BULW 301- UTK Exam 1 (Chyz) Study
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Primary Sources of Law - ANSWER-US Constitution and State Constitutions
Statutory Law
Regulations created by administrative agencies
Case law and common law doctrines
Secondary Sources of Law - ANSWER-legal encyclopedias, treatises, articles i...
Federal Constitution - ANSWER✔✔-Supreme law of the land
State Constitutions - ANSWER✔✔-Each of the 50 states has their own Constitution that sets forth the
principles and framework for their government. Usually more detailed than the national Constitution
Doctrine of Federal Preumption - ANSWER✔✔--Fed law > State law
-State law can prevail if Fed law not enforced (weed)
Statutes - ANSWER✔✔-Laws that went through the legislative process
U.S. Code - ANSWER✔✔-A compilation of all the laws passed by the U.S. Congress.
Federal Agencies - ANSWER✔✔-organizations that deal with a specific area of interest for the federal gov
Case Law - ANSWER✔✔-the rules of law announced in court decisions
Stare Decisis - ANSWER✔✔-"Let the decision stand"; decisions are based on precedents from previous
cases
Judicial Review - ANSWER✔✔-Allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws
Jurisdiction - ANSWER✔✔-The authority of a court to hear a case
In Personam Jurisdiction - ANSWER✔✔-Court jurisdiction over the "person" involved in a legal action;
personal jurisdiction.
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