Exam 1: The Us Legal System

All of the following are sources of law except

This branch of government interprets statutory law.

A defendant is asked, "What did you see just before you stopped your car to help the victims of the car wreck?" This may be a case of which of the following:

The individual who brings a case to court is the

This branch of government establishes agencies to enact administrative law.

Which of the following would be considered a criminal case?

When a court has jurisdiction over property or a thing itself, rather than over the people involved, the type of jurisdiction is called

Which statement about the checks and balances system is false?

The foundation of the law of the land is

All the cases below would be considered a civil case except

Which is true about a malpractice case?

Which of the following develops from decisions previously made by courts, or precedents, and is binding on all lower courts?

Which cases could be sent from the district court to the appellate court?

A hospital worker steals a patient's medical chart. This case would be tried in which type of court?

The Supreme Court hears cases from courts of which jurisdiction?

Which branch of government developed the source of law that implemented the Medicaid and Medicare amendments to the Social Security Act of 1965?

All of the following are examples of the use of laws except

If a judge decides a case on the basis of findings of a previous court in a similar case, which Latin term applies?

An example of in personam jurisdiction is

This branch of government proposes legislation and enforces laws.