LEGL 2700 ROESSING TEST 1 2026 FINAL
ASSESSMENT PAPER CASE ANALYSIS
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED A+
◉ constitutional law. Answer: type of public law; involves the
interpretation and application of either the federal or state
constitutions
◉ administrative law. Answer: type of public law; covers the legal
principles that apply to government agencies, bureaus, boards, or
commissions
◉ criminal law. Answer: type of public law; specifies various
offenses against the proper order of the state
◉ private law. Answer: covers those legal problems and issues that
concern your private resource relationships with other people
Types: property, contract, and tort
Person v. person
◉ property law. Answer: type of private law; exclusive rights to both
tangible AND intangible resources
,◉ contract law. Answer: type of private law; how resources are
exchanged between two people. Involve enforceable promises to
exchange resources in the future
◉ tort law. Answer: type of private law; establishes rules for
compensation when an owner's legal boundaries are wrongfully
crossed by another (rear-ending example)
◉ civil law vs. criminal law. Answer: civil cases- may include suits for
breach of contract or tort cases (ex. personal injury) Government
not really involved
criminal cases- involve a representative of government attempting to
prove the WRONG COMMITTED AGAINST SOCIETY and seeking to
have the wrongdoer punished by the court system
◉ substantive law. Answer: defines the legal relationship of people
with other people or between them and the state. Define rights and
duties
◉ procedural law. Answer: deals with the method and means by
which substantive law is made and administered. (pre-trial hurdles
must be met before court room)
, ◉ opinions. Answer: decisions made by judges on legal issues
◉ reporters. Answer: collection of opinions published in book
volumes
◉ precedents. Answer: opinions become these for future cases
involving similar facts and legal issues
◉ Sources of Law. Answer: Federal law
State law
Judicial decisions/Case law
◉ Federal Hierarchy. Answer: Constitution
Legislation
Administrative Law/Regulations
◉ State Hierarchy. Answer: State Constitution
Statutes/Acts
Regulatory Law of State administration
City/County ordinances
◉ Reliance on Case Law : Advantages. Answer: Stare decisis
ASSESSMENT PAPER CASE ANALYSIS
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED A+
◉ constitutional law. Answer: type of public law; involves the
interpretation and application of either the federal or state
constitutions
◉ administrative law. Answer: type of public law; covers the legal
principles that apply to government agencies, bureaus, boards, or
commissions
◉ criminal law. Answer: type of public law; specifies various
offenses against the proper order of the state
◉ private law. Answer: covers those legal problems and issues that
concern your private resource relationships with other people
Types: property, contract, and tort
Person v. person
◉ property law. Answer: type of private law; exclusive rights to both
tangible AND intangible resources
,◉ contract law. Answer: type of private law; how resources are
exchanged between two people. Involve enforceable promises to
exchange resources in the future
◉ tort law. Answer: type of private law; establishes rules for
compensation when an owner's legal boundaries are wrongfully
crossed by another (rear-ending example)
◉ civil law vs. criminal law. Answer: civil cases- may include suits for
breach of contract or tort cases (ex. personal injury) Government
not really involved
criminal cases- involve a representative of government attempting to
prove the WRONG COMMITTED AGAINST SOCIETY and seeking to
have the wrongdoer punished by the court system
◉ substantive law. Answer: defines the legal relationship of people
with other people or between them and the state. Define rights and
duties
◉ procedural law. Answer: deals with the method and means by
which substantive law is made and administered. (pre-trial hurdles
must be met before court room)
, ◉ opinions. Answer: decisions made by judges on legal issues
◉ reporters. Answer: collection of opinions published in book
volumes
◉ precedents. Answer: opinions become these for future cases
involving similar facts and legal issues
◉ Sources of Law. Answer: Federal law
State law
Judicial decisions/Case law
◉ Federal Hierarchy. Answer: Constitution
Legislation
Administrative Law/Regulations
◉ State Hierarchy. Answer: State Constitution
Statutes/Acts
Regulatory Law of State administration
City/County ordinances
◉ Reliance on Case Law : Advantages. Answer: Stare decisis
