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Henry David Thoreau felt that war was
unjust and therefor refused to pay his taxes
when the US declared war on Mexico.
Thoreau felt there was a higher law than the
law of the land. Which theory of
jurisprudence was he applying?
Natural Law
If the title of an appellate court case appears
as Jones v. Smith:
you cannot determine which party is the
plaintiff, because when a defendant loses a
trial and files an appeal, some courts (but not
all) reverse the names of the parties.
Which of the following would be an
example of a civil lawsuit?
Gretta hit Rita in the bar during happy hour.
Rita is now suing for her injuries.
A case citation that reads: Kuehn v. Pub
Zone, 364 N.J.Super 301, 835 A.2d 692
(1995) indicates that the case may be found
in the 301st volume of the New Jersey
Reporter at page 364.
False
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Tony raped Jane in the parking lot of Joe sBrew Pub. The district attorney s officeprosecuted Tony on rape charges.Subsequently, Jane filed a lawsuit againstTony for money damages. Classify eachlegal action.The district attorney s case was a criminalcase; Jane s lawsuit was a civil case.The doctrine of precedent requires:
There are 51 Constitutions in the UnitedStates: 1 federal Constitution and 50true
A law that violates the United StatesConstitution:
Sandra sued her next door neighbor, Bob,claiming that his driveway was 5 feet too farover the lot line. This is a criminal lawsuit.
The principle that precedent is binding onlater cases is stare decisis.
In 1994, the North American Free TradeAgreement was ratified by the U.S. Senate.This treaty is law in the United States.
