QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a function of law?
shaping moral standards
changing the status quo
maximizing individual freedom
keeping the peace
facilitating planning - CORRECT ANSWER changing the status quo
Some laws prohibit discrimination in employment. These laws promote which of the following
primary functions of law?
maximizing individual freedom
providing a basis for compromise
promoting social justice
maintaining the status quo
facilitating orderly change - CORRECT ANSWER promoting social justice
Some laws prevent the forceful overthrow of the government. These laws promote which of the
following primary functions of law?
maintaining the status quo
promoting social justice
facilitating planning
maximizing individual freedom
shaping moral standards - CORRECT ANSWER maintaining the status quo
How does Brown v. Board of Education show the flexibility of the law?
,- State court cases involving education were put on hold until the U.S. Congress passed new laws.
- Common law was used to overturn a law passed by the U.S. Congress.
- The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a past decision of the Court.
- The state court overturned a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
- The U.S. Congress passed new laws requiring integration in public schools - CORRECT ANSWER
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a past decision of the Court.
The U.S. Constitution is an example of which school of law?
Natural Law School
Command School
Critical Legal Studies School
Law and Economics School
Sociological School - CORRECT ANSWER Natural Law School
Laws that make discrimination in employment illegal is an example of which school of law?
Natural Law School
Sociological School
Law and Economics School
Command School
Critical Legal Studies School - CORRECT ANSWER Sociological School
The _____ School of jurisprudence asserts that the law is an aggregate of social traditions and
customs that have developed over the centuries.
Analytical
Command
Natural Law
Sociological
Historical - CORRECT ANSWER Historical
, The _____ system of law was the foundation from which American judges first developed a common
law in the colonies.
English
Spanish
French
merchant
equity - CORRECT ANSWER English
English common law was developed by _____.
the British prime minister
the British legislature
Parliament
judges
feudal lords - CORRECT ANSWER judges
According to English common law, the only relief available in _______________ was a monetary
award for damages.
law courts
chancery courts
equity courts
merchant courts
monetary court - CORRECT ANSWER law courts
_____ provides that the U.S. President, with the advice and consent of two-thirds of the Senate, may
enter into treaties with foreign governments.
Executive order
The United States Supreme Court