Chapter 1 Legal
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Which statement is associated with criminal law?
Punishment may be a fine or imprisonment.
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called _____.
The Bill of Rights
The powers of government include a _____.
system of checks and balances that is referred to as the separation of powers
Common law (also called case law or precedent) is a source of law that is derived from
court decisions
Which of the following is associated with the Bill of Rights?
protects the right to free exercise of religion
When a party submits evidence of compliance with accrediting standards in lieu of
evidence of compliance with Medicare, it is referred to as which of the following?
deeming authority
HIPAA is the abbreviation for the _____.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
An electronic case filing system (ECFS) is an automated system that _____.
allows the general public to search pleadings and testimony
Laws passed at the local level are called _____.
ordinances
Zoning, building, or public safety ordinances are examples of laws passed at:
a local level
A defendant who has been found guilty in a _____ case may appeal the verdict.
criminal
A felony is defined as a crime _____.
of grave or serious nature
Public law _____.
is subdivided into administrative, constitutional and criminal law
Criminal law is subdivided into _____ categories.
substantive and procedural
Which is the plaintiff in a criminal law case?
government entity
Stare decisis is Latin for:
to let the decision stand.
The legislative branch of government _____.
includes the Senate and the House of Representatives
Tort law _____.
encompasses the rights and duties that exist between parties that are independent of a
contract
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to
which a state or other organization is governed. Thus, it _____.
is considered the fundamental law of a nation or state
The burden of proof is "beyond a reasonable doubt" during a _____ trial?
criminal
The chief executive branch of government issues executive orders that interprets
_____.
and implements and/or gives administrative effect to provisions of the constitution or
laws
Which describes the necessity for a hospital to follow its own medical staff by-laws of
policy?
quasi-legal requirement
Primary sources of public law include _____.
statutes and penal law
Statutes are:
written by legislatures and signed by the executive branch of government.
Which describes the doctrine of res judicata?
Final judgement of a competent court is conclusive upon the parties in any subsequent
litigation involving the same cause of action.
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