Law

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Truemeaning of the law, enforcing of the law?

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spirit of the law

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Blankincludes freedom of speech, referring to the constitution? What are the 10amendments called?

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Bill of rights

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Groupingof statutes that deal with particular area of law?

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title

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Oncea rule is finazlied it is included in the ?

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federal registter

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Does the federal government have regulations?

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yes

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The term ______has been used to describe a crime that causes actualphysical harm to the victim?

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Battery

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______ involves the false making or charging of a writing without properauthorization with the intent to defraud.

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forgery

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______ is an obligation placed on individuals because of the law.

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Duty

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________ involves any false statement communicated by others thatquestions the quality of an item of property or that raises uncertainty to whohas legal ownership rights.

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disparagementt

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________ occurs when false statements or actions or combinations thereofare made by one party, in a way that causes another party to rely on thosemisrepresentations and then suffers an injury.

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Fraud

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Misuse of a legal procedure involves the filing of a false civillawsuits is called to.

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wrongful civil proceedings

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Which of the following is an element of negligence, that occurs if thealleged tort feaser has not met the appropriate standard of care.

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breech of duty

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_________ demonstrates that the cause of the unreasonable conduct leadto the injury of the plaintiff.

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Proximal cause

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Contributory negligence allows the injured party to…

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completely prevent the injured party from recovery

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If there are no modern decisionsor statutes to look to in a decision of dispute what does the court look to,the court will apply in the hearing, what kind of law

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precedence (common law)

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Typically if a decision is made by the Florida supreme court it would be...

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binding in all florida courts

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A new administrative regulation allowed the social securityadministration to charge women for social security cards yet enable men toobtain cards for free. This regulation is contradictory to the constitution,how so?

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discrimination and unconstitutional

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The ______ is played out every time a plaintiff and defendant placetheir case in the hands of the judge and the jury

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uncertainty principle

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The United States Supreme Court does not have original jurisdiction inwhich of the following cases.

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The Supreme Court has jurisdiction in all of the choices given

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Gordan ruined his neighbor’s driveway with a plow, the neighbor wantsGordan to pay $1,500 cost to repair the damage, if this case enters litigationit will most likely be heard by?

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Small claims court

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Which of the following is true of criminal lawunder the American law system.

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Defendantin two different crimes, can be tried in two different courts

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Which of the following would be considered a criminal act?

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Sam selling crack coccaine to teenagers

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A shop lifter steals a can of soda and tries to escape, he threatens andfights the clerk with confrontment is this?

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Burglary

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What is the purpose of Tort Law

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compensate the individual who is a victim of a tort

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What is the theory behind the doctrine ofRespondeat superior

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Employeris responsible for employee

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In a road rage incident, Jack aims a firearm at Raigan, no shots arefired, the incident is over in less than 15 seconds. Reagan may sue Jackfor

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Assault

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Defamation in a temporary form such as speech is what?

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slander (oral)

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Munchburger, a fast food outlet, sends an employee to hand out leafletsoutside of hicksburger, a competing fast food outlet. The leaflets falselyaccuse Hicksburger of using horse meat in their hamburgers. Hicks maysuccessfully sue Munchburger for?

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Disparagement

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If Jennifer a landowner wants Smith, a neighbor, to stop polluting astream that flows into Jennifer’s land, Jennifer could request to report the land

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Injunction

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______is the process by which the courts decidea federal statute take precedence over a state statute.

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Preemption

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Which of the following is true of survival statute?

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Preserves the right to bring action after death

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Jackson motor tells Sue before buying car it is made with metal when it is made with fiber glass?

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False representation, aka fraud

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The law should be viewed as delicate balancing act, balancing system

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one company's contract rights may be upheld by the expense of the other

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what classification of crimes is punishable by death or imprisonment for up to 1 year

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felony

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What part of the federal constitution changes some of the provisions in the original articles

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An amendment

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Which jurisdiction gives courts the power to review a case for errors

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Appellent jurisdiction

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Today the Federal Government has the power to regulate criminal activity within a state because of the

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Supreme court

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Bob keeps a pet snake in her apartment, while Bob is hosting a party at her apartment, the snake escapes from its cage and bites a guest, seriously injuring the guest. the guest knew before attending the party that Bob had a pet snake in her apartment. If the guest sues Bob for the injury resulting from the cobra bite, Bob would

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strictly liable

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_______ is process by which the courts determine the constitutionality of state statute?

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Judicial review

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If Texas attempted to make a trade agreement with Mexico

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Preemption

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Which form of legal precedent is court free to follow or ignore?

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Persuasive precedent

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Which of the following defences may be used on a law enforcement officer if a law enforcement officer induces a law abiding citizen to commit a crime he or she would not have ordinarily committed?

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entrapment

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What is the order from supreme court to lower court to deliver its records called?

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Writ of certiorari

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Joe, a citizen of ohio, and maria a citizen of New mexico, have an auto accident in New mexico. In order for a Federal court to hear this case, there must be?

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a. Diversity of citizenship

b. Minimum financial amount >$75K

-you need both of these elements

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Which of the following criminal mental states, is defined as acting with an awareness that a particular result will probably occur?

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Knowledge

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_______ is a defence to charges of criminal liability, as long as it destroys one of the elements necessary to that crime?

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Mistake

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What is a private wrong that injures another person’s well being, emotional health, business or reputation?

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Tort

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A probing court and bankruptcy court, are examples of courts with

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special jurisdiction

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Which of the following refers to the body of previously recorded legal decisions made by courts in specific cases?

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Precedence

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Myra, the assistant accountant at Multi Business incorporated, decides to transfer 5$,000 dollars, from business account to her personal account to pay personal medical expenses. Myra will repay. Myra has committed the following crime?

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Embezzlement

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At the conclusion of a Tort trial, the jury finds the plaintiff about 30% responsible of damages she suffered, and the defendant 70% responsible. The jury determines the actual damages to be $100,000 dollars. How much will the plaintiff recover under contributory negligence?

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Zero

contributory eliminates any possibility of recoverycomparative you would get a portion

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Two drivers challenge each other to an illegal drag race on a public property. This is an example of which of the following criminal mental state?

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acting with recklessness

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Alvin has discovered how to duplicate subway tokens and made several hundreds of them with the intention of defrauding the people, which of the following crimes is Alvin committing

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Using a forged instrument

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Which defense in negligence will the court’s assign damage according to the degrees of fault of each party

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Comparative negligence (plaintiff would recieve a portion of money)

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Publication of information about a person in an unfavorable manner is

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None of the above (right answer would be defamation)

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Which Unified set of statutes is designed to govern almost all commercial transactions?

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Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

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Police officer tried in state and federal court for same crime double jeopardy has occurred

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False

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Beyond the preponderance of evidence is the standard of proof for a criminal case

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False

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Establishing a motive of a defendant in a criminal proceeding is necessary for the criminal to be convicted

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False

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Alfred drives his car while intoxicated to school, a student dies when he is hit. Alfred has committed voluntary manslaughter

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false he is committing involuntary manslaughter