Exam 1: Law and Legal Reasoning

Controlling precedents are binding authorities.

There is one right answer to every legal question.

Federico and Gwen are involved in a court proceeding to enforce a right. This is

Congress or a state legislature establishes an administrative agency to perform a specific function.

The basis of a civil law system is a written code of laws.

Federal agency regulations do not take precedence over conflicting state regulations.

The study of business law does not involve an ethical dimension.

A court should overturn its precedents unless there is a compelling reason not to.

Administrative law plays a relatively insignificant role in the regulatory environment of business.

Each court has a jurisdiction. Jurisdiction is best defined as

A statute is a secondary source of law.

An award of damages is

A secondary source of law establishes the law on a particular issue.

Administrative law includes

Because courts of law and equity have merged, the principles of equity are no longer applied.

Once a court has applied a principle to a certain set of facts, that principle must be applied in future cases involving

Criminal statutes proscribe

Courts will not grant an equitable remedy unless the remedy at law is adequate.

With respect to the study of jurisprudence, there is only one school of legal thought.

A constitution sets forth a government's