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