Introduction To Legal Studies Test

Automobile accidents are not considered tort suits

• True

• False: Automobile accidents are considered tort suits

Real property is stuff not attached to land.

• True

• False: Real property is land or structures attached to land.

Real property is land or structures attached to land. 

• True

• False

Each state follows the same set of civil procedure rules when governing civil lawsuits. 

• True

• False: Each state has its own set of civil procedure rules to govern civil lawsuits in their respective state court systems.

Actus reus is the criminal act itself.

• True

• False

Golden Rule: The more difficult the material, the more ______________ it will be tested. 

Any time a person is physically (or sometimes, emotionally) injured through the conduct of another, whether in a plane crash or from slipping on a piece of lettuce at the supermarket, the potential for a __________ suit arises. 

All civil lawsuits are controlled by a set of procedural rules known as ________________________________________.

Principal among the topics covered in Civil Procedure are ____________ and _______________ jurisdiction. 

This case concerns whether state or federal substantive law applies in a particular case being heard in federal court. 

The Erie doctrine is named after a famous Supreme Court case called____________________________________. 

In this case, one of the parties jokingly signed over his farmland on the back of a restaurant check thinking that the negotiation was done in jest. However, as he soon found out, this was considered a valid manifestation of acceptance and he had to sell his farm. 

One pitfall to watch out for is that some important doctrines of criminal law --- primarily the element of causation and defense to crimes --- parallel similar doctrines under ___________ law. 

The law of __________________________ is a maze-like set of rules regulating the ability of one to convey interests in land to someone in the future, such as by way of a will or trust. 

The bulk of every Torts course is the topic of ___________________________. 

Where should you sit in all of your law school classrooms? 

Complete the list of case brief components:(1)(2) the procedural history(3) who won the case(4) the substantive legal issue in the case(5) the rule adopted by the court to resolve the substantive issue(6) why the court adopted the rule and resolved the case in the manner it did

Complete the list of case brief components:(1) the relevant facts of the case(2) the procedural history (3)(4) the substantive legal issue in the case(5) the rule adopted by the court to resolve the substantive issue(6) why the court adopted the rule and resolved the case in the manner it did

Defamation law is a part of ____________ law. 

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which are the focus of most 1L courses on the subject, govern lawsuits in the ___________ courts.

This topic is one of the most difficult, and most heavily tested, issues in Civil Procedure. 

This case involved a negotiation between two intoxicated parties for a piece of farmland. 

This area of law focuses on the study of criminal offenses and defenses, primarily the former. 

Read the statement below. If the statement is true, rewrite the sentence in the blank. If it is false, replace the term in bold with the correct term then rewrite the sentence:Actus reus is the mental state required to be convicted of a particular crime. 

These are offenses were the target crime is not actually completed. They are often very tricky cases

Medical malpractice suits are ______________cases. 

When are people liable for damages under negligence law? 

• When they fail to show sympathy for the situation at hand

• When they exercise reasonable care but, in the process, cause injury

• When they fail to exercise reasonable care and that failure causes neglect

• When they fail to exercise reasonable care and that failure causes injury

Many law professors are ______________. 

These cases are different from and more difficult to digest than any other cases.

• District Court Cases

• State Court Cases

• Appellate Court Cases

• U.S. Supreme Court Cases

In this area of the law students study the principles of law governing the ownership and transfer of personal property and real property. 

• Criminal

• Contract

• Property

• Civil Procedure

Personal property is stuff not attached to land.

• True

• False

In this case, the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment limits the ability of states to award tort damages for defamation against public officials. 

• Chicago Tribune v. Matthews, 1956

• New York Times v. Sullivan, 1964

• Washington Post v. Smith, 1964

• The Huffington Post v. Diablo, 1945

This area of law focuses on the formation, performance, and breach of oral and written agreements. 

This rule relates to what, if any, extraneous evidence outside the contract can be considered in interpreting the contract. 

Provide the missing component of the list:1) the relevant facts of the case(2) (3) who won the case(4) the substantive legal issue in the case(5) the rule adopted by the court to resolve the substantive issue(6) why the court adopted the rule and resolved the case in the manner it did

Complete the list of case brief components:(1) the relevant facts of the case(2) the procedural history(3) who won the case(4) the substantive issue in the case(5) the rule adopted by the court to resolve the substantive issue(6) 

This is a wacky and confusing case that involved the opinions from two heavyweight judges about an exploding package of fireworks that supposedly knocked a heavy scale on top of Helen Palsgraf at the Long Island train station in 1924.

• McClurg v. Jones

• Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.

• Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompskin

• Ramsey v. Alabama

Unlike your other first-year courses (except Constitutional Law), many of the cases in Civil Procedure are ______________________ cases. 

A full understanding of complex legal doctrine sometimes can be achieved only by studying its _____________________________. 

Criminal Law is highly _________ - based.

• Fact

• Element

• Action

• Litigation

This type of law is essentially the study of liability for "accidents." 

• Torts

• Criminal

• Negligence

• Civil Procedure

The Rules of Civil Procedure tell the lawyers and the parties ______________________________________________________________________________________________________. 

A court has power to hear a lawsuit only if _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. 

In most Civil Procedure courses, students will not excel without a thorough understanding of __________________________________________________________________________.

The three essential ingredients to the formation of a binding contract are: 

• Offer

• Negligence

• Acceptance

• Denial

• Contemplation

• Consideration

Historical context is more important to understanding _________________ than it is in some other 1L courses. 

Complete the list of case brief components:(1) the relevant facts of the case(2) the procedural history (3) who won the case (4) the substantive legal issues of the case (5) (6) why the court adopted the rule and resolved the case in the manner it did. 

When a professor asks a student to "state the case", what exactly is he asking the student to do?