
when courts rely on precedent they are obeying a. res judicata b. federal law c. in...
2. When a state law directly conflicts with the Constitution or federal law, it is rendered invalid under (a) The Commerce Clause (b) The Supremacy Clause (c) The Equal Protection Clause (d) The Privileges and Immunities Clause (e) None of the above 3. If the U.S. Supreme Court bases a decision only on its interpretation of a Congressional Act, and NOT as a violation the Constitution, (a) The President may disregard the Supreme Court's decision; (b) The Congress may overrule...
Service of process (summons) is traditionally achieved by: a. publication b. service in absentia El c. long-arm statute d. personal service e. substituted service 000. U For a person to be found guilty under a criminal statute the jury must find the evidence presented demonstrates: a. by a preponderance of the evidence that the person committed the crime b. beyond all doubt that the person committed the crime C. res ipsa loquitur by the defendant d. none of the other...
1. In our English common law legal system (whether on the Federal or state level), a precedent is an earlier court decision/opinion that later courts tend to follow as guidance for resolving a similar legal dispute before it. 2. Stare decisis is the basis on which the legal system of the United States is based and it means that the courts of today should be guided by earlier court decisions/opinions that are precedent. 3. Statutory law is a source of...
2. Early English courts a. relied exclusively on Norman Law. b. included courts of law and equity. c. heard cases that only applied to the nobility. d. were often subject to bribery. 4. A legal precedent a. is no longer valid 50 years after the case is decided. b. is no longer valid 100 years after the case is decided. c. cannot be overruled. d. remains valid unless and until overruled by a later case or statute. 5. Judicial...
Many studies find that there is a strong relationship between: a. a well-functioning legal system and the birth rate b. the level of corruption and life expectancy c. a well-functioning legal system and the number of prisons d. a well-functioning legal system and the level of economic development e. none of the other choices The doctrine of stare decisis can be defined as: a. laws setting forth rules for relationships between people b. none of the other choices are correct...
In a 1992 case entitled Goodman v. Wenco Foods, Inc., the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that when a substance in food causes injury to someone consuming the food, just because the substance was natural to the food will not bar recovery against the seller of the food. If, in a 2019 case involving a consumer’s injury caused by a fish bone in a bowl of fish chowder, the court follows the decision in Goodman v. Wenco Foods, Inc., the...
The role of the federal courts changed after the case of Brown v. Board of Education, 1954, in that a. power to enforce federal laws was taken from federal courts and given to state courts b. federal courts were prohibited from accepting cases that involved racial questions c. the Supreme Court in effect told lower federal courts that they had to take an activist role in society d. lower courts would have to approve all laws passed by Congress pertaining...
1. Professional liability is covered under what branch of Law? A criminal Law B. administrative law C. constitutional law D. civil law 2. The legal nature of a physician-patient relationship is considered to be am) Felony B. Agent C. Contract D respondeat superior 3. Any physician who administers a controlled substance must register with the A Drug Enforcement Administration B. Employee Assistance Program C. Food and Drug Administration D. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs E none of the above...
50. A medical practitioner who, through education, training, or experience, has special knowledge about a sbjec and gives testimony about that subject in court is called a(n) plaintiff grand jury expert witness judge A B. C D. E defendant 51. A ruling in an earlier court case upon which a subscquent case result is based on precedent. What legal principle is this is called res ipsa loquitor subpoena duces tecum in loco parentis D. A. B. C. stare decisis none...
14. Federal and state courts of appeal are determined based on: A. Geography. B. The subject matter of the case being appealed. C. Whether the case is criminal or civil. D. The amount in controversy in the appeal. ANSWER: