Exam 1: Legal Heritage and the Digital Age

The Analytical School of jurisprudence lays emphasis on how the result of a case is reached rather than the logic of the result itself.

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

The merchant courts were established because of the unfair results and limited remedies available in the chancery courts.

The ________ branch of the government has the power to enact laws.

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

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

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

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

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

Federal statutes are organized by topic into code books.

Administrative agencies are created by the judicial branch of government.

Powers not given to the federal government by the U.S.Constitution are reserved to the states.

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

Which school of jurisprudence views law as a sort of evolutionary process,where changing norms of society will be reflected in the law?

Which school of jurisprudence bases its principles,for solving legal disputes,on broad notions of fairness,and subjective decision making by judges?

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

A(n)________ is a compact made between two or more nations and becomes part of the supreme law of the land.

Halfren,a county in the state of Halizona,is earthquake-prone.The governor of Halizona sets up a committee to explore the possible methods that could be used to minimize damage and loss of life.The committee found that a new technique of using steel reinforcements in building columns would help reduce overall damages.The findings were put to a debate at the local town hall,where it was accepted by a majority of the residents.The state government then passed a law making it mandatory to use the new technique while constructing new buildings in Halfren.Which of the following functions of the law did the state government of Halizona exhibit in this case?

What was the key reason for the creation of law courts during the early development of the English common law?

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