Exam 1: Introduction to Law

Administrative agencies do all of the following except ​

The body of legal rules of today that were derived from fundamental usages and customs of antiquity, particularly as they appeared in medieval England, and from modern judgments of appellate courts that recognize and apply those customs in specific cases, is called the ________________ .​

One definition of law is static, a "snapshot," emphasizing law's nature as a set of written rules. A better definition of law is dynamic, emphasizing its changing and evolving nature in responding to new issues and problems.​

An important benefit of the doctrine of stare decisis is the stability and predictability that the doctrine brings to the law. How do the courts deal with legal disputes when new scientific information or methods and/or changes in societal values render certain existing legal rules obsolete, or even absurd, if applied to these new legal disputes?​

The common law has been called each of the following except ​

Wrongful conduct by one person that causes harm to another person​

Federal common law is limited to disputes involving obligations of the United States, interstate and international disputes, and admiralty cases.​

A city ordinance that requires all landlords to change locks each time an apartment is rented or face a $1,000 fine is an example of the __________law.​

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently proposed new laws concerning inspection of meat before its sale for human consumption. A new meat inspection requirement would be an example of __________________ law.​

Syllogisms help to identify incorrect premises and flawed thinking.​

Common law and statutory law are both laws created by the executive branch of government.​

A compilation of statutes grouped to gather is called a(n)

A major strength of utilitarian ethics is its flexible application.​

Is it appropriate for courts to change well settled law, or should that be the sole province of legislatures? For example, assuming it is desirable, should Courts or the legislature now make a law that two-stroke outboard engines violate the public's right to pollution free waterways?​

Forcible rape is an example of both ____________ and _________________ law. Thus, the victim can begin legal proceedings against the wrongdoer in two separate courts.​

A code is a compilation of statutes grouped by topic.​

The common law is sometimes referred to as the ____________ law.​

Stare decisis is a common-law principle that is fundamental to the U.S. modern system of justice.  ​

Remember the Kitty Genovese story from this article: "Are There No Good People in This Neighborhood?" Friday 13 March A young woman returns from work just after 3:00 a.m. on a typical street in Queens, New York. She parks her car and begins a 100-foot walk to her apartment building. Concerned about a man standing between her path and the apartment building she changes course and heads in the opposite direction. She was right to be concerned, as he follows and grabs her. She screams. No less than 38 neighbors turn on their lights and open their windows. Again she screams, "He stabbed me!" and "Help!" An observer shouts, "Leave the girl alone" and the attacker walks away. Then, the lights all go out, and windows are slammed shut. While the victim staggers to reach the nearest apartment building the attacker returns and stabs her again. The victim yells, "I'm dying!" The commotion again gets the attention of the apartment dwellers and again the attacker leaves. So the lights go out and windows close. The victim crawls toward the apartment house, but the attacker returns again one last time to stab and kill the young woman. Consider the behavior of the observer who shouted "Leave the girl alone." Has the observer behaved ethically? Choose an ethical approach, analyze the behavior, and make a moral judgment based on your analysis.​

Normative judgments are value statements about things we believe or observe. Which of the statements below is not a normative judgment?​