David Reid Baylor University B Law
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Subsantative Law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔creates, defines and regulates legal rights and duties
Procedural law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔sets fourth rules of enforcing those rights that are
created by subsantative law
Civil Law Burden of Proof - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Preponderance of evidence
Criminal law Burden of Proof - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Beyond a reasonable doubt
What does case law establish? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Legal Precedents
stare decisis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔courts follow other courts previous decisions (precedents)
Restatements of Law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Summaries of common law rules in a particular
area of the law. Restatements do not carry the weight of law but can be used to guide
interpretations of particular cases.
Equity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔fairness and justice
Statues - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔formal rule or law
, Uniform Law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Statues that have been passed to promote uniformity. Ex:
UCC which covers the sale of goods
Administrative Law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The body of law created by administrative agencies
(in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions) in order to carry out their duties and
responsibilities.
Inferior Trial Courts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔JP courts, small claims court. Hear things such as
traffic cases and minor offenses
Trial courts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Hear more major offenses, very formal
Appellate Courts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Courts of appeal. review decision of trial courts but do
not change the facts
Supreme Court of the State - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Also an appellate court but reviews decision
of lower appellate courts
Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Federal crimes, bankruptcy, patent or
trademark, copyright, lawsuits against the US
Concurrent Jurisdicition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔when both federal and state courts have
authority to hear the case
Federal Question - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔An issue covered by the U.S. Constitution, national
laws, or U.S. treaties. Can have concurrent Jurisdiciton. Protestors first amendment question
Diversity of Citizenship + amount over 75k - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔When citizens are citizens of
different states
Exam Review With 100% Correct
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Subsantative Law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔creates, defines and regulates legal rights and duties
Procedural law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔sets fourth rules of enforcing those rights that are
created by subsantative law
Civil Law Burden of Proof - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Preponderance of evidence
Criminal law Burden of Proof - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Beyond a reasonable doubt
What does case law establish? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Legal Precedents
stare decisis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔courts follow other courts previous decisions (precedents)
Restatements of Law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Summaries of common law rules in a particular
area of the law. Restatements do not carry the weight of law but can be used to guide
interpretations of particular cases.
Equity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔fairness and justice
Statues - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔formal rule or law
, Uniform Law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Statues that have been passed to promote uniformity. Ex:
UCC which covers the sale of goods
Administrative Law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The body of law created by administrative agencies
(in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions) in order to carry out their duties and
responsibilities.
Inferior Trial Courts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔JP courts, small claims court. Hear things such as
traffic cases and minor offenses
Trial courts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Hear more major offenses, very formal
Appellate Courts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Courts of appeal. review decision of trial courts but do
not change the facts
Supreme Court of the State - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Also an appellate court but reviews decision
of lower appellate courts
Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Federal crimes, bankruptcy, patent or
trademark, copyright, lawsuits against the US
Concurrent Jurisdicition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔when both federal and state courts have
authority to hear the case
Federal Question - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔An issue covered by the U.S. Constitution, national
laws, or U.S. treaties. Can have concurrent Jurisdiciton. Protestors first amendment question
Diversity of Citizenship + amount over 75k - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔When citizens are citizens of
different states
