Sports Law: Exam 1 Questions &
Correct and Verified Answers.Latest
update2025/2026 Graded A+, Exams of
Nursing
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWERS -derived from centuries of general rules, customs, and
experiences
-judges base decision on the principles of previously decided cases
-known as 'stare decisis'
- also known as case law
Stare Decisis - CORRECT ANSWERS - the practice of using former cases, or precedents, to assist
in deciding new cases
Constitutional Law - CORRECT ANSWERS -the U.S. federal government and every state have
separate written constitutions that set forth the organization, powers, and limits of their respective
governments
- U.S. Constitution- supreme law of US
- Bill of Rights- first 10 amendments, used to limit the powers and authority of the federal government
and guarantees many civil (individual) rights and protections
Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Right to Freedom of Speech, Press, Peaceful Assembly,
Petitioning
2. Right to Bear Arms
3. No Soldier shall be Quartered with a civilian during a Peacetime without consent of the landowner or
in wartime without prescribed law
4.Right to not be searched without giving consent or without probable cause
, 5. Right not to incriminate yourself
6. Right to a Speedy and Public Trial
7. Right not to be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy)
8. No excessive bail, fines, no cruel and unusual punishment
9. You are only free to the extent that you do not infringe on another's freedom
10. Powers not given to the US in the Constitution or Prohibited by the States are reserved to the States,
or people
14th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWERS - principal guarantees of the Bill of Rights --> applicable
to individual states
- neither federal nor state government can deprive citizens those rights and protections
-rights not absolute
Statutory Law - CORRECT ANSWERS -state and federal legislators enact laws termed "statues"
-local gov.s like cities and counties create laws termed "ordinances"
-limited to matters of jurisdiction
-Doctrine of Supremacy
Doctrine of Supremacy - CORRECT ANSWERS - when jurisdictions overlap (when two levels of
gov. have jurisdiction)
- federal law > state law > local law
-statutory law cannot violate US Constitution or relevant state constitution
Administrative Law - CORRECT ANSWERS - Administrative Agencies
- Rules and Regulations
Correct and Verified Answers.Latest
update2025/2026 Graded A+, Exams of
Nursing
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWERS -derived from centuries of general rules, customs, and
experiences
-judges base decision on the principles of previously decided cases
-known as 'stare decisis'
- also known as case law
Stare Decisis - CORRECT ANSWERS - the practice of using former cases, or precedents, to assist
in deciding new cases
Constitutional Law - CORRECT ANSWERS -the U.S. federal government and every state have
separate written constitutions that set forth the organization, powers, and limits of their respective
governments
- U.S. Constitution- supreme law of US
- Bill of Rights- first 10 amendments, used to limit the powers and authority of the federal government
and guarantees many civil (individual) rights and protections
Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Right to Freedom of Speech, Press, Peaceful Assembly,
Petitioning
2. Right to Bear Arms
3. No Soldier shall be Quartered with a civilian during a Peacetime without consent of the landowner or
in wartime without prescribed law
4.Right to not be searched without giving consent or without probable cause
, 5. Right not to incriminate yourself
6. Right to a Speedy and Public Trial
7. Right not to be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy)
8. No excessive bail, fines, no cruel and unusual punishment
9. You are only free to the extent that you do not infringe on another's freedom
10. Powers not given to the US in the Constitution or Prohibited by the States are reserved to the States,
or people
14th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWERS - principal guarantees of the Bill of Rights --> applicable
to individual states
- neither federal nor state government can deprive citizens those rights and protections
-rights not absolute
Statutory Law - CORRECT ANSWERS -state and federal legislators enact laws termed "statues"
-local gov.s like cities and counties create laws termed "ordinances"
-limited to matters of jurisdiction
-Doctrine of Supremacy
Doctrine of Supremacy - CORRECT ANSWERS - when jurisdictions overlap (when two levels of
gov. have jurisdiction)
- federal law > state law > local law
-statutory law cannot violate US Constitution or relevant state constitution
Administrative Law - CORRECT ANSWERS - Administrative Agencies
- Rules and Regulations
