UGBA 175 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Punitive Damages, Quasi-Contract, General Jurisdiction

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Japanese internment by fdr, affirmative action by lbj (4) people: prepositions (put on the ballot) (5) bureaucrats, administrative/ agency law vast majority of law, agencies pass regulations (6) constitution, can be amended. You can get a lawyer by contingency: don"t pay unless you win (lawyer gets 50%) Sometimes if p wins, can seek legal costs from d, but you need a legal fees clause in contract. Appeal based on legal issues (look at precedent, argue intent of opinion if similar case) Not real property, non-movable items like houses. Electricity and software treated as goods (so it can be uniform) Prominent thrust test: which one dominates, services or goods (usually services) Unilateral contract (one person makes promise in exchange for an act/ forbearance, accept. Implied contract (implied in conduct, implied in fact) by carrying it out) Bilateral contract (both parties make promises to each other) Voidable contract (by the threatened/ defrauded party, usually only 1 side can void)