Exam 1: A: Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning

Common law is a term for the laws that are familiar to most of us.

Congress can only pass legislation that falls within the limits set up by the U.S.Constitution.

Each state has its own constitution.

Courts often rely on the common law as a guide to interpreting legislation.

Diana is a state court judge.In her court,as in most state courts,she may grant in a particular case

Brian's pick-up truck collides with Miranda's semi-trailer on a county highway.Weighing Brian's liability for the collision,Rachel,a judge,reasons by analogy.To reason by analogy is to

Julius is a judge.How the Julius and the judges in other courts interpret a particular statute determines

If a provision in the Florida state constitution conflicts with a provision in the U.S.Constitution

Eliza is a state court judge.Flora appears in a case in Eliza's court,claim?ing that Glover breached a contract.As in most state courts,Eliza may

A judge's view of the law is of little importance in a common law legal system.

As a judge,Nina decides cases that involve principles of various sources of law.Common law is

In a lawsuit between Digital Hardware Corporation and Software Engineering Associates,Inc. ,the court applies the doctrine of stare decisis.What is this doctrine? What does this doctrine have to do with the American legal system?

Leona enters into a contract with Munchie Bakery to cater a sales con?fer?ence.When the conference is postponed indefinitely,Leona asks a court to cancel the contract.This request involves

The South Carolina Supreme Court decides the case of Toy Co.v.Umbrella Corp.The court issues an opinion that does not indicate which justice authored it.This opinion is

A jury's good sense and careful consideration of consequences is known as jurisprudence.

Deductive reasoning involves a main premise,a minor premise,and a conclusion.

The U.S.Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.

A court may depart from a precedent if the precedent is no longer valid.

The federal government and the state governments constitute the U.S.le?gal system.This system is based on the legal system of

To Serena,the written law of a particular society at a particular time is most signifi?cant.Serena is