INTRODUCTION TO STUDY OF LAW
FUNCTIONS AND SOURCES OF LAW
CLASSIFICATION OF LAW
COURT SYSTEM AND ROLE OF JUDGES
MISCELLANEOUS
100

Identify and review relevant facts

What is the first step in legal analysis?

100

Legislative dominance

What is the power of Congress to amend a statute if the court incorrectly interprets its meaning or scope?

100

Substantive areas of civil law

What are contract, property, divorce and tort law?

100
The power (ability) of a court to hear a specific case
What is jurisdiction?
100

Courts that can hear cases dealing with state law issues if the litigants are from different states and the amount in controversy is over $75,000

What are state and federal courts?

200

Stare decisis

What is the doctrine that courts rely on when following case precedent?


200

The court that has the final say in when a statute is constitutional

What is the U.S. Supreme Court?

200
Rules that govern how the legal system operates
What is procedural law?
200
The two primary ways in which the paralell court systems are organizaed
What is trial/appellate and state/federal
200
Courts that only hear specialized issues for areas such as probate, domestic relations, traffic, juvenile and small claims
What is courts of limited jurisdiction?
300

An opinion that agrees with the decision reached by the majority, but disagrees with the reasoning.

What is a concurring opinion?

300

The law courts rely on when there are no applicable no constitutional, statutory, or administrative regulations.

What is common law?

300

The doctrine under which, a defendant can be made liable even though the defendant was not negligent and did not intend to harm anyone.

What is the strict liability doctrine?

300
Appellant/Petitioner
What is the person who files an appeal?
300
When the jury compares the negligence of the plaintiff to that of the defendant.
What is comparative negligence?
400

Holding

What is the section of the case brief that contains the court's decision?

400

Law created by courts

What is common law?

400

The type of law that applies to a legal issue regarding the U.S. Constitutional, a federal statute, or a federal regulation

What is federal law?

400
Courts that determine answers to questions of fact and questions of law
What is trial courts?
400
Standard of proof in civil cases
What is preponderance of evidence?
500

The power that courts have to review the constitutionality of statutes.

What is the power of judicial review?

500

The branch of government that has the power to interpret the meaning and constitutionality of regulations

What is the judicial branch?

500

The term used to describe instances where only the federal government can legislate in a given area

What is total preemption?

500

Writ of certiorari

What is an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court?

500
The type of law that deals with harm to society as a whole
What is criminal law?
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