LAW-chapter 1

Statutes

A statute is a written law enacted by a legislature. The statutes you will deal with most frequently in United States law are federal and state statutes

Which of the following types of law originated from early English history in an effort to provide a body of law that applied to the entire English realm?

Common law

The USA federal statutory law was create by

Congress

supreme law of the land

Constitution

The U.S. Constitution does which of the following?

It divides ruling authority between a state and the federal system.

The idea that each person has intrinsic biases that impact their decisions is a component of which school of thought?

Legal Realist School

Which branch of government creates statutory law?

Legislative

You're looking at statutes that set out the penalties for forgery and learn that each state is free to make its own criminal laws that apply just to that state. Which branch of government do you think creates statutes?

Legislative

The belief that as humans we are all entitled to certain fundamental rights is a component of which school of thought?

Natural Law

Who is authorized to enter into treaties under the Constitution

PRESIDENT

Substantive law governs a person's

Rights and responsibilities

The type of law that Elton and his colleagues will enact is known as:

Statory Law

The system of prior court opinions is called

case law

State statutory law is created by

elected members of the state legislature.

The U.S. Constitution impacts state sovereignty by requiring states to honor the public acts of another state through:

full faith and credit

Civil law

regulates the rights and duties between parties

Congress has the right to pass laws, as long as:

they do not conflict with the United States Constitution.