BLAW 3201 : BLAW 3201 Test 1
Document Summary
Congress (article 1: declare war, coin money, regulate commerce, establish post offices, intellectual property right. Presidential (article 2: veto powers, delivers state of the union, commander in chief, issues executive orders. Judicial (article 3: diversity cases > 75,000, federal question (federal law, between states, ambassadors. Five boxes- satisfy if going to sue: cause of action- reason to sue, tort- injured/civilly wrong, contract- broken, constitutional, right of action- who has the right to sue (who owns, usually the victim is the only right. 3. subject matter jurisdiction- which court has right to hear: federal (limited) or state (general/hear most, just state: family law, property law, adoption, just federal: bankruptcy, intellectual property, admiralty. Litigation- process of resolving dispute through court system. Alternative dispute regulation: (most are binding: mediation- two parties and go alone to talk and work out (non-binding) 2. negotiation- dispute settled between 2 parties, usually 3rd party mediator: arbitration- (normally binding) 3rd party makes decision, sometimes panel, award=decision.
