Exam 1: Legal Environment of Business and Online Commerce

How is legal precedent used between courts of different states?

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 specific physical requirements.Which of the following schools of jurisprudential thought does such draft laws adhere to the most?

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

The Critical Legal Studies School proposes that legal rules are unnecessary and are used as an obstacle by the powerful to maintain the status quo.

________ is that which must be obeyed and followed by citizens subject to sanctions or legal consequences.

Halfren,a county in the state of Halizona,is extremely earthquake-prone.The governor of Halizona sets up a committee to study the effects of past earthquakes on Halfren and 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 of Halfren.The state government then passed a law making it mandatory to use the new steel-reinforced columns while constructing new buildings in Halfren.Which of the following functions of the law did the state government of Halizona exhibit in this case?

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

Which of the following statements best indicates how chancery courts were different from law courts?

What is a judicial decision?

The Command School of jurisprudence believes that the law is a set of rules developed,communicated,and enforced by the ruling party.

Decisions issued by administrative agencies are called statutes.

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.

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

The Chancery courts under the English common law were under the authority of the Lord Chancellor.

________ consists of investigating,analyzing,evaluating,and interpreting information to solve a legal issue or case.

Administrative agencies are created by the judicial branch of governments.

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

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

The ________ branch of the federal government has the power to enforce the law.

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