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The Full Faith and Credit Clause of the U.S. Constitution requires each state give full faith and credit to the acts, records and judicial proceedings of every other state.

The heart of common law is precedent.  Precedent is a judicial decision that becomes the standard to be followed by judges in later cases when the facts and circumstances are similar.

In order for a court to be effective in resolving a dispute, the Court must have the ability or power to provide the injured party with a _________________ by which the court can provide the relief that the Plaintiff seeks.

The nurse monitors a patient after chest tube placement for a hemo-thorax. The nurse is most concerned if which of the following assessment findings is observed?

Most courts now ordered by many judges before a case goes to trial.  The biggests problem with mediation is that the decision of the mediator is not binding.

Rules of Evidence determine whether evidence will be admitted in court and heard by the jury.  One of the rules we covered in class is the rule against/excluding hearsay.  The general rule allows hearsay evidence even though it is not based on the actual/personal knowledge of the person offering the statement in court

One of the requirements in filing and maintaining a lawsuit is standing.  To meet this requirement the plaintiff must have:

Interrogatories are written question that can be used to gain information from only the parties involved in the lawsuit.

The Constitutional protection of double jeopardy is found in the 5th amendment.  This protects a person from being tried for the same crime, same facts and circumstances, a second time.

____________________ is a body of principles that establishes the structure/framework of a government, the powers and limitations of that government and the relationship of the government to those governed.