Foundations of Law
A body of rules of conduct established and enforced by the government of a society is known as what?
Law
What is the requirement that a plaintiff demonstrate a sufficient stake or injury to bring a lawsuit?
Standing to sue
Compared with lawyers, paralegals are subject to what level of regulation?
Less regulation
In the ABA Model Code, Ethical Considerations describe behavior that is what?
Ideal but not necessarily legally required
What are monetary awards given to people injured by another's wrongful or careless act called?
Damages
Which is a primary source of law: case law, restatements, or treatises?
Case Law
What is the authority of a court to hear and decide a case called?
Jurisdiction
What is the main purpose of educational and licensing requirements for lawyers?
To ensure attorneys are competent
What must attorneys do regarding the ethical conduct of nonlawyer employees?
Instruct and supervise them
What clause requires contract disputes to be resolved through arbitration?
An arbitration clause
Which is a secondary source of law?
A treatise
What type of jurisdiction concerns rights to specific property, such as a vacation home?
In rem jurisdiction
Which branch of government makes federal laws?
Legislative branch
What is a lawyer's failure to provide competent legal services potentially called?
A breach of the duty of competence
What is the Article VI provision declaring the Constitution and federal laws the supreme law of the land?
The Supremacy Clause
A court decision that serves as authority for deciding similar future cases is called what?
A precedent
What type of federal courts generally serve as trial courts?
U.S. district courts
Lawyers may advertise on television, radio, billboards, and the Internet, subject to what?
Certain restrictions
Inadequate research, missed deadlines, and errors in legal documents can all cause what?
An inadvertent breach of the duty of competence
What is the general rule protecting information shared between a lawyer and client called?
Client confidentiality
Common law originated in which country?
England
How many U.S. courts of appeals are in the federal court system?
Thirteen
What might prevent a prospective attorney from being permitted to practice law?
An illegal act committed in the past
What may state supreme courts do to regulate the legal profession?
Establish licensing requirements, discipline attorneys, and adopt ethical rules
Client consent, implied authorization, certain harmful acts, and defending against a client's legal action are exceptions to what rule?
The rule of client confidentiality