Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

Royal prerogative originates in common law and is vested constitutionally in the Crown.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Legal literacy refers to all of the following,except _________.

A) the capacity to mobilize for change
B) the process of acquiring critical awareness
C) the ability to assert rights
D) the propensity to look to the past for legal structuring
E) A, B, and C

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The International Institute for the Sociology of Law was founded in _______ in ________.

A) the United States; 1965
B) Israel; 1949
C) Spain; 1988
D) Germany; 1989
E) England; 1950

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Praxis refers to the union of theory with social action.

Question 5

Which sociologist relied heavily on earlier findings to argue that law should be studied as a social institution?

A) Oliver Wendell Holmes
B) Roscoe Pound
C) Adamson Ross
D) Lester Ward
E) Ralf Dahrendorf

Question 6

Case law is enacted by judges in cases that are decided in appellate courts.

Question 7

The doctrine of precedent is strictly a common-law practice.

Question 8

Sociologists who claim to be "dialectical" typically adhere to a consensus perspective.

Question 9

Civil-law legal systems are predominant in English-speaking countries.

Question 10

Traditional societies rely almost exclusively on __________ as the source of legal rules.

A) conventions
B) norms
C) compensatory rule
D) customs
E) prerogative powers

Question 11

Rules for conduct,involving a sense of duty and obligation,are known as ___________.

A) conventions
B) norms
C) compensatory rule
D) customs
E) prerogative powers

Question 12

Which of the following statements is false in describing sociological jurisprudence?

A) Sociological jurisprudence is the study of law and legal philosophy.
B) Sociological jurisprudence is based on a comparative study of legal doctrines.
C) Sociological jurisprudence considers law as it actually is-"the law in action."
D) Ralf Dahrendorf is generally identified as the father of sociological jurisprudence.
E) The writings of early sociologists such as Adamson Ross and Lester Ward greatly influenced the development of legal philosophy and sociological jurisprudence.

Question 13

In the _________ style of social control,the deviant's conduct is defined as abnormal-the person needs help,such as treatment or medical intervention.

A) penal
B) compensatory
C) therapeutic
D) conciliatory
E) retributive

Question 14

In the ________ style of law,the deviant is viewed as a violator of a prohibition and an offender is subjected to punishment and condemnation.

A) penal
B) compensatory
C) therapeutic
D) conciliatory
E) retributive

Question 15

The principal source of Islamic law is the Sunna.

Question 16

Which legal system rejects the separation of powers between state and private ownership?

A) Romano-Germanic
B) common law
C) socialist
D) Islamic
E) all of the above

Question 17

Feminist legal scholarship emerged in Canada in the 1960s.

Question 18

A principal function of law in modern society is social engineering.

Question 19

Civil law consists of a body of rules and procedures intended to govern the conduct of organizations.

Question 20

According to Vilhelm Aubert,legal thinking ___________.

A) is a synonym for scientific thinking
B) is a synonym for rationalistic thinking
C) endeavours to establish dramatic connections between means and ends
D) regards truth as normative and nonprobabilistic
E) is future-oriented

Question 21

Discuss the various dysfunctions of law.

Question 22

Discuss the threefold objectives of classical socialist law.

Question 23

Legal thinking is different from scientific thinking for a number of reasons.What are these reasons?

Question 24

Discuss the various functions performed by law.

Question 25

The study of law by sociologists is markedly different from that of legal scholars.Explain.