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INTRO TO LAW FINAL -UNIVERSITY OF LOWA
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A ruling by a judge in favor of one party even though the jury found in favor of the opposing party is called - ANSWER-JNOV
a quality in a law that makes it unconstitutional because the law is so expansive that it captures conduct that is protected by the Constitution - ANSWER-overbreadth
in order to claim federal court jurisdiction based upon diversity of citizenship, the parties must be from different states and the amount in controversy must exceed - ANSWER-75k
a written document, in which the plaintiff alleges jurisdiction, sets forth facts that establishes the existence of a legal claim that entitles the plaintiff to relief from the defendant, and demands relief - ANSWER-complaint
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all of the following are examples of federal issues except: -
ANSWER-marital dissolution
What are examples of Federal Issues? - ANSWER-civil rights, patent, and admiralty
laws that make actions criminal that were not criminal at the time the action occurred, and are prohibited by the US Constitution are called - ANSWER-ex post facto
which legal philosophy is based upon the idea that "law" consists of rules established by the moral compass common to all people at birth - ANSWER-natural law
what is the name for the section of the US Constitution that provides that when there is a conflict between state and federal law, the federal law controls? - ANSWER-supremacy clause
what is the term for a legal services agreement in which the attorney receives an agreed upon percentage of the client's monetary recovery, usually 30%? - ANSWER-contingent fee agreement
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name the requirement by the US Constitution that States must recognize and enforce the judgements of other states - ANSWER-full faith and credit clause
name the legal document used for requesting that a court issue a decision and award a judgement rather than proceeding to trial, when both parties substantially agree about the important facts in the case - ANSWER-motion for summary judgement
True or False----A case is considered a "case of first impression" if there is no precedent - ANSWER-True
True or False ----- parties may create subject-matter jurisdiction through a contract - ANSWER-False
True or False----parties have an unlimited number of peremptory challenges during voir dire - ANSWER-False
True or False ---- leading questions are permitted in cross- examination - ANSWER-True
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True or False ---- a motion for summary judgement is properly granted when the plaintiff and the defendant substantially agree about the important facts in the case - ANSWER-True
True or False ---- extraneous judicial expressions and comments are referred to as the holding of a case - ANSWER-False
True or False ---- a contract must be in writing to be legally enforceable - ANSWER-False
True or False --- parties may create legal immunity through a contract - ANSWER-True
True or False ---- federal judges are nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate - ANSWER-True
True or False ---- when a jury's award is grossly insufficient, a prevailing party in state court may ask the trial court to award the plaintiff an additional sum of money, called remittitur - ANSWER-False
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