What is to complete; to sign; to carry out according to its terms?
100
Case Law
What is law established by judicial decisions made in court cases?
100
Closed Hearing
What is a hearing at which members of the general public are not allowed as spectators?
100
Venue
What is the authority of a court to hear a matter based on geographical location?
100
Decision
What is the opinion of the court?
200
Citation
What is a legal authority, such as a constitution, statute, case, or other authority source, that is used to support a written legal document?
200
Constitution
What is the fundamental law of nation or states that establishes the character and basic principles of the government?
200
Court Reporter
What is the person who usually sits in court while it is in session and records all proceedings verbatim?
200
Civil Action
What is an action brought by one party against another to resolve a controversy?
200
Mandatory Legal Authority
What is primary legal authority that the court is required to follow?
300
Conform
What is to insert on all copies of a document the information shown on the original so the copy will reflect dates, signatures, and corrections that were placed on the original?
300
Administrative Regulations
What are rules established by administrative agencies, federal or state, which are legally binding?
300
Precedent
What is law created by case decisions previously made?
300
Bench Trial
What is a trial by a judge, rather than a jury?
300
Secondary Authority
What are legal encyclopedias, treaties, legal texts, law review articles, restatements, and essays?
What are writings that set forth the opinion of the writer as to the lawyer?
400
Collate
What is the process of placing the pages of a document in proper sequence?
400
Primary Authority
What are constitutions, codes, statutes, ordinances, and case law?
400
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
What is the actual geographical area over which the court has authority?
400
Jurisdiction
What is the power and authority of a court to hear and try a case?
400
Headnote
What is the summary of each point of law contained in the court decision of a reported case?
500
Table of Authorities
What is a table of sources used in constructing a brief, including constitutions, statutes, case law, and other references structured according to strict rules about the order and display of each reference?
500
Shepardizing
What is checking the subsequent history of a reported court decision to make sure it has not been overturned by a higher court?
500
Doctrine of stare decisis
What is the doctrine that requires courts to stand by earlier court decisions when hearing cases with similar fact situations?
500
Contempt of Court
What is the refusal to obey a court order?
500
Supremacy Clause
What is the clause of the United States Constitution that establishes that neither Congress nor any state legislature may enact laws that conflict with the U.S. Constitution?