Exam 1: Introduction To Law

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:

Which of the following would be an example of a civil lawsuit?

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:

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

The Constitution ensures that the states retain all power not given to the national government.

The United States Supreme Court has the power to:

Common law is a body of cases decided by legislatures.

Identify and explain the parts of the following case name: Palsgraf v.Long Island Railroad Co.,248 N.Y.339,162 N.E.99,New York Court of Appeals.

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

The doctrine of stare decisis:

The federal judicial branch of the U.S.government:

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 approved the district court's decision and upheld the outcome in the case.

The three branches of government in the United States are:

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.

Congress can create a statute on any topic at all.

Misha,Gretchen,and Sam were stranded on a mountainside after their plane went down in a snow storm.They had no means of radio communication and virtually no food or other supplies.After 18 days,Misha and Gretchen killed Sam,the weakest survivor.Misha and Gretchen ate Sam.This allowed them to survive until they were rescued.After they were rescued,they were charged with premeditated first degree murder under the relevant state statute.Discuss the three schools of jurisprudence and how each would influence a finding of guilt or innocence for the three charged.

Henry David Thoreau felt that war was unjust and therefore refused to pay his taxes when the United States declared war on Mexico.Thoreau felt that there was a higher law than the law of the land.Which theory of jurisprudence was he applying?

When the Food and Drug Administration prohibits a certain drug from being marketed in the United States,this is:

If Milan asks a court to order Pamela to stop reprinting his copyrighted material,he is seeking a legal,rather than an equitable,remedy.

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.