LOMA 311 EXAM WITH {228} QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Trial courts. Each state court system has a single highest court. - ANSWER: Each
state court system has a variety of __________.
District courts. - ANSWER In the United States. In the federal court system, the
trial courts in each state and territory are designated as __________ __________.
District courts. - ANSWER __________ __________ serve as trial courts with
jurisdiction over just certain types of cases as outlined in the constitution and
numerous federal legislation.
State Supreme Court - ANSWER The court with the authority to examine lower
appellate court decisions in a state judicial system.
In each state court system, a trial court is presided over by a judicial official known
as a __________.
The Supreme Court is the court that generally hears issues involving matters of
national importance, such as those involving the United States. Constitution or in
which two or more subordinate courts have reached differing conclusions.
Tort - ANSWER A private wrong, other than violation of contract, for which the
law guarantees restitution to the offended party. The emphasis is on paying the
victims rather than punishing the wrongdoers.
Torts - Examples include assault, battery, slander, libel, false misrepresentation,
causing a breach of contract, and trespassing on property.
,Legal - ANSWER __________ remedies primarily include the payment of
monetary damages to harmed parties.
Equitable - ANSWER equitable remedies were developed by the courts to provide
new remedies in circumstances where monetary damages were insufficient to
correct some wrongs.
Restitution - ANSWER __________ can be a legal or equitable remedy. The
primary goal is to prevent unjust enrichment; no one should be allowed to profit or
be enriched as a result of a wrong done at the expense of another.
Judicial Branch - ANSWER This branch of government in a jurisdiction is
responsible for applying and interpreting its laws.
Legislative Branch - ANSWER This branch of government is made up of one or
more entities tasked with enacting laws to regulate the relevant jurisdiction.
Executive Branch - ANSWER This branch of government is made up of several
agencies or ministries that are in charge of administering, enforcing, and carrying
out the jurisdiction's laws.
Parliamentary Democracy - ANSWER In this form of government, the legislative
branch has the ultimate authority to make all laws.
ANSWER: In this form of governance, a federal government and several
lower-level governments share governmental powers. In other words, a group of
sovereign states has decided to unite as a nation.
ANSWER The Department of Justice is the federal administrative agency in charge
of enforcing federal criminal laws, representing the United States in federal
lawsuits, and giving legal assistance to other federal officials and departments.
,Department of the Treasury - ANSWER A federal administrative department
primarily responsible for enforcing federal banking and tax regulations.
ANSWER: The Office of the Secretary of State is a state administrative entity in
charge of licensing firms and businesses.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the federal body in charge of
enforcing federal securities laws and regulating the investing industry.
Statutory Law - ANSWER Laws established by a legislature constitute the body of
law called as?
Statutes are laws that state, order, or prohibit something.
Legislative, Executive - ANSWER In the United States and many other
jurisdictions, the legislative branch enacts statutes in broad strokes and delegated
authority to the executive branch to fill in the details.
Regulations - ANSWER Rules or orders issued by administrative agencies with the
same force and effect as statutes. These rules or orders constitute administrative
law.
Civil Law - ANSWER A legal system founded on Roman law in which laws are
codified in written codes established by the legislature.
Common Law is an unwritten corpus of broad principles and rules of law formed
and followed by a course based on English law.
, The Supreme Court is the United States' highest court; it considers only appeals
from other courts and issues involving any state or a foreign authority, such as an
ambassador.
Circuit Courts of Appeal - ANSWER Thirteen of the federal courts have
jurisdiction to consider matters in which a district court's decision is appealed by
one of the trial parties.
Federal Sentencing Guidelines - ANSWER US federal laws that establish
consistent principles for sentencing individuals and organizations guilty of major
federal crimes.
Civil Litigation - A judicial process in which private parties go to court to enforce a
legal right or seek redress for a civil wrong.
Criminal Court - ANSWER Handles matters in when the government is
prosecuting an individual accused of committing a criminal.
Res Judicata - ANSWER This doctrine ensures that parties do not re-litigate things
that have already been settled by the courts. This notion encourages judicial
efficiency and allows parties to rely on the finality of judgments.
Default Judgment - ANSWER A judgment entered against a defendant who fails to
plead or defend the lawsuit.
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