Chapter 1 Introduction to Law

Fundamental liberties guaranteed to all citizens by the U.S. Constitution include: (Choose three)

Free Speech Free Press Free exercise of religion

Who is authorized to enter into treaties under the Constitution?

the president

The argument that a law should not be followed because it violates the inherent rights of human beings follows which theory of jurisprudence?

natural law

Which theory of jurisprudence holds that the written law of a government is the highest law?

positivism

Civil law:

regulates the rights and duties between parties

Legal realists would claim:

it doesn't matter what the law says, but who enforces it.

Which branch of government creates statutory law?

legislative

Which of the following is the supreme law of the land?

U.S. Constitution

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

Court orders may: (Select 2 answers)

compel a party to do something prohibit a party from doing something