Worksheet 01.1: Sources of American Law

Which of the following is not true of administrative agencies: a. They are prohibited from adjudicating disputes regarding their own regulations. b. They perform specific government functions delegated to them by the legislature. c. They create regulations which function like laws. d. They can be created under the power of the executive branch or Congress.

They are prohibited from adjudicating disputes regarding their own regulations.

One primary source of American law is: a. the Magna Carta. b. the U.S. Constitution. c. the Declaration of Independence. d. the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

b. the u.s. constitution

Statutes are enacted by either the U.S. __ or state __

congress, legislatures

3. Law based on documents setting forth the general organization, powers, and limits of the government is called

constitutional law

Enabling legislation: a. enables an administrative agency to ignore federal rules and make their own. b. enables the citizens of the United States to gain direct access to the federal courts. c. creates an administrative agency and gives the agency powers. d. creates a subdivision of Congress, made up of Senators and Representatives, to oversee an issue.

creates an administrative agency and gives the agency powers.

. Case law is based on the decisions made by those who run administrative agencies.

false

When the U.S. Congress passes federal statutes, states are not obligated to follow them.

false

The Federal Trade Commission is an example of a(n)

independent regulatory agency

Of all U.S. laws, including state laws, the U.S. Constitution

is considered the supreme over all others

statutory law

laws enacted by federal, state, and local legislative bodies.

constitutional law

the law as expressed in the u.s. constitutions and state constitutions

case law

the law as stated by judges in their court opinions

administrative law

the rules, orders, and decisions of federal, state, or local government administrative agencies

. A state's constitution is a primary source of law in that state. a. True b. False

true

. If the United States Supreme Court determines that a state criminal law violates a provision of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, that law will be declared

unconstitutional

The __ is a uniform law adopted by all states that facilitates business transactions.

uniform commercial code