Exam 1: The Nature of Law

Cases are said to be ________ when there no longer is a real dispute between the parties.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the U.S.government that vests the executive,legislative,and judicial powers in separate bodies?

Which of the following is a characteristic of administrative agencies?

American legal realists regard the law in the books as less important than the law in action and define law as the behavior of public officials (mainly judges)as they deal with matters before the legal system.

Sociological jurisprudence has a tendency to say that,when interpreting and applying the law,courts should pay attention to changing social values and let the law reflect those new values.How is this different from the natural law approach,which also discusses values?

________ are general rules of thumb employed in statutory interpretations.

A case is said to be ________ when it has matured into a genuine controversy.

It is unimportant for the court,whether the interpretation of a statute is consistent with its legislative purpose;it is the actual language (plain or ambiguous)of the statute that needs to be analyzed.

What is substantive law?

Which of the following classifications of law does not describe contract law?

Which of the following takes priority over a federal statute?

According to the U.S.Constitution,treaties made by the president with foreign governments and approved by two-thirds of the U.S.Senate validate inconsistent state and federal laws.

The doctrine of stare decisis states that like cases should be decided alike.

Why were equitable remedies developed?

According to the principle of ________,the U.S.Constitution,federal laws enacted pursuant to it,and treaties are "the supreme Law of the Land."

When a treaty conflicts with a federal statute over a purely domestic matter,which prevails?

Explain the two ways courts use legislative history.

Which of the following allows parties to determine their rights and duties even though their controversy has not advanced to the point where harm has occurred and legal relief may be necessary?

What type of law do administrative agencies create?

The Bill of Rights to the U.S.Constitution is an example of: