Exam 1: Legal Heritage and the Digital Age

The ________ School of jurisprudence maintains that the law is shaped by logic.

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

What led to the creation of the Chancery Courts?

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

Statutes are written laws that establish certain courses of conduct that covered parties can use as a form of guidance.

Within a state, the state constitution precedes the U.S. Constitution.

The U.S. government passed draft laws during the Vietnam War decreeing that men of a certain age had to serve in the military if they met physical requirements. Which of the following schools of jurisprudential thought do such draft laws adhere to the most?

Give an account of the Law Merchant in early English common law.

Law is described as ________.

In countries that follow a civil law system, the adjudication of a case is done simply by applying ________ or parliamentary statutes to the particular set of facts of that case.

A(n)________ is a compact made between two or more nations.

What was the key factor in the development of the English common law?

The ________ School of jurisprudence emphasizes shaping laws based on morals and ethics.

________ courts were allowed to give equitable remedies under the English common law.

The adoption of the English common law led to precedence being an important feature of the American legal system.

Natural Law School of jurisprudence emphasizes shaping laws based on morals and ethics.

Federal statutes that are organized by topic into code books are referred to as ________ law.

Ordinances are codified laws that are issued by ________.

Proponents of the Command School of jurisprudence will assert that the law is ________.

Which of the following would be considered an example of "shaping moral standards," as seen as a function of the law?