When the Government Acts Like Any Other Private Citizen in a Case

question 7

Multiple Choice

When the government acts like any other private citizen in a case, such as a lawsuit against a person for damage caused to the government, this type of law is referred to as

• A) criminal law.
• B) public law.
• C) private law.
• D) constitutional law.
• E) administrative law.

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Definitions:

Processes of Organizing

The series of actions and mechanisms put in place to arrange resources and activities logically and efficiently within an organization to achieve goals.

Self-Organizing Systems

Systems characterized by a lack of equilibrium typically due to a large influx of new information or significant environmental shifts and are thus in the process of acting on this new information as a process of self-renewal. Self-organizing systems exhibit autocatalysis; that is, the catalysts for change and renewal occur in elements of the system itself as it seeks to renew itself.

Punctuated Meaning

A situation where a sudden event or realization leads to a significant change in understanding or interpretation of a situation or concept.

Adaptivity

The ability to change or be changed in order to fit or work better in some context or for some purpose.