BLAW CH 1 HW

An example of criminal law is:

A murder convinction

A law is:

A rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.

Which of the following is a remedy that can only be obtained from a court acting in its powers of equity?

An injunction

The party who appeals a case to a higher court is the:

Appellant

Four sources of law in the U.S. legal system are:

Constitutional law, judicial law, legislative law, and administrative law.

In general terms, the person who is sued in a civil lawsuit is the:

Defendent

Like the President of the United States, the governor of most states has the authority to issue laws, which are called:

Executive Orders

A decision of one of the U.S. District courts would be recorded in the:

Federal Supplement

Sources of state law include all but which of the following?

Hearings before Congress

Which of the following is a function of law in the United States?

Maintain stability while simultaneously permitting change

The remedies available to a judge of an equity court include all of the following except:

Stare Decisis (is reformation, specific performance, injunction)

Which one of the following is true of a suit brought under civil law?

The purpose is to compensate the injured party

The type of law that is an agreement between or among independent nations is:

Treaties