Exam 1: Introduction to Law

Describe the doctrine of precedent and its application to common law.

If the President vetoes a bill, it can still become law if both the House and the Senate approve it with a 51% majority.

Common law is a body of cases decided by legislatures.

Identify and discuss the primary sources of contemporary U.S. law.

The doctrine of precedent requires

The case called  Kuehn v. Pub Zone  would reveal that Kuehn is the plaintiff, since the plaintiff is always listed first.

Hasbro, Inc., the trademark owner of "Candy Land," sought a court injunction to stop Internet Entertainment Group, LTD from using the domain name, "candyland.com." Internet Entertainment Group had established a sexually explicit site at the domain name. This injunction would have to be issued by

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

Explain the role that power, importance and fascination play in contemporary American law.

The United States Supreme Court has the power to

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

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

Which is an example of a statute?

Congress can create a statute on any topic at all.

The president of the United States

In 1992, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled in a case entitled Goodman v. Wenco Foods, Inc. , that when a substance in food causes injury to a consumer of the food, it is not a bar to recovery against the seller that the substance was natural to the food. If, in a 2008 case involving a consumer's injury caused by a fish bone in a bowl of fish chowder, the court followed the decision in Goodman v. Wenco Foods, Inc., the court's action in the second case is an example of

The government itself prosecutes the wrongdoer in a case involving behavior so threatening that society outlaws it altogether. This kind of case involves

A rule that establishes maximum length of work shifts for air traffic controllers demonstrates an agency imposing a regulation.

Common law refers to

In order to determine if the case she was hearing broke the law, Judge Jane referred to prior rulings on the same subject. In other words, the judge is relying on precedent to make her decision.