Exam 1: Introduction to Law

If the title of an appellate court case appears as Jones v.Smith:

The doctrine of stare decisis:

The case citation Pereda v.Parajon,957 So.2d 1194 (2007)reveals that Pereda is the plaintiff.

Under the natural law theory of jurisprudence,an unjust law is no law at all.

The United States Supreme Court has the power to:

In 1992,the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled in a case entitled Goodman v.Wenco Foods,Inc. ,that when a substance in food causes injury to a consumer of the food,it is not a bar to recovery against the seller that the substance was natural to the food.If,in a 2008 case involving a consumer's injury caused by a fish bone in a bowl of fish chowder,the court followed the decision in Goodman v.Wenco Foods,Inc. ,the court's action in the second case is an example of:

Tony raped Jane in the parking lot of Joe's Brew Pub.The District Attorney's office prosecuted Tony on rape charges.Subsequently,Jane filed a lawsuit against Tony for money damages.Classify each legal action.

Henry David Thoreau felt that war was unjust and therefore refused to pay his taxes when the United States declared war on Mexico.If Henry David Thoreau's neighbor agreed that war was unjust but paid his taxes because the law required him to pay the tax,the neighbor would be applying the jurisprudence theory of:

Which of the following would be an example of a civil lawsuit?

The Minnesota legislature passed a law requiring that employers allow each employee adequate time within each four consecutive hours of work to utilize the nearest convenient restroom.This law is:

Curtis filed a lawsuit against Ulhoff for failure to repay $1,000 according to the terms of a promissory note.The trial ended before it began,with the trial judge granting a motion for summary judgment in favor of Curtis.Ulhoff has appealed,and the Supreme Court of Iowa has remanded the case.This means:

Common law refers to:

The doctrine of precedent is binding on all courts from county courts to the U.S.Supreme Court.

The President of the United States:

Identify and explain the parts of the following case name:Palsgraf v.Long Island Railroad Co. ,248 N.Y.339,162 N.E.99,New York Court of Appeals.

Misha,Gretchen,and Sam were stranded on a mountainside after their plane went down in a snow storm.They had no means of radio communication and virtually no food or other supplies.After 18 days,Misha and Gretchen killed Sam,the weakest survivor.Misha and Gretchen ate Sam.This allowed them to survive until they were rescued.After they were rescued,they were charged with premeditated first degree murder under the relevant state statute.Discuss the three schools of jurisprudence and how each would influence a finding of guilt or innocence for the three charged.

A rule that establishes maximum length of work shifts for air traffic controllers is an example of an administrative regulation.

In Anglo-Saxon society,men were put into groups of ten,known as a "tithing" and were individually held responsible for any injury caused by any member of the group.This is the forerunner of the idea of business partnerships.

Henry David Thoreau felt that war was unjust and therefore refused to pay his taxes when the United States declared war on Mexico.Thoreau felt that there was a higher law than the law of the land.Which theory of jurisprudence was he applying?

Which school of jurisprudence is based on the philosophy that what matters is not what is written as law,but who enforces the law and by what process?