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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 the meaning
100
Substantive area of civil law
What is 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 for relying upon the holdings in prior similar cases?
200
The branch of government 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 no constitutional, statutory, or administrative regulations apply.
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 struct 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 courts have the power 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 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?