BUL 2241- EXAM 1- CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 5, AND
7 ALL COMBINED!!
Law
A body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by a controlling authority, and
having binding legal force. That which must be obeyed and followed by citizens
subject to sanctions or legal consequence is a law.
Property Law
Defines people's rights and duties toward tangible property, including real estate
(i.e., real property, such as land or buildings,) and their other possessions (i.e.,
personal property, such as clothes, books, vehicles, and so forth), and intangible
property, such as bank accounts and shares of stock.
Tort Law
Provides for compensation when someone or their property is harmed, whether in
an automobile accident or by defamation of character.
Criminal Law
Offenses against a federal, state, or local community itself are the subject of
criminal law, which provides for the government to punish the offender.
The Four Principles of Law
Establishing standards, maintaining order, resolving disputes, protecting liberties
and rights.
,The Rule of Law
The legal principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed
by arbitrary decisions of individual government officials.
Statutory Law (legislation)
The body of law resulting from statutes.
Statute
A law passed by the legislature
Common Law
A legal system based on custom and court rulings.
Precedent
Means that the decisions judges have made in earlier cases guide how future cases
are decided
Stare Decisis
, Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases
Jurisdiction
the power that a court holds to oversee a trial or other legal orders.
Trial Court
the first court to hear a criminal or civil case
Appellate Court
A court having jurisdiction to review cases and issues that were originally tried in
lower courts.
Court of Last Resort
The court authorized by law to hear the final appeal on a matter.
Criminal Actions
Deal with disputes between an individual and society as a whole
7 ALL COMBINED!!
Law
A body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by a controlling authority, and
having binding legal force. That which must be obeyed and followed by citizens
subject to sanctions or legal consequence is a law.
Property Law
Defines people's rights and duties toward tangible property, including real estate
(i.e., real property, such as land or buildings,) and their other possessions (i.e.,
personal property, such as clothes, books, vehicles, and so forth), and intangible
property, such as bank accounts and shares of stock.
Tort Law
Provides for compensation when someone or their property is harmed, whether in
an automobile accident or by defamation of character.
Criminal Law
Offenses against a federal, state, or local community itself are the subject of
criminal law, which provides for the government to punish the offender.
The Four Principles of Law
Establishing standards, maintaining order, resolving disputes, protecting liberties
and rights.
,The Rule of Law
The legal principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed
by arbitrary decisions of individual government officials.
Statutory Law (legislation)
The body of law resulting from statutes.
Statute
A law passed by the legislature
Common Law
A legal system based on custom and court rulings.
Precedent
Means that the decisions judges have made in earlier cases guide how future cases
are decided
Stare Decisis
, Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases
Jurisdiction
the power that a court holds to oversee a trial or other legal orders.
Trial Court
the first court to hear a criminal or civil case
Appellate Court
A court having jurisdiction to review cases and issues that were originally tried in
lower courts.
Court of Last Resort
The court authorized by law to hear the final appeal on a matter.
Criminal Actions
Deal with disputes between an individual and society as a whole
