SCMA 323 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Precedent, Multiple Choice, Alternative Dispute Resolution

• School: VCU
• Department: Supply Chain Management and Analytics
• Course: SCMA 323
• Professor: W Illiam W Muse

Document Summary

Test next class: 40 questions, multiple choice, answer sheet provided, chapters 1-4. Constitution (supreme law of land: legislative, executive, judicial. Latin terms: stare decisis to let the decision stand . Federal and state statues: treaties, ordinances, executive ordinances. Court system in va: district court, state court, appellant court. Court system in the united states: magistrate court, circuit court, supreme courts. How judges get their job: in state courts elected by general assembly, federal (except by magistrate) all judges appointed by president and confirmed by the senate. 13 circuit courts of appeals, 12 in state and 1 in washington d. c. Supreme court does not have to take every case. Circuit court of appeals sits in 3 judge panels. Supreme courts has all nine at once. Standing to sue: stake in the outcome. Trial itself: choosing the jury, opening statements, plaintiff case, defendant case, closing statement, jury instruction, verdict. Right to appeal when you lose a case.