Ch. 1 BUS Law
The Texas Natural Resource Code is an example of a
state statute
Laws that are enacted only after considerable study, debate, and public input are an example of which function of the law?
facilitating orderly change
__ courts were allowed to give equitable remedies under the English common law
Chancery
The __ School of jurisprudence believes that the law is a set of rules developed, communicated, and enforced by the ruling party rather than a reflection of the society's morality, history, logic, or sociology
Command
English __ Law was developed by judges, who issued their opinions when deciding cases. The principles in these cases became precedent for later judges deciding similar cases.
Common
The __ School of jurisprudence proposes that legal rules are unnecessary and are used as an obstacle by the powerful to maintain the status quo
Critical Legal Studies
__ improves a person's problem-solving skills and helps him or her to make clear, logical, rational, and well-reasoned conclusions and judgements
Critical legal thinking
Which of the following statements is true about the early development of English common law?
Equitable orders and remedies of the Court of Chancery took precedence over the legal decisions and remedies of the law courts.
When legal scholars look to past legal decisions to solve contemporary problems, it is an example of which school of jurisprudence?
Historical School
Laws that make certain activities crimes are an example of which function of the law?
Keeping the peace
____ is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority and having binding legal force
Law
The __ School of jurisprudence believes that promoting market efficiency should be the central goal of legal decision making
Law and Economics
Which of the following schools of jurisprudential thought might suggest the the federal government's policy of subsidized housing provides incentives resulting in too many homes being built?
Law and Economics
Which of the following are categories of courts that established English Common Law?
Law, equity, and merchant
The __ School of jurisprudence asserts that the law should be based on morality and ethics
Natural Law
The __ school of jurisprudence asserts that the law is a means of achieving and advancing certain sociological goals
Sociological
__ means "to stand by the decision"
Stare decisis
__ the supreme law of the US
The US Constitution is
Which of the following is NOT a relevant question according to the IRAC method of critical legal thinking?
Which executive nominated the judge presiding over the case?
Which of the following is an example of the Socratic method of teaching?
asking students questions about a case or legal issue
Which of the following is NOT a primary function of law in the United States
establishing uniform principles of individual morality
The Securities and Exchange Commission is an example of a
federal administrative agency
The US has addressed the environment that resulted from the Information Age in all of the following ways EXCEPT
limiting the use of digital technologies by the government
The United States' law evolves and changes along with all of the following EXCEPT
misuses and oversights of our legal system
A __ is a law enacted by local government bodies, such as cities and municipalities, counties, school districts, and water districts
ordinance
Laws that allow for the settlement of cases prior to trial are an example of which function of the law?
providing a basis for compromise
A __ is a written law enacted by the legislative branch of the federal and state governments that establishes certain courses of conducts to which covered parties must adhere.
statute
What was the main reason for the creation of law courts by William the Conquerer during the early development of the English common law?
to administer law in a uniform manner
What was the main reason for the establishment of chancery courts during the development of English common law?
to eliminate unfair results and limited remedies of law courts