Chapter 1 BLAW

stare decisis

A Latin phrase meaning "to stand by the decision."

Ordinance

A(n) _ is a law enacted by local government bodies, such as cities and municipalities, counties, school districts, and water districts

Statue

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.

Common

English _ law was developed y judges, who issued their opinions when deciding cases. The principles in these cases became precedent for later judges deciding similar cases

Providing a basis for compromise

Laws that allow for the settlement of cases prior to trial are an example of which function of the law?

Facilitating orderly change

Laws that are enacted only after considerable study, debate, and public input are an example of which function of the law?

Keeping the peace

Laws that make certain activities crime are an example of which function of the law?

federal administrative agency

The Securities and Exchange Commission is an example of a​ _____.

Race-conscious admissions is lawful under the equal protection clause

The Supreme Court in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin held that

State statue

The Texas Natural Resources Code is an example of a(n) __.

Sociological

The _ School of jurisprudence asserts that the law is a means of achieving and advancing certain sociological goals

Natural Law

The _ School of jurisprudence asserts that the law should be based on morality and ethics

Law and Economics

The _ School of jurisprudence believes that promoting market efficiency should be the central goal of legal decision making

Critical Legal Studies

The _ School of jurisprudence proposed that legal rules are unnecessary and are used as an obstacle by the powerful to maintain the status quo

Command

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

Misuses and oversights of our legal system

United States' law evolves and changes along with all of the following EXCEPT

To administer the law in a uniform manner

What was the key reason for the creation of law courts by William the Conqueror during the early development of the English common law

To eliminate unfair results and limited remedies of law courts

What was the main reason for the establishment of chancery courts during the development of English common law

Historical school

When legal scholars look to past legal decisions (precedent) to solve contemporary problems, it is an example of which school of jurisprudence?

Law, equity, and merchant

Which of the following are categories of courts that established English common​ law?

Discounting opposing positions and arguments

Which of the following is NOT a component of critical thinking?

Asking students questions about a case or legal issue

Which of the following is an example of the Socratic method of teaching?

Establishing uniform principles of individual morality

Which of the following is not a primary function of law in the United​ States?

Which executive nominated the judge presiding over the case?

Which of the following is not a relevant question according to the IRAC method of critical legal​ thinking?

Law and Economics

Which of the following schools of jurisprudential thought might suggest that the federal​ government's policy of subsidized housing provides incentives resulting in too many homes being​ built?

Equitable orders and remedies of the Court of Chancery took precedence over the legal decisions and remedies of the law courts.

Which of the following statements is true about the early development of English common law?

Chancery

_ Courts were allowed to give equitable remedies under the English common law

Critical legal thinking

__ Improves a person's problem solving skills and helps him or her to make clear, logical, rational, and well-reasoned conclusions and judgements

The United States Constitution is

__ the supreme law of the United States

Law

is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority and having binding legal force