Common Law Tradition & Structure

Question 1

What Is the highest source of law for the federal government?

Question 2

What is the highest source of law for a state government?

Question 3

What is sovereignty?

Question 4

May the federal government either abolish a state or reduce its territory without the states permission?

Question 5

Are the rights of the people only those listed in the US Constitution?

Question 6

What are dual sovereigns?

Question 7

Why do we analyze judicial decisions?

Question 8

Describe the convention for tilting cases?

Question 9

How do you figure out which court wrote an opinion?

Question 10

Which part of a judicial decision creates new law?

Question 11

What is a precedent?

Question 12

How does the contract clause limit state power?

Question 13

How does the 5th amendment limit government power?

Question 14

Does 2nd amendment apply to the states?

Question 15

May states make treaties?

Question 16

Which branch of government has the power to make laws?

Question 17

Name the only court specifically created by the US constitution

Question 18

What is an executive order?

Question 19

Define the term plaintiff and explain the role

Question 20

Define the term defendant and their role

Question 21

Define the term intervenor and explain their role

Question 22

What is amicus curiae?

Question 23

Do appellate courts hear testimony or take new evidence?

Question 24

What does it mean for a defendant to be served with process?

Question 25

What is a cross-complaint?

Question 26

How is personal jurisdiction established?

Question 27

What makes a case moot?

Question 28

What makes a case ripe?

Question 29

Written Interrogations

Question 30

Depositions

Question 31

Requests for information/physical evidence

Question 32

Electronic discovery

Question 33

Define the principle of stare decisis