Sources of Law
This is the highest source of law and establishes the structure of government.
What is constitutional law
This is the authority given to a court to hear and decide certain types of cases.
What is jurisdiction?
This is a legal capacity to require another person to perform or refrain from performing an act.
What is a right?
This is the authority given to a court to hear and decide certain types of cases.
What is jurisdiction?
This type of law defines wrongs against society and can result in fines or imprisonment.
What is criminal law?
Congress and state legislatures create this type of law.
What is statutory law?
These courts are where cases are first heard and evidence and testimony are presented.
What are trial courts/courts of original jurisdiction?
This is an obligation imposed by law to perform or refrain from performing an act.
What is a duty?
These courts are where cases are first heard and evidence and testimony are presented.
What are trial courts/courts of original jurisdiction?
This type of law defines the rights of one person against another and may result in monetary damages.
What is civil law?
Agencies such as the SEC and EPA create these rules.
What are administrative regulations?
This court reviews decisions made by lower courts for legal errors.
What is an appellate court?
This amendment protects people against unreasonable government searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This court reviews decisions made by lower courts for legal errors.
What is an appellate court?
This type of law creates, defines, and regulates rights and liabilities.
What is substantive law?
This type of law consists of rules agreed to by parties, such as contracts, workplace policies, and HOA rules.
What is private law?
These are the main trial courts in the federal court system.
What are U.S. District Courts?
his federal law prevents colleges and universities from disclosing students' grades to third parties without permission
What is FERPA?
These are the main trial courts in the federal court system.
What are U.S. District Courts?
This type of law establishes the steps that must be followed to enforce legal rights.
What is procedural law?
This doctrine means courts generally follow previous court decisions when deciding similar cases.
What is stare decisis?
This is the only federal court specifically created by the U.S. Constitution.
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
Evidence obtained through an unlawful search may be prevented from being used in a criminal trial because of this rule.
What is the Fourth Amendment's exclusionary rule?
This is the only federal court specifically created by the U.S. Constitution.
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
A court orders someone to stop doing something because monetary damages would not provide an adequate remedy.
What is an injunction?