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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.

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 two methods of collecting a judgement are with a Writ of Execution on assets and a Writ of Garnishment on wages. 

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.

_______________________ is the proper place or location for a dispute to be heard.

The Burden of Proof in civil litigation is:

The four main sources of law are:

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

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 ______________________ “.