Types Of Laws
Types Of Courts
Federal Court
Law Terms
Jurisdictions
100

Plays principles that are expressed for the first time in court decisions

What is Case Law

100

Authority of courts to hear cases

What is Jurisdiction

100

How many federal districts are there?

What is 94

100
The legal capacity to require another person to perform or refrain from pro-forming a certain act

What is Right

100

Type of cases the court has authority to hear

What is Subject Matter Jurisdiction

200

Individuals and businesses who create their own laws

What is Private Law

200
Covers the type of case, the authority, the court has to hear
What is Subject Matter Jurisdication
200

Where is the first step taken in the Federal Court System?

What is the U.S. Supreme Court

200

Rules that promulgated by state and federal admin agencies

What is Administrative Regulation

200

A court with what has authority to hear only particular kinds of cases

What is Limited or Special Jurisdiction

300

Time honored rules of the community

What is Common Law
300

Courts that have authority to hear original proceedings in a case (the trial court)

What is Original Jurisdiction

300

Which federal court general trial courts of federal system?

What is Federal District

300

When a court decides a new question or problem which stands as the law in future cases that involve that particular problem

What is Precedent

300

What type hears criminal cases, serves as the trial court for those charged with crimes

What is General Jurisdiction

400

The Branch that is based on the constitution for a particular level of government

What is Constitutional Law

400

Type of cases the court has authority to hear

What is Subject Matter Jurisdiction

400

After the US Supreme Court, where is the next place in the federal court a case goes?

What is US Courts of Appeals

400

Regulates sale and lease of goods, UCC

What is Uniform Commercial Code

400

Other examples of limited or special jurisdiction?

What is juvenile, probate, domestic relation courts

500

Legislative acts is

What is Statutory Law
500

Has broad authority to hear general, civil, and criminal cases

What is General Jurisdtiction

500

What is the type of suit in which US is a party?

What is Civil Suits

500

What laws create, define, and regulate rights and liabilities, the law that determines when a contract is formed 

What is Substantive Laws

500

A court with what jurisdiction reviews work of a lower court?

What is Appellate