Exam 1: Introduction to Law

Wilfred was driving too fast for the icy road conditions and hit Sally's car. Sally can sue Wilfred in criminal court.

In the case of Panavision Int'l. v. Toeppen , the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision. This means that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals approved the district court's decision and upheld the outcome in the case.

Henry David Thoreau felt that war was unjust and therefore refused to pay his taxes when the United States declared war on Mexico. If Henry David Thoreau's neighbor agreed that war was unjust but paid his taxes because the law required him to pay the tax, the neighbor would be applying the jurisprudence theory of

The three branches of government in the United States are

Congress enacted legislation in 1933 to regulate the securities industry and prohibit various forms of fraud with securities. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 was passed a year later. This law created the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)as an independent regulatory entity whose function is to administer the two laws. The SEC has generated rules and regulations to administer these acts. These rules and regulations are

If the title of an appellate court case appears as Jones v. Smith,

The President of the United States

In 1994, the Arizona Supreme Court decided the case of Hernandez v. Arizona Board of Regents and found a duty of care to avoid furnishing alcohol to underage consumers. If in 2008 a Flagstaff, Arizona, plaintiff brings a lawsuit against an Arizona university's fraternity for providing alcohol to members under the legal drinking age, the Hernandez v. Arizona Board of Regents case will serve as precedent.

Under the natural law theory of jurisprudence, an unjust law is no law at all.

In Anglo-Saxon society, men were put into groups of ten, known as a "tithing" and were individually held responsible for any injury caused by any member of the group. This is the forerunner of the idea of business partnerships.

Lawyers originated in Anglo-Saxon courts, where they were used to mediate disputes.

Congress passed a law imposing penalties for displaying "indecent" material online where children could see it. If the U.S. Supreme Court subsequently rules that the statute conflicts with the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the statute is void.

In the House of Representatives, a state's voting power is based on its

Congress can create a statute on any topic at all.

DoorWay Computers, Inc., the trademark owner of "DoorWay," sought a court injunction to prevent Handyman Hardware, Inc. from using the domain name, "DoorWay.com." A jury will decide whether DoorWay is entitled to this remedy.

Which school of jurisprudence is based on the philosophy that what matters is not what is written as law, but who enforces the law and by what process?

Which of the following played a role in the creation of the U.S. government by solving the problem of federalism?

The doctrine of precedent is binding on all courts from county courts to the U.S. Supreme Court.

President Nixon issued wage-price controls in an effort to stabilize the economy. This use of executive power was

Explain the concepts of legal positivism, natural law, and legal realism as they relate to the field of jurisprudence.