The case of Marbury v. Madison  established the ____________________ which allows the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the acts of the other branches of government to determine the constitutionality of the acts.

Constitutional rights include expressed personal freedom guarantees as found in the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment.  These laws have been interpreted to include implied rights — privacy, education, the right to have children and many others.  These implied rights find their basis in the __________________ Doctrine.

One of the sources of law is _____________________ which sets out rules and regulations promulgated by ______________________ .  These rules and regulations have the same force and effect as statutory laws.

Originally, there were courts of law with limited remedies.  These remedies were limited to tangible things of value.  Because of the limitations on these remedies, another court developed ____________________ which provided extraordinary remedies that were fitted to the facts  of the situation when there was no remedy at law.

A patient with dyspnea and chest pain has the following diagnostic study results. The nurse suspects the patient has which condition? Diagnostic Study Patient Results D-Dimer elevated ECG nonspecific T wave changes pH 7.49 PaO2 74 mmHg PaCO2 30 mmHg HCO3 21 mEq/L

The Burden of Proof in civil litigation is:

The four main sources of law are:

The requirement for a case & controversy requires that there is a factual basis for the lawsuit, something has actually happened.  This requirement is imposed on the party filing the lawsuit because the court does not give advisory opinions.

One of the most important function of our legal system is to provide stability.  One of the first persons to pose this was Roscoe Pound.  He said “The law should be ______________________ “.

The purpose of the Courts, as defined in class, is to: