My Crossword Maker Logo
Powered by BrightSprout
Save Status:
or to save your progress. The page will not refresh.
Controls:
SPACEBAR SWITCHES TYPING DIRECTION
Edit a Copy:
Make Your Own:
Crucigrama Sopa de Letras Hoja de Trabajo
Calificar este Puzzle:
Log in or sign up to rate this puzzle.

Legal Res. & Wr. 2025, Chs. 1-2

Horizontales
Separation of powers between federal and state governments
STEP 4 of the legal analysis process, a summary of the results of the legal analysis
Process of finding the law that applies to a client’s problem
Basic principle that courts are required to follow a previous decision of that court or a higher court when the current decision involves similar issues and facts
A source that a court MUST rely on or follow when reaching a decision is called ___ authority, is also primary but never secondary authority.
The supremacy ___ of the Constitution (Article VI) provides that between federal and state law, federal law is supreme.
___ law is the body of law created by courts when the legislative authority has not acted
Before beginning the legal analysis process in detail, one should do some___ ___, including gathering all the facts and information relevant to the case, and conducting some preliminary legal research to gain a basic familiarity with the area of law involved in the case
STEP 2 of the legal analysis process, the identification of the law that governs the issue
The ___ for conducting legal research is as follows: ▪ First, locate the primary authority that governs the issue. ▪ Second, if there is no primary authority that applies or if additional authority is needed to help interpret the primary authority, then look to secondary authority.
Extent of a court’s authority to hear and resolve specific disputes
Legal ___ is the process of identifying the issue or issues presented by a client’s facts and determining what law applies and how it applies.
The acronym used in reference to the legal analysis process, it is composed of the first letter of the descriptive term for each step of the analysis process.
An authority a court is not required to consider or follow but ___ consider or follow when reaching a decision is called persuasive authority. Persuasive authority can be either primary authority or secondary authority.
Rule 1.1 of the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct requires that a client be represented ____.
Verticales
The enforceable rules that govern individual and group conduct in a society
Type of jurisdiction, limits jurisdiction of a court by types of cases, based on the subject matter of the matter involved
____ _____ means researching and analyzing a problem objectively, to not let emotions, personal views, or preconceived notions interfere with an objective analysis of the client’s case.
"______ authority" refers to legal resources that are not themselves the law, but which summarize, compile, explain, comment on, interpret, or in some other way address the law.
Body of law adopted by the people or legislative bodies, includes: statutes, ordinances, and regulations
____ law includes law created by courts in the absence of enacted law and the law created when courts interpret or apply enacted law.
The source of law that establishes the framework for the operation of government, defines the powers of government, and guarantees the fundamental rights of the people
Administrative law is the type of enacted ___ that governs the day-to-day running of the government and implementation of the laws
An earlier court decision that applies to govern or guide a subsequent court in its determination of an identical or similar issue based on identical or similar facts
STEP 3 of the legal analysis process, a determination of how the rule of law applies to the issue
Type of jurisdiction, limits jurisdiction of a state court to the geographic boundaries of the state or to matters that have some connection with the state
The most commonly used and accepted uniform system of citation, provides rules on how to cite each type of legal source.
The ____ of the Law is as follows: 1. Constitution (highest authority) 2. Enacted law 3. Common law/case law (lowest authority) (Be prepared to place in hierarchy order various sources of authority, including mandatory and persuasive, like the example we worked with in class)
One of two general types of legal authority, ____ authority is the law itself, consists of constitutions, enacted law, and case law
Source of law passed by legislative bodies which declare rights and duties, or command or prohibit certain conduct, also referred to as acts, codes, or ordinances
STEP 1 of the legal analysis process, requires identification of the ___ (legal question) raised by the facts of the client’s case