Judge-made law or case law
(as opposed to statutory law).
What is commons law?
100
Traffic courts, small claims courts and
bankruptcy courts are examples of these.
What are courts of limited jurisdiction?
100
The name of the documents that the parties
file with the court to state their respective cases.
What are pleadings?
100
This principle allows federal statutes
(which are Constitutionally passed)
to preempt inconsistent state law.
What is the supremacy clause?
200
The capacity to form criminal intent.
What is mens rea?
200
The principle that Judges must follow the decisions
of previously decided cases in their jurisdiction.
What is stare decisis?
200
A court’s ability to hear and decide a case is called this.
What is jurisdiction?
200
This document notifies the defendant that he or she
is being sued.
What is the summons?
200
The ability of the US Congress
to regulate trade among the states is known as this.
What is the commerce clause?
300
The rules that disallows evidence at trial when it has been seized in an illegal search.
What is the exclusionary rule?
300
This type of law concerns disputes
between citizens.
What is private law?
300
Jurisdiction based on the residence, location,
or activities of a defendant is called this.
What is in personam jurisdiction?
300
In addition to an answer, an affirmative defense and a motion to dismiss, the defendant may also file this pleading to notify the plaintiff of his or her intent to seek relief.
What is a counter-claim?
300
This Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
400
A corporation may be held liable for the criminal
offenses committed by employees who acted
in the scope of their employment for the
benefit of the corporation under this theory.
What is respondeat superior?
400
Laws that define and establish legal rights and regulate behavior.
What is substantive law?
400
These statutes are aimed primarily at nonresident defendants.
What are long arm statutes?
400
This motion is usually filed after discovery
in cases where there is no material issue of fact.
What is a summary judgment motion?
400
This Amendment includes the "takings" clause.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
500
Fraud, bribery, and embezzlement are examples.
What are white-collar crimes?
500
How the President "makes law"?
What is an executive order?
500
The type of jurisdiction when a defendant's property is attached to secure payment for an unrelated matter.
What is quasi in rem?
500
This type of discovery permits one party
to send written questions to the other party to answer.
What are interrogatories?
500
This Amendment is also known as the reservation clause?