Exam 1: A: Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning

MaxiMart,Inc. ,is a discount retailer.MaxiMart's customer service em?ployees are on strike.Sixty of the workers block the entrances to one of MaxiMart's stores.To get them away from the doors,MaxiMart should seek

In Sales Distribution Corp.v.Consumer Products Co. ,the court decides that a precedent is incorrect or in?ap?plicable.The court

Common law is the best and only source of legal authority.

The title of a case appears as "Duck Down Corp.v.Egret Feathers Co." The party in whose favor the case was decided

Standard Business Company appeals a decision against it,in favor of Fast Delivery Corporation,from a lower court to a higher court.Standard is

For a business law class,Kelly reads and briefs several court opinions using the IRAC method of legal reasoning.What do the letters I,R,A,and C abbreviate? What are the steps in the IRAC method?

Krystal is a federal judge.Krystal's judicial decisions are part of case law.This law includes interpretations of primary sources of law.These sources include

The River City Council,the Santa Clara County Board,the Texas state legislature,and the U.S.Congress enact laws.These laws constitute

To reason by analogy is syllogistic reasoning because it employs a syllogism.

In a suit against Owen over the performance of their contract,Phil ob?tains specific performance.This is

State agency regulations take precedence over conflicting federal agency regulations.

There is one right answer to every legal question.

A decision on a given issue by a court is not binding on an inferior court.

Rules and regulations adopted by federal administrative agencies are compiled in the Code of Federal Regulations.

Stare decisis is a doctrine obligating judges to help persons who have failed to protect their own rights.

How judges apply the law to specific disputes may depend in part on their personal philosophical views.

Jill is an appellate court judge.In this capacity,Jill establishes a rule of law.Under the doctrine of stare decisis,the principle must be adhered to by

Linear reasoning proceeds from one point to another with the focal point being the conclusion.

The U.S.Congress enacts a new federal statute that imposes liability on businesses emitting significant amounts of a certain pollutant into the environment.This statute applies

Quinn is a state court judge.In the case of Royal Banners,Inc.v.Superior Flags Co. ,Quinn establishes a logical relationship by compar?ing the facts in the case to the facts in other cases and,to the ex?tent the facts are similar,applies the same rule.This is