Exam 1: Legal Heritage and the Information Age

How do you view law and the legal system with regard to how your beliefs correspond to a particular school of jurisprudence? Which school do you feel that your beliefs most closely correspond to and why? Illustrate your answer with a specific example or examples.

The school of jurisprudence that believes that legal rules are unnecessary and used by the powerful to maintain the status quo,and that disputes should be resolved based on general notions of fairness,is:

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

The rights of freedom of speech,religion,and association,granted by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution,is an example of the "maximizing individual freedom" function of the law.

When a statute is enacted dealing with abortion or pornography,this would be an example of which function of law?

Currently,the immigration laws of the United States are administered by which of the following agencies?

Law is intended to protect persons,but not their property,from unwanted interference from others.

The school of jurisprudence that believes that free market forces should determine the outcomes to lawsuits is:

Which of the following is not a recognized source of law in the United States?

The United States Constitution provides that the president may enter into treaties with foreign governments without the advice and consent of the Senate.

Which of the following is true about the Law and Economics School of jurisprudence?

What are the good and bad aspects of relying on precedent to decide current cases? Give an example of precedent that either was not followed in the past,or should not be followed in the future.How much leeway do judges have in deciding whether to follow precedent? How much leeway should they have?

The Natural Law School of jurisprudence believes that the law should be based on what is moral and ethical,and that this natural law is discovered by man through the use of reason and choosing between good and bad.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)is part of the United States ________

Approximately fifty (50)percent of all lawsuits are settled prior to trial.

Facilitating planning is a function of the law.

Law serves the functions both to facilitate orderly change and to maintain the status quo.

Stare decisis means "to stand by the decision."

As established by the United States Constitution,the legislative branch of government (the United States Congress)has the power to enforce the law.

Proponents of the Critical Legal Studies School argue that strict adherence to legal rules are unnecessary and that arbitrary rules based on broad notions of what is "fair" in each circumstance are sufficient.