Question 1

Which of the following is not a recognized school of jurisprudence?

Accepted Answer

A)  natural law 
B)  positivist 
C)  theological 
D)  sociological

Question 2

Which of the following would prove to be most helpful to a disciple of the American realist school?

Accepted Answer

A)  a scientific study of plea bargaining in the courtroom 
B)  a law passed to show the importance of morality in cases of discrimination 
C)  a quantitative analysis of statistical data about county government expenditures 
D)  a study of the community interests and standards

Question 3

Which of the following schools of law is criticized for creating a static jurisprudence because it does not take into account social and ethical factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  the sociological school 
B)  the American realist school 
C)  the positivist school 
D)  the natural law school

Question 4

Jurisprudence is the science or philosophy of law, or law in its most generalized form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the primary argument raised by traditional critics of the critical legal studies school?

Accepted Answer

A)  Critical legal theorists have constructed an essentially negative position without developing concrete strategies to bring about improvements. 
B)  Critical legal theorists tend to base their pronouncements on female-dominated scholarship. 
C)  Critical legal theorists pay too much attention to law without considering the effects of morality. 
D)  Critical legal theorists tend to downplay the interaction between statutory and common law.

Question 6

As a general rule, neither the state nor the federal government is represented in most civil cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is true of criminal law?

Accepted Answer

A)  The purpose of criminal law is purely punitive. 
B)  An act that is a misdemeanor in one state could be a felony in another state. 
C)  It does not believe in rehabilitation of offenders or restitution to victims. 
D)  It is the law governing litigation between two private parties.

Question 8

constitute a compilation of our federal and state case law.

Accepted Answer

A)  Attachments 
B)  Testimonials 
C)  Reporters 
D)  Garnishments

Question 9

Which of the following is true of the sociological school of law?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is parallel to the positivist school of law and shares the same chief tenets. 
B)  Adherents of the sociological school seek to change the law by surveying case precedents and statutory law. 
C)  The sociological school requires a legislator or judge to make an inventory of community interests. 
D)  This school of law is very predictable with regard to individuals and businesses.

Question 10

Congress has delegated the authority of making rules governing the conduct of business and labor in certain areas to _ .

Accepted Answer

A)  the federal courts 
B)  the House of Representatives and the Senate 
C)  the U.S. president 
D)  administrative agencies

Question 11

According to the American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, law is grounded in theory rather than experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The right of judicial review gives the _.

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. Supreme Court the ultimate power to check the excesses of either the legislative or the executive branch 
B)  state courts the ultimate power to check the excesses of the judicial branch 
C)  state courts the ultimate power to check the excesses of the executive branch 
D)  U.S. Supreme Court the ultimate power to check the excesses of the administrative agencies

Question 13

Which of the following is true of the Restatements of the Law?

Accepted Answer

A)  The have the full force and effect of any other federal statute or regulation. 
B)  They are often relied upon by the courts when making decisions. 
C)  They are based on previous case decisions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court. 
D)  They cover only the legal subjects of contracts, torts, and agency.

Question 14

The feminist school bases legal precedent only on cases involving plaintiffs and defendants who were female.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Juan, a lawyer, argues that morals have no say in determining legal decisions and extralegal factors must be ignored by judges when determining violations of the law. Juan is an adherent of the .

Accepted Answer

A)  critical legal studies school of law 
B)  sociological school of law 
C)  American realist school of law 
D)  positivist school of law

Question 16

Criminal law comprises state, but not federal, statutes that prohibit wrongful conduct such as arson, rape, murder, extortion, forgery, and fraud.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

List and describe the various schools of jurisprudence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and describe the various schools of...

Question 18

The rules of contract law determine whether an agreement between two parties is binding and, thus, an enforceable contract. This is an example of law.

Accepted Answer

A)  equity 
B)  procedural 
C)  criminal 
D)  substantive

Question 19

Where would one be able to find the documentation of the contents of a Congressional debate?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. Capitol Hill Reporter 
B)  Congressional Record 
C)  Congressional Daily News 
D)  Title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations

Question 20

The source of Congress's legislative powers comes from Article 1, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Introduction to Law and the Legal Environment of Business

Which of the following is not a recognized school of jurisprudence?

Which of the following would prove to be most helpful to a disciple of the American realist school?

Which of the following schools of law is criticized for creating a static jurisprudence because it does not take into account social and ethical factors?

Jurisprudence is the science or philosophy of law, or law in its most generalized form.

What is the primary argument raised by traditional critics of the critical legal studies school?

As a general rule, neither the state nor the federal government is represented in most civil cases.

Which of the following is true of criminal law?

constitute a compilation of our federal and state case law.

Which of the following is true of the sociological school of law?

Congress has delegated the authority of making rules governing the conduct of business and labor in certain areas to _ .

According to the American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, law is grounded in theory rather than experience.

The right of judicial review gives the _.

Which of the following is true of the Restatements of the Law?

The feminist school bases legal precedent only on cases involving plaintiffs and defendants who were female.

Juan, a lawyer, argues that morals have no say in determining legal decisions and extralegal factors must be ignored by judges when determining violations of the law. Juan is an adherent of the .

Criminal law comprises state, but not federal, statutes that prohibit wrongful conduct such as arson, rape, murder, extortion, forgery, and fraud.

List and describe the various schools of jurisprudence.

The rules of contract law determine whether an agreement between two parties is binding and, thus, an enforceable contract. This is an example of law.

Where would one be able to find the documentation of the contents of a Congressional debate?

The source of Congress's legislative powers comes from Article 1, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution.