearing

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Small court claim

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11
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The rules established by government to regulate the conduct of individuals in society

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Law

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12
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The paper containing the defendants stating his or her defense is called

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Answer

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13
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The paper containing the defendants stating his or her defense is called

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Adjudcated

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14
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Trial Courts in federal Courts

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Us District Courts

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15
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Many Cases are settled here at this stage of Ligitation

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Pre-trial conference

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16
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A bank VP took money for his or her own use from customer accounts and made false entries

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Embezzlement

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17
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How officers based an arrest

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Probable Cause

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18
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Punishable by more than one year in prison

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Felony

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19
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Standard of Proof in a civil case

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Preponderance of Evidence

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20
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Where a person is formally notified of the charges in the indictment and is ask to plead guilty or not guilty

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Arraignment

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21
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If a person later loses their case they can

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Appeal

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22
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Consent, Privilege,Necessity and truth

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Defenses of intentional tort

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23
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the term “foreseeability and proximate cause are associated with this tort

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Negligence

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24
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Defamation expressed in Writing

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Libel

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Imposed upon a wrongdoer but the court as a punishment for intentional court
Punitive damages
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what are the four sources of law?
U.S Constitution Statues Case Law Administrative Regulations
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What are the Four Function of Law
Protection of Individual and society Protection of Property Promotion of Worthwhile social objectives Settlement of Dispute
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Unwritten law based on previous court decisions is known as . a. statue law, b. common law c. moral law d.Constitutional law
b. Common Law
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Laws passed by cities towns and villages are called
Ordinances
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Laws that protect the right and property of individual from harm by other individual and that provide remedies for any harm cased are called
Civil Law
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Ethics has assumed a greater role as businesses carry on their day to day operation True or False?
True
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Violation of business ethics only occur in large corporation True or False
False
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One ethical issue of major concern to a business owner in ordinary course of work is sexual harassment True or False
True
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A typical inclusion in a business code of ethics is that it is acceptable for a manager or employee to accept lavish gifts from suppliers True or False
False
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The Uniform Commericial Code makes the laws of Commericial transactions uniform from one state to another True or False
True
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The authority of a court to hear a case is known as | a. Certiorari b. Venue c. Jurisdiction d. habeas corpus
C.Jursidcition
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The US has two seperate distinct courts system called
The federal and local system
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A Federal case civil or criminal, generally orginates in a federal district court True or False
True
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The Supreme Court of the US is the only court created by the U.S Constitution True or False
True
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The Concept of judicial review is an important part of our legal system
True
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The first amendment to the U.S Constitiution protects against unreasonable searches and seizuers
False
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An accused person brought to trial for a serious crime does not have a constitutional right to a jury trial in some jurisdictions
False
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What is insider trading
profiting from advances inside information from a large company
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What federal law is insider trading violating?
Federal Security and exchange Act
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The rights read to a suspect who is about to be questioned are called the
Miranda Warnings
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In criminal cases _____ jurors (in most states) are required by trial.
twelve
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What is tort law
dealing with private wrongs to an individual
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what is tort
wrongful act causing damages to someone property
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what is intentional tort
purposely damages property | ex defamation, Invasion of privacy, trespass
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what are the two different types of defamation
slander | libel
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what is is the role of Judiciary
to settle disputes and enforce the law
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What is the state and local court system
Trial courts Intermidiate courts Last Resorts
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What are the TWO Jurisdiction
Limited and General Jurisdiction
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What is Intermediate Appelate Courts
determine a mistake was made during trial courts
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What are the advantages of small claim courts
no attorney fees | no legal representation is required
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what are the defenses to intentional tort
Consent : to consent something Privilege: To say something Necessity: Do something to defend themselves
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A tort is a public wrong | True or False
False
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Conversion
Buying stolen property
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In most states the doctrine of comparative negligence has been replaced by contributory negligence True or False
False
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Contributory Neg.
defense of negligence that led to injury
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Comparative Neg
comparing neg that led to injury

BUA 221 CH.1,2,3,4,5 (11 decks)

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