Question 1

Appeals of the decisions of the federal administrative agencies are made to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. Supreme Court. 
B)  U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. 
C)  U.S. district Courts. 
D)  International Court of Justice. 
A)  U.S. Supreme Court. 
B)  U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. 
C)  U.S. district Courts. 
D)  International Court of Justice.

Question 2

Administrative agencies include federal agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Unlike the federal constitution,state constitution provides safeguards for the rights of individuals within that particular state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the United States,how many types of powers do the federal Constitution and state constitutions confer on the government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eight 
B)  Six 
C)  Four 
D)  Two 
A)  Eight 
B)  Six 
C)  Four 
D)  Two

Question 5

The laws passed by Congress and by state legislatures are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  statutes. 
B)  executive orders. 
C)  stare decisis. 
D)  notices. 
A)  statutes. 
B)  executive orders. 
C)  stare decisis. 
D)  notices.

Question 6

The enforcement of moral obligations results from:

Accepted Answer

A)  the effect on a person's conscience. 
B)  actions by state courts. 
C)  actions by federal courts. 
D)  peer pressure. 
A)  the effect on a person's conscience. 
B)  actions by state courts. 
C)  actions by federal courts. 
D)  peer pressure.

Question 7

Most legal scholars agree that today's laws provide ?adequate protection of the ____of the individual.

Accepted Answer

A)  power 
B)  rights 
C)  duties 
D)  responsibility 
A)  power 
B)  rights 
C)  duties 
D)  responsibility

Question 8

Statutes are the laws enacted by:

Accepted Answer

A)  old English courts. 
B)  the Supreme Court. 
C)  state courts. 
D)  state and federal legislatures. 
A)  old English courts. 
B)  the Supreme Court. 
C)  state courts. 
D)  state and federal legislatures.

Question 9

The literal translation of "stare decisis" would mean:

Accepted Answer

A)  "during the pendency of a proceeding." 
B)  "to postpone hearing without a date." 
C)  "to send summons." 
D)  "to stand on decided cases." 
A)  "during the pendency of a proceeding." 
B)  "to postpone hearing without a date." 
C)  "to send summons." 
D)  "to stand on decided cases."

Question 10

State laws require that barbers and pharmacists pass examinations to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  employed to federal institutions. 
B)  licensed to practice. 
C)  immune from lawsuits. 
D)  enrolled in the Bar Council. 
A)  employed to federal institutions. 
B)  licensed to practice. 
C)  immune from lawsuits. 
D)  enrolled in the Bar Council.

Question 11

Administrative law is the body of rules,regulations,and decisions created by administrative agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The authority or power of a court to hear cases,as granted by a constitution or legislative act,is known as the court's:

Accepted Answer

A)  jurisdiction. 
B)  ratio decidendi. 
C)  obiter dicta. 
D)  quotient. 
A)  jurisdiction. 
B)  ratio decidendi. 
C)  obiter dicta. 
D)  quotient.

Question 13

The Uniform Commercial Code has been adopted,at least partly,by all 50 states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In what court would a case involving an appeal of a decision made by the Federal Trade Commission be tried?

Accepted Answer

The U.S.Circuit Cour

Question 15

Many legal obligations are based on moral obligations,but not all moral obligations are legally enforceable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The law concerned with the unenforceable obligations that people have to one another is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  country law. 
B)  common law. 
C)  constitutional law. 
D)  moral law. 
A)  country law. 
B)  common law. 
C)  constitutional law. 
D)  moral law.

Question 17

The Uniform Commercial Code was prepared in 1952 by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  National United Front. 
B)  National Conference of Commissioners. 
C)  National Commission on Unified Systems. 
D)  National Equity and Unity Commission. 
A)  National United Front. 
B)  National Conference of Commissioners. 
C)  National Commission on Unified Systems. 
D)  National Equity and Unity Commission.

Question 18

Courts that are given the power to hear only certain kinds of cases have:

Accepted Answer

A)  original jurisdiction. 
B)  appellate jurisdiction. 
C)  pecuniary jurisdiction. 
D)  special jurisdiction. 
A)  original jurisdiction. 
B)  appellate jurisdiction. 
C)  pecuniary jurisdiction. 
D)  special jurisdiction.

Exam 1: Our System of Law

Appeals of the decisions of the federal administrative agencies are made to the:

Administrative agencies include federal agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board.

Unlike the federal constitution,state constitution provides safeguards for the rights of individuals within that particular state.

In the United States,how many types of powers do the federal Constitution and state constitutions confer on the government?

The laws passed by Congress and by state legislatures are called:

The enforcement of moral obligations results from:

Most legal scholars agree that today's laws provide ?adequate protection of the ____of the individual.

Statutes are the laws enacted by:

The literal translation of "stare decisis" would mean:

State laws require that barbers and pharmacists pass examinations to be:

Administrative law is the body of rules,regulations,and decisions created by administrative agencies.

The authority or power of a court to hear cases,as granted by a constitution or legislative act,is known as the court's:

The Uniform Commercial Code has been adopted,at least partly,by all 50 states.

In what court would a case involving an appeal of a decision made by the Federal Trade Commission be tried?

Many legal obligations are based on moral obligations,but not all moral obligations are legally enforceable.

The law concerned with the unenforceable obligations that people have to one another is known as:

The Uniform Commercial Code was prepared in 1952 by the:

Courts that are given the power to hear only certain kinds of cases have:

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