Chapter 1 pt. 2

Question 1

What are the three federal courts?

Answer 1

Supreme court, circuit courts, and district courts.

Question 2

What is the IRAC method of deciding cases?

Answer 2

ISSUE, RULE which rule of law applies to the case, APPLICATION how does the law apply to the facts and circumstances of the case, CONCLUSION what conclusion should be drawn.

Question 3

Why can it be difficult to settle on a legal matter?

Answer 3

There is no one right answer to most legal questions, good arguments on both sides, judges and juries values effect decisions, court outcomes are not certain.

Question 4

What is substantive law?

Answer 4

Define, describe, regulate, and create rights.

Question 5

What is procedural law?

Answer 5

Outlines method of enforcing substantive law.

Question 6

What is civil law?

Answer 6

Rights and duties between persons and governments (statutory and common law).

Question 7

What is criminal law?

Answer 7

Wrongs committed against the public as a whole and is only statutory.

Question 8

What is counter majoritarian difficulty?

Answer 8

A supreme court debate of should issues be decided by the courts or solved by the people. When do we overrule democracy?