• Sources of Law o Whatare the sources of Federal and State Law?
• Legal Reasoning o Whatare the 4 steps in legal reasoning?
• The Court System o Whatis the difference between a trial court and an appellate court?
o Know the structure ofthe Texas Court system.
o Know the structure ofthe US Federal Court system. o When do Federal Courts haveJurisdiction?
o When do State Courtshave Jurisdiction?
• What are the types ofAlternative Dispute Resolution?
• Constitution Law o Whatpower does the Commerce Clause grant the federal government?
o What free speech rightsdo businesses have?
§ Political Speech
§ Commercial Speech o What is DueProcess? o What is Equal Protection?
• Torts o What is a tort?o How is a tort different from a crime? o What damages areavailable in tort actions?
o Know about the followingtorts:
§ Battery
§ Assault
§ False Imprisonment
§ Defamation
§ Negligence (Knowall the elements)
• The Reasonable PersonStandard
• Know the 2 types ofcausation
• Criminal Law o What arethe two elements of a crime?
o When can corporations beheld liable for a crime? o When can corporate officers be heldliable for a crime?
o What are Mail Fraud,Wire Fraud, and Computer Fraud and Abuse?
• Contracts o What is acontract?
o What are the elements ofa contract?
§ What is necessary for there to bean agreement? § What is necessary for there to beconsideration?
§ What is capacity?
§ What if a contract has an illegalobject?
o What is the Statute ofFrauds?
o What damages areavailable for a breach of contract?
o What equitable remediesare available for a breach of contract