chapter 15-1/15-2

Question 1

contract

Answer 1

agreement made by 2 parties to do or not to do something

Question 2

tort

Answer 2

intentional act that causes harm or damage

Question 3

defendant

Answer 3

the one who is charged or sued

Question 4

plaintiff

Answer 4

the one who brings charges against someone in a lawsuit

Question 5

offer

Answer 5

the promise that something will or will not happen

Question 6

due process

Answer 6

procedure that is substantial and used in legal circumstances

Question 7

constitutional law

Answer 7

deals with the constitution

Question 8

code of Hammurabi

Answer 8

earliest known written laws

Question 9

statutory law

Answer 9

roman law

Question 10

ordinance

Answer 10

local laws passed by city councils

Question 11

civil law

Answer 11

between 2 people believe that the other party has been injured or damaged by them

Question 12

statute

Answer 12

law written by legislative branch

Question 13

expressed contract

Answer 13

where terms are specifically stated

Question 14

presumption of innocence

Answer 14

not in constitution but its in our legal heritage

Question 15

adversary system

Answer 15

used in our system of justice/courts

Question 16

personal property

Answer 16

stocks, bonds, jewelry, clothing, pension plan

Question 17

real property

Answer 17

land and whatever is attached to it

Question 18

common law

Answer 18

most important basis of our legal system

Question 19

law

Answer 19

rules and standards which governs society

Question 20

mediation(during court process)

Answer 20

3rd party listens to plaintiffs and defendants

Question 21

implied contracts

Answer 21

whenever the terms can be inferred from the actions of the people involved