BLAW 310 EXAM ONE FRED DAVIS QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
law - Answers -A body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals
and between individuals and their society
rule of law - Answers -the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and
accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced; government by law
to provide order and prevent chaos - Answers -what is the purpose of rule of law?
rule of law - Answers -foundational principle for the conduct citizens expect of each
other in everyday life in society
people who commit crimes are rarely arrested and if they are there are minimum bail
requirements - Answers -how is the impact and purpose of the rule of law being
weakened?
rule of law - Answers -rule according to/under law
anarchy - Answers -proposes to do away with all existing forms of government and law
and to organize a society which will exercise all its functions without any controlling or
directive authority; commonly associated with chaos and destruction
no - Answers -is ignorance of the law a valid defense?
due process - Answers -innocent until proven guilty; people must know they are being
sued
rule under law - Answers -No branch of government is above the law, and no public
official may act arbitrarily or unilaterally outside the law
rule of law - Answers -no individual can be ordered by the government to pay civil
damages or suffer criminal punishment except in strict accordance with well-established
and clearly defined laws and procedures
laws - Answers -establish rights, duties, and privileges that are consistent with the
values and beliefs of a society or its ruling group
rights - Answers -legally enforceable claim against another granted by statute, court
decision, or custom
rights - Answers -claim for injury due to negligence of another
, claim for violation of civil rights
claim for violation of ADA
claim for product liability
claim for breach of contract
duties - Answers -mandatory, legal obligation; a particular societal standard of conduct
people owe to one another
duties - Answers -obligation to pay back a promissory note
obligation to place "wet floor sign"
obligation to stop at a red light
obligation to pay taxes
privileges - Answers -right the nature of a debt gives a creditor, entitling the creditor to
be preferred before other creditors; protects creditor in case of a debtor's fault
privilege - Answers -right a bank has in mortgage on a home and property--can force
foreclosure if the debtor faults and they have a primary right before all other who debtor
may owe
no - Answers -is being sued the same thing as being held liable?
liability - Answers -The state of being legally responsible for something, such as a debt
or obligation
judicial philosophy - Answers -the way in which a judge understands and interprets the
law
judicial activism - Answers -grounded in the ideas of loose constructionism and that the
constitution is a "living document" subject to changes within society over time;
liberal/progressive; rooted in legal realism and can result in judges/justices making law
judicial restraint - Answers -grounded in the ideas of strict constructionism, textualism,
and original intent; rooted in the historical school that interprets the text of the law as
written and states judges are not to "make" law; conservative
Judicial Review - Answers -court decides on constitutionality of legislative enactments
and actions of the executive branch
Marbury vs. Madison - Answers -Case in which the supreme court first asserted the
power of Judicial review in finding that the congressional statue expanding the Court's
original jurisdiction was unconstitutional
sometimes conservative and sometimes liberal, usually by a 5-4 vote one way or the
other - Answers -how does the current "Roberts" court rule?
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
law - Answers -A body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals
and between individuals and their society
rule of law - Answers -the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and
accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced; government by law
to provide order and prevent chaos - Answers -what is the purpose of rule of law?
rule of law - Answers -foundational principle for the conduct citizens expect of each
other in everyday life in society
people who commit crimes are rarely arrested and if they are there are minimum bail
requirements - Answers -how is the impact and purpose of the rule of law being
weakened?
rule of law - Answers -rule according to/under law
anarchy - Answers -proposes to do away with all existing forms of government and law
and to organize a society which will exercise all its functions without any controlling or
directive authority; commonly associated with chaos and destruction
no - Answers -is ignorance of the law a valid defense?
due process - Answers -innocent until proven guilty; people must know they are being
sued
rule under law - Answers -No branch of government is above the law, and no public
official may act arbitrarily or unilaterally outside the law
rule of law - Answers -no individual can be ordered by the government to pay civil
damages or suffer criminal punishment except in strict accordance with well-established
and clearly defined laws and procedures
laws - Answers -establish rights, duties, and privileges that are consistent with the
values and beliefs of a society or its ruling group
rights - Answers -legally enforceable claim against another granted by statute, court
decision, or custom
rights - Answers -claim for injury due to negligence of another
, claim for violation of civil rights
claim for violation of ADA
claim for product liability
claim for breach of contract
duties - Answers -mandatory, legal obligation; a particular societal standard of conduct
people owe to one another
duties - Answers -obligation to pay back a promissory note
obligation to place "wet floor sign"
obligation to stop at a red light
obligation to pay taxes
privileges - Answers -right the nature of a debt gives a creditor, entitling the creditor to
be preferred before other creditors; protects creditor in case of a debtor's fault
privilege - Answers -right a bank has in mortgage on a home and property--can force
foreclosure if the debtor faults and they have a primary right before all other who debtor
may owe
no - Answers -is being sued the same thing as being held liable?
liability - Answers -The state of being legally responsible for something, such as a debt
or obligation
judicial philosophy - Answers -the way in which a judge understands and interprets the
law
judicial activism - Answers -grounded in the ideas of loose constructionism and that the
constitution is a "living document" subject to changes within society over time;
liberal/progressive; rooted in legal realism and can result in judges/justices making law
judicial restraint - Answers -grounded in the ideas of strict constructionism, textualism,
and original intent; rooted in the historical school that interprets the text of the law as
written and states judges are not to "make" law; conservative
Judicial Review - Answers -court decides on constitutionality of legislative enactments
and actions of the executive branch
Marbury vs. Madison - Answers -Case in which the supreme court first asserted the
power of Judicial review in finding that the congressional statue expanding the Court's
original jurisdiction was unconstitutional
sometimes conservative and sometimes liberal, usually by a 5-4 vote one way or the
other - Answers -how does the current "Roberts" court rule?
