Exam 1: Introduction to Law

A personnel manual is an example of private law.

Criminal laws are generally enforced by individuals.

Who is credited with the beginnings of common law?

Which of the following is YouTube required to do under the YouTube judicial decision on films and videos?

Those who believe in order theory would allow laws that control behavior or provide guidelines.

Substantive laws provide the means and mechanisms for the enforcement of laws.

Discuss the issues of interpretation in the Grokster and  YouTube cases.

The power theory is part of jurisprudence, but the justice theory is not.

Anna Elleson has just opened her plumbing business in a small industrial park located within the boundaries of the city of Tempe, Arizona. Upon opening her plumbing business, Anna receives a notice from the landlord that her largest pieces of equipment (backhoes)may not be parked in the parking lot of the industrial park overnight. Anna asks why and the landlord explains that there is a restriction in her lease. The restriction against parking equipment in the complex is:

Local ordinances govern issues such as which of these?

Zoning is an example of private law.

Ordinances are generally found in state legislative codes.

The Uniform Commercial Code and the Uniform Partnership Act are both enactments of Congress.

This means "to let the decision stand" and is used by courts to make consistent judgments.

The power theory of jurisprudence promotes the idea that the law is whatever the people in charge say it is.

The Code of Federal Regulations includes the enactments of federal administrative agencies.

If Susan hits Debra, and Debra sues Susan for that act, Susan cannot also be prosecuted for that same act.

The act of state doctrine permits other countries to intervene in a nation's government when human rights are violated.

The federal statute that carries imprisonment as a penalty for trading securities on inside information is an example of a:

If a court is faced with an issue of infringement involving the downloading of movies from Internet through peer-to-peer file sharing, which case offers the best precedent for the film producers?