Exam 1: Legal Heritage and the Digital Age

What is considered as the supreme law of the land in the United States?

Stare decisis is the doctrine of ________.

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

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

The authority to enact ordinances lies solely with the state legislatures.

Differentiate between the Historical School of jurisprudence and the Sociological School of jurisprudence.

Provisions of federal law are valid as long as they do not conflict with any state law.

The law courts of the English common law could only provide monetary awards for damages.

________ are established by the legislative and executive branches of the federal government to enforce and interpret statues enacted by the Congress and state legislatures.

Explain the doctrine of stare decisis and how it has influenced the legal system.

Decisions issued by administrative agencies are called statutes.

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

A(n)________ is a written law enacted by the legislative branch of the federal and state governments that establishes certain courses of conduct that covered parties must adhere to.

What is a judicial decision?

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

The Law and Economics School believes that legal decision making should be functional to market efficiency.

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

The Critical Legal Studies School of jurisprudential thought seeks to restrict the subjective decision-making powers of judges.

Equitable orders and remedies of the Court of Chancery took precedence over the legal decisions and remedies of the law courts.

Imposing a ban on public smoking can serve as an example of a law that adheres to the ________ School of jurisprudence.