Intentional Torts | Constitutional Law | Legal Terms | Federal Courts | Maryland Courts |
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What is is a category of torts?
Intentional torts
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What is rights carved out in the federal and state constitutions?
Constitutional Law
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What is the party being sued or tried ?
Respondent
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What are the 3 federal courts?
94 District Courts, 13 Courts of Appeals, & the United States Supreme Court.
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What are the 4 Maryland courts?
the District Court of Maryland, Circuit Courts, the Court of Special Appeals, and the Court of Appeals.
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What is an Intentional tort?
false imprisonment
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What is examples of Constitutional Law?
freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly
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What is A request made after a trial, asking another court to decide whether the trial was conducted properly?
appeal
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Who interpret the law, determine the constitutionality of the law, and apply it to individual cases?
Federal court
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What is the court system in Maryland?
two trial courts
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What is 3 elements of intentional torts?
willfulness, knowingly causing harm, or recklessness
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What are the 3 types of constitutions?
written or unwritten, codified or uncodified, and complex or simple.
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What is a A person who makes a written request that the court take a particular action?
Petitioner
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What is the trial courts of the federal court system?
District
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Who decide what really happened and what should be done about it?
Courts
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What are 3 types of torts?
intentional torts, negligence, and strict liability.
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What are 7 laws of constitution?
popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, federalism, checks and balances, republicanism, and individual rights.
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What is a written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant?
complaint
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What is the number of district courts
94
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What are the main 3 functions of the court?
resolve disputes between people, companies and units of government.
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What are 4 intentional torts?
assault, battery, false imprisonment and intentional infliction.
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What are 2 types of constitution?
the procedural and the prescriptive.
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What is the party appealing a decision or judgment to a higher court?
Appellant
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What is the number of Supreme Court judges?
9
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How many courts are in Maryland?
two trial courts and two appellate courts.
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