HIMT 1133 Mid-term Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Adjudication - CORRECT ANSWER The final decision of a court, usually made after
the trial of the case; the court's final judgment.
Civil Law - CORRECT ANSWER non-criminal law
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER is formed when a court, attempting to resolve a
dispute, renders a decision. Judge made law.
Conflict of Laws - CORRECT ANSWER an inconsistency between different
jurisdictions over the same issue in a legal action.
Contract Law - CORRECT ANSWER is concerned with an agreement between two or
more parties that creates some type of obligation to act or refrain from acting in exchange for
some type of consideration.
Criminal Law - CORRECT ANSWER is to declare certain conduct injurious to the
public order and provide specified punishment for those found to have engaged in such
conduct.
Deeming authority - CORRECT ANSWER substitution of complying with the
requirements and standards of an accrediting organization in lieu of complying with CMS
Electronic case filing systems - CORRECT ANSWER process of making court
decisions more widely available
Executive Branch - CORRECT ANSWER enforce and administer the laws.
, Felonies - CORRECT ANSWER crime of a grave or serious nature punishable by a
term of imprisonment exceeding one year.
Injunction - CORRECT ANSWER a court order that commands or prohibits some act
or course of action
Intellectual property - CORRECT ANSWER Copyrights, patents, trade secrets that is
the physical or tangible result of original thought.
Law - CORRECT ANSWER a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by
controlling authority that has binding legal force.
Misdemeanors - CORRECT ANSWER a crime of less serious nature punishable by a
fine or a term of imprisonment of less than a year.
Ordinances - CORRECT ANSWER laws passed at the local level by legislative bodies
such as city councils or boards.
Private Law - CORRECT ANSWER a law that regulates conflicts between private
parties
Pleadings - CORRECT ANSWER formal statements by the parties setting forth their
claims or defenses
Procedural Law - CORRECT ANSWER portion of the law that focuses on the steps
through which a case passes.
Public Law - CORRECT ANSWER conflicts between the government and private
parties
Res judicata - CORRECT ANSWER a thing or matter settled by judgment
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Adjudication - CORRECT ANSWER The final decision of a court, usually made after
the trial of the case; the court's final judgment.
Civil Law - CORRECT ANSWER non-criminal law
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER is formed when a court, attempting to resolve a
dispute, renders a decision. Judge made law.
Conflict of Laws - CORRECT ANSWER an inconsistency between different
jurisdictions over the same issue in a legal action.
Contract Law - CORRECT ANSWER is concerned with an agreement between two or
more parties that creates some type of obligation to act or refrain from acting in exchange for
some type of consideration.
Criminal Law - CORRECT ANSWER is to declare certain conduct injurious to the
public order and provide specified punishment for those found to have engaged in such
conduct.
Deeming authority - CORRECT ANSWER substitution of complying with the
requirements and standards of an accrediting organization in lieu of complying with CMS
Electronic case filing systems - CORRECT ANSWER process of making court
decisions more widely available
Executive Branch - CORRECT ANSWER enforce and administer the laws.
, Felonies - CORRECT ANSWER crime of a grave or serious nature punishable by a
term of imprisonment exceeding one year.
Injunction - CORRECT ANSWER a court order that commands or prohibits some act
or course of action
Intellectual property - CORRECT ANSWER Copyrights, patents, trade secrets that is
the physical or tangible result of original thought.
Law - CORRECT ANSWER a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by
controlling authority that has binding legal force.
Misdemeanors - CORRECT ANSWER a crime of less serious nature punishable by a
fine or a term of imprisonment of less than a year.
Ordinances - CORRECT ANSWER laws passed at the local level by legislative bodies
such as city councils or boards.
Private Law - CORRECT ANSWER a law that regulates conflicts between private
parties
Pleadings - CORRECT ANSWER formal statements by the parties setting forth their
claims or defenses
Procedural Law - CORRECT ANSWER portion of the law that focuses on the steps
through which a case passes.
Public Law - CORRECT ANSWER conflicts between the government and private
parties
Res judicata - CORRECT ANSWER a thing or matter settled by judgment
