Question 1

Which of the following statements best indicates how chancery courts were different from law courts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chancery courts emphasized developing merchant laws rather than laws for the common citizen.
B)  Chancery courts inquired into the merits of the case rather than emphasize legal procedures.
C)  Chancery courts emphasized a standard set of remedies across different cases rather than provide equitable remedies.
D)  Chancery courts had lower precedence level over legal decisions than the law courts.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

________ is that which must be obeyed and followed by citizens subject to sanctions or legal consequences.

Accepted Answer

A)  Morality
B)  Philosophy
C)  Law
D)  ReligionE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The Chancery courts under the English common law were under the authority of the lord chancellor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What would be an example of codified law in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  judicial rulings
B)  federal statutes
C)  treaties
D)  executive ordersE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Give an account of how the digital age has affected lawmaking in the United States.

Accepted Answer

In a span of about three decades since t...

Question 6

Statutes are enacted by Congress and state legislatures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What school of jurisprudential thought emphasizes using law as a tool for market efficiency while solving legal disputes?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Critical Legal Studies School of jurisprudence
B)  the Command School of jurisprudence
C)  the Sociological School of jurisprudence
D)  the Law and Economics School of jurisprudenceE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Executive orders are an example of codified law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Mark Walton was involved in a car accident in which the airbag of his car failed to deploy.He sued the car manufacturer for installing faulty airbags.But in the course of the case being heard in court, the car company and Mark decided settle the lawsuit out of court.What important function of the law was served in this case?

Accepted Answer

A)  promoting social justice
B)  maximizing individual freedom
C)  providing a basis for compromise
D)  maintaining the status quoE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following legal documents establishes the U.S.federal government and specifies its powers?

Accepted Answer

A)  federal statutes
B)  the U.S.Constitution
C)  the combined list of state statutes
D)  the set of codified laws called ordinancesE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

A set of state or federal laws that describes conduct that must be followed by those the set of laws was designed to protect is known as a statute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What led to the creation of the Chancery Courts?

Accepted Answer

A)  the insistence for a court system that emphasized legal procedure rather than the merits of a case
B)  the law courts' inability to hear all the cases presented to them
C)  the increase in overseas trade and proliferation of piracy
D)  the unfair results and limited remedies provided by the law courtsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

Laws in the U.S.are not set to evolve with changes in social norms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the function of the judicial branch of the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has the power to interpret and determine the validity of the law.
B)  It has the power to enact the law.
C)  It has the power to enforce the law.
D)  It has the power to act as a liaison between legislative and the executive branches.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

The Analytical School of jurisprudence maintains that the law should be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  shaped by logic
B)  based on social behavior
C)  set by the ruling class
D)  based on moralityE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

By allowing U.S.citizens to practice any religion of their choice, what essential function of the law does the U.S.Constitution serve?

Accepted Answer

A)  facilitating orderly change
B)  maintaining the status quo
C)  maximizing individual freedom
D)  facilitating planningE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Treaties are considered to be a part of the supreme law of the United States of America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Supreme Court case decision on the case of Brown v.Board of Education was important because it exhibited ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of the affirmative action policy
B)  the scope of flexibility of the law
C)  the state's supremacy over federal rulings
D)  the importance of following precedenceE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

The Critical Legal Studies School proposes that legal rules are unnecessary and are used as an obstacle by the powerful to maintain the status quo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

State courts of one state are not required to follow the legal precedent established by the courts of another state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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