Chapter 2

Question 1

Types of Law:

Answer 1

Public Law

Private Law

Question 2

Deals with relationship between individuals and government.

Answer 2

Public Law

Question 3

Deals with relationships among individuals.

Answer 3

Private Law

Question 4

One party asserts that the wrongful conduct of another has caused harm, and the injured party seeks compensation for harm suffered.

Answer 4

Tort action

Question 5

Involves a claim by one party, that another party has breached an agreement by failing to fulfill an obligation.

Answer 5

Contract action

Question 6

Body of principles that has evolved and expanded from judicial decisions.

Answer 6

Common Law in the United States

Question 7

Rules of conduct enforced by government, which imposes penalties when prescribe laws are violated.

Answer 7

Law

Question 8

System of national law based on : Custom, Foreign literature, and Rule of strong kings.

Answer 8

English Law

Question 9

Extensive body of public law issued by administrative agencies to direct the enacted laws of the federal and state governments.

Answer 9

Administrative Law

Question 10

The foundation for most of the U.S’s law

Answer 10

English Common Law

Question 14

DHHS

Answer 14

Department of Health and Human Services

Question 15

A cabinet level department within the executive branch of the federal government.

Answer 15

DHHS

Question 16

Has been charged with the responsibility for developing and implementing appropriate administrative regulations for carrying out national health and human services policy objectives.

Answer 16

DHHS

Question 17

CMS

Answer 17

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Question 18

Responsible for implementing various provisions of HIPAA.

Answer 18

CMS

Question 19

FDA

Answer 19

Food and Drug Administration

Question 20

Supervises and controls the introduction of drugs, food, cosmetics, and medical devices into the marketplace and protects society from impure and hazardous items.

Answer 20

FDA

Question 21

Branches of Government

Answer 21

Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch

Question 22

Write laws, enact laws, confirm justice, enact taxes, and set the budgets.

Answer 22

Legislative Branch

Question 23

Veto laws, wager war, appoint justices, and refuse certain expenditures.

Answer 23

Executive Branch

Question 24

Declare laws, constitutional or unconstitutional, interpret laws, apply laws, compel testimony.

Answer 24

Judicial Branch

Question 25

Federal Court System

Answer 25

U.S. District Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court

Question 26

Trial courts of the federal system

Answer 26

U.S. District Court

Question 27

Deals with civil, criminal, admiralty, and bankruptcy cases.

Answer 27

U.S. District Court

Question 28

Created to help reduce workload of U.S. Supreme Court.

Answer 28

U.S. Court of Appeals

Question 29

Reviews district court decision, and administrative agency decisions

Answer 29

U.S. Court of Appeals

Question 30

12 Regional courts

1 Judaical Circuit in DC

Answer 30

U.S. Court of Appeals

Question 31

94 District Courts of the federal system
1 in DC
1 in Puerto Rico

Answer 31

U.S. District Court

Question 32

Highest federal court, and only court created by federal constitution.

Answer 32

U.S. Supreme Court

Question 33

Compromised of 8 associates and 1 Chief Justice.

Answer 33

U.S. Supreme Courts.

Question 34

Written law emanating from a legislative body

Answer 34

Statutory Law

Question 35

Under this model government is divided into branches

Answer 35

Separation of Powers

Question 36

In separation of powers each branch has:

Answer 36

Separate and independent powers
Separate areas of responsibility
Is able to place limited restraints on the power exerted by other branches

Question 37

Negligent conducted by an elected or appointed political official

Answer 37

Political Malpractice