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 You ran a stop light and hit Hunter’s car. Now Hunter is suing you for damages. You are the ______.

 If the US Government attempted to name Catholicism as the national religion of the US, this would be in violation of which clause in the constitution?

This clause in the US Constitution gives congress the power to regulate interstate commerce between nations & states & Indian tribes including activities that “substantially affect interstate commerce.”

 This type of law outlines how the courts enforcing a person’s rights such as a trial by jury or right to an attorney.

Joe’s boat was damaged while docked in Florida, but he lives in Alabama.  If there is a lawsuit, he would probably have to travel to Florida because the court would use jurisdiction over the thing. Which of these concepts applies here?

 In the 1960’s the supreme court’s role in the civil rights movement – ruling on cases to promote social justice – is an example of how law cannot be applied uniformly and should perhaps be based on social, economic and contextual influences. What school of law is this referring to?

 What does the “moral minimum” mean?

If a group of college students decide to wear t-shirts to class that have a cartoon photo of former President Richard Nixon with the words “President Kennedy was a liar” on it, under what type of law are they protected?

 This school of law emphasizes the evolutionary process of law & concentrates on the origins of the legal system.

In deciding the most recent case, Judge Harris relied on a decision that was made in a similar case a few years ago.  The idea that a judge should “Stand on decided cases” or judge-made law is known as what?