SMGT 305 Test 1 Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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SMGT 305 Test 1 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Is there such a thing as Sport Law?

Ans:


How the Courts Work

Ans: There are 3 courts: Supreme Court, Appellate Court, and
Criminal & Civil Court


Supreme court

Ans: -Court of Last Resort
-Certiorari: Court will or will not review a lower court's decision
-A case may be appealed only on grounds of Legal Error


Appellate court

Ans: -Affirm decisions of Lower court
-Reverse decisions
-Remand cases back to the Lower court


Criminal & Civil court


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Ans: -Criminal:
>A crime against the state
>Trial by a jury of one's peers
>Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
-Civil:
>Noncriminal nature
>May involve a jury, or a judge with no jury
>A preponderance of the evidence


Judicial System

Ans: Federal Court System/State Court System


Role of the Courts

Ans: -Federal Court System
>U.S. Supreme Court (Highest Court)
>U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Appellate Court)
>U.S. District Court (Trial Court)
-State Court System
>State Supreme Court (Highest Court)
>State Court of Appeals (Appellate Court)
>State District Court (Trial Court)



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