The United States Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land.

We covered several functions of law.  Perhaps the most important gives us dependability in our legal system while facilitating orderly change by _________________________ .

The body of statutory law consists of written laws passed by Congress or state legislatures that establish and regulate the conduct of citizens, businesses and other organizations. This includes ordinances the regulations enacted by local, municipal or county governments.  

One of these differences in civil law and criminal law is the basis of what is being tried.  In civil law  the court makes determinations regarding the issues involved in the case and providing the proper remedy to the situation.  In criminal law the court makes determinations regarding the guilt or innocence of the accused and:  

We looked at several types of jurisdiction in the court system including all the following except:

Civil litigation is the process of maintaining and advancing a lawsuit from beginning to final judgment.

To hear a case and render a verdict a court must have jurisdiction over either the parties or the subject matter, but not both.

The reason a Plaintiff presents his/her case first is because he/she filed the lawsuit.

Discovery refers to the process of obtaining information and gathering evidence from the opposition in a court proceeding.  The methods of discovery that we discussed include all the following except: 

A court is an impartial tribunal charged with hearing a dispute and reaching a fair outcome.