Exam 1: Our System of Law

The literal translation of "stare decisis" would mean ______.

The State of Louisiana had earlier been a Spanish territory, and therefore, has greatly been influenced by the Spanish civil laws.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears ______.

Administrative law is the body of rules, regulations, and decisions created by administrative agencies.

A court has appellate jurisdiction if it has the authority to hear appeals from other courts.

How are precedents set and followed?

The Uniform Commercial Code has been adopted, at least partly, by all 50 states.

Statutes are the laws enacted by ______.

Administrative agencies lack the authority to establish rules that have the force of law.

Unlike the federal constitution, state constitutions provide safeguards for the rights of individuals within that particular state.

The practice of relying on previous decisions is known as ______.

Courts that are given the power to hear only certain kinds of cases have ______ jurisdiction.

State laws require that barbers and pharmacists pass examinations to be ______.

Decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court must ______ by other courts.

The laws passed by Congress and by state legislatures are called ______.

The Uniform Commercial Code is a set of laws governing various commercial transactions designed to bring uniformity to the laws of the states.

Write a brief explanation of the state court system.

The principles and ideals that protect individual liberty and freedom are incorporated in the ______.

A court decision upon which courts later rely in similar cases is known as a(n) ______.

There was a time when state constitutions and laws differed from state to state with the result that interstate commerce was affected. What resolved the conflicting statutes regulating business activity among the states?