BUL 3320 Chapter 1 Notes Q&A
Administrative law - ANSWER-consists of the rules, orders, and decisions of
administrative agencies.
Administrative agencies - ANSWER-are federal, state, or local government agencies
established to perform a specific function.
Common Law - ANSWER-is a body of general rules that applied throughout the
entire English realm.
Precedent - ANSWER-is a decision that furnishes an example of authority for
deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar legal principles or facts.
Controlling Precedents - ANSWER-are precedents that must be followed within a
jurisdiction.
Binding Authority - ANSWER-is any source of law that a court must follow when
deciding a case.
Jurispurdence - ANSWER-involves learning about different schools of thought & how
the approaches to law characteristic of each school can affect judicial decision
making.
Natural Law Theory - ANSWER-states a higher or universal law exists that applies to
all human beings.
Legal Positivism - ANSWER-believes there can be no higher law than a nations
positive law.
Substantive law - ANSWER-consist of all laws that define, describe, regulate, and
create legal rights and obligations
Procedural law - ANSWER-consists of all laws that outline the methods of enforcing
the rights established by substantive laws.
Civil law - ANSWER-spells out the rights & duties that exist between persons, &
governments, as well as the relief available when a persons rights are violated.
Criminal Law - ANSWER-is concerned with wrongs committed against the public as
a whole.
A Citation - ANSWER-identifies the publication in which a legal authority such as a
statute or court decision can be found.
Trial Courts - ANSWER-are where evidence is presented & testimonies are given.
Administrative law - ANSWER-consists of the rules, orders, and decisions of
administrative agencies.
Administrative agencies - ANSWER-are federal, state, or local government agencies
established to perform a specific function.
Common Law - ANSWER-is a body of general rules that applied throughout the
entire English realm.
Precedent - ANSWER-is a decision that furnishes an example of authority for
deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar legal principles or facts.
Controlling Precedents - ANSWER-are precedents that must be followed within a
jurisdiction.
Binding Authority - ANSWER-is any source of law that a court must follow when
deciding a case.
Jurispurdence - ANSWER-involves learning about different schools of thought & how
the approaches to law characteristic of each school can affect judicial decision
making.
Natural Law Theory - ANSWER-states a higher or universal law exists that applies to
all human beings.
Legal Positivism - ANSWER-believes there can be no higher law than a nations
positive law.
Substantive law - ANSWER-consist of all laws that define, describe, regulate, and
create legal rights and obligations
Procedural law - ANSWER-consists of all laws that outline the methods of enforcing
the rights established by substantive laws.
Civil law - ANSWER-spells out the rights & duties that exist between persons, &
governments, as well as the relief available when a persons rights are violated.
Criminal Law - ANSWER-is concerned with wrongs committed against the public as
a whole.
A Citation - ANSWER-identifies the publication in which a legal authority such as a
statute or court decision can be found.
Trial Courts - ANSWER-are where evidence is presented & testimonies are given.
