2. Legal principles expressed for the first time in court decisions are called: Precedent
3. the law could best be described as: a multitude of rights and corresponding duties
4. Several layers of law are enacted at different levels of government to provide the framework for business and personal rights and duties. At the base of this framework of laws is/are: constitutional law
5. Sheriff Jane desires to search your home. What law requires that the sheriff obtain a search warrant? the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution
6. A motion for a directed verdict is appropriate: immediately after the presentation of all evidence at trial.
7. A deposition: is the testimony of a witness taken under oath, can also be used to impeach witness, can be conducted outside coutroom
8. The power given to courts to hear certain types of cases is called: jurisdiction
9. Which is not considered an alternate means of dispute resolution? Civil Lawsuit
10. A court is a tribunal established by: The Government
11. When the president negotiates a treaty with a foreign country and submits it to the Senate for approval, the president's action is based on: an Amendment by practice
12. Under the US constitution:
13. A system in which a central government is given power to administer to national concerns and individual states administer to local concerns is called: Federal System
14. The due process clause:
Is, by liberal interpretation, held to be a guarantee of protection from unreasonable legal procedures.
15. The U.S. Constitution: is a written document that specifies the structures and powers of the federal government.