business law
law, equity, and merchant
categories of courts that established English common law?
ordinance
A(n) _____ is a law enacted by local government bodies, such as cities and municipalities, counties, school districts, and water districts.
statute
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.
Apple agreed to stop slowing down phones.
After it was discovered that Apple's software updates were intentionally causing their phones to slow down, which of the following did Apple NOT agree to do?
common
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.
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 crimes are an example of which function of the law?
federal administrative agency
The Securities and Exchange Commission is an example of a _____.
state statute
The Texas Natural Resources Code is an example of a(n) __
stare decisis
The doctrine of _____ promotes uniformity of law within a jurisdiction, makes the court system more efficient, and makes the law more predictable for individuals and businesses.
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.
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.
Critical Legal Studies
The _____ School of jurisprudence proposes that legal rules are unnecessary and are used as an obstacle by the powerful to maintain the status quo.
Law and Economics
The ________ School of jurisprudence believes that promoting market efficiency should be the central goal of legal decision making.
to administer the law in a uniform manner
What was the main 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?
technical computer skills
Which of the following is NOT a skill developed through reviewing the court cases in the textbook?
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?
President and state govner
Who may issue executive orders?
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 judgments.
The United States Constitution is
____ the supreme law of the United States.
chancery
______ courts were allowed to give equitable remedies under the English common law.
Equitable orders and remedies of the Court of Chancery took precedence over the legal decisions and remedies of the law courts
following statements is true about the early development of English common law?
law
is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority and having binding legal force