Exam 1: Introduction to Law

The courts in common law systems have developed a body of law that serves as precedent for determination of later controversies. This is called:

The common law system is used in:

The Uniform Commercial Code is a federal law that applies to commercial transactions among the states.

The principle of stare decisis gives stability to our system of jurisprudence.

The United States Constitution establishes the principle of judicial review, which divides the government into three distinct and independent branches: judicial, executive, and legislative.

Identify three essential functions of law.

The three distinct and independent branches of the United States government are:

The main categories of the law are (a) substantive and procedural, (b) public and private, and (c) civil and criminal.

The primary function of the law is to maintain stability in the social, political, and economic system while simultaneously permitting change.

The person who files or commences a civil lawsuit is the:

Characteristics of a common law system include which of the following?

Decisions of courts of appeals are published in volumes known as "reports" or "reporters."

Because of the increasing complexity of the social, economic, and industrial life of the nation, the scope of __________ has expanded enormously.

Tate brings an action against Marsheen for damages from trespass to Tate's property. Tate must prove the case by a preponderance of the evidence.

Which of the following is not descriptive of the law?

The doctrine of stare decisis means that:

American jurists __________ and __________ defined law in a functional sense as predictions of the way that a court will decide specific legal questions.

In the United States, treaties are not subject to judicial review.

The common law system is used in most of Europe, Scotland, and Latin America.

Under the civil law system, adversaries initiate and conduct litigation.