BLAW 3310 COMPLETE EXAMINATION
TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
●● Stability
Answer: the legal system helps define acceptable behavior. The law
limits activities that hurt the public interest. The law can also require or
encourage business practices that further social or political goals
●● Predictability
Answer: law provides predictability and uniformity
●● Social Change
Answer: the legal system provides a way to bring about changes in
"acceptable" behavior
-Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): state racial segregation for public facilities
legal under "separate buy equal"
-Brown v. Board of Education (1954): state laws establishing racial
segregation in public school is unconstitutional
●● Conflict Resolution
Answer: a critical function of the law is dispute resolution
-Court system (formal process)
,●● Constitution
Answer: the fundamental law of a nation; written document (not always
written) establishing the powers of government and its basic structure
●● U.S. Constitution
Answer: sets framework, powers and limits of federal government (3
branches of government)
●● Legislative Branch
Answer: Congress (House and Senate); makes the laws
●● Executive Branch
Answer: President and his cabinet; implements the laws (executive
orders)
●● Judicial Branch
Answer: Supreme Court; interpret the laws
●● Statutes
Answer: rules made by legislative bodies; written by legislative, signed
into by executive; typically commands or prohibits something, or
declares policy (affects business behavior)
, ●● Administrative Agencies
Answer: a governmental bureau established by Congress (or the
President) to execute certain functions of Congress
●● Common Law
Answer: law made and applied by judges as they resolve disputes among
private parties; foundation of agency (employment), contact, property,
and tort law
●● Legal Precedent
Answer: to settle disputes that are similar to past disputes, judges look
for guidance by studying decisions form earlier recorded cases
●● Stare Decisis
Answer: "to stand on decided cases"; the use of precedent by courts
●● Criminal Law
Answer: concern legal wrongs or crimes committed against the state
(Felony or Misdemeanor)
●● Felony
Answer: serious class crime punishable by imprisonment of more than a
year
TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
●● Stability
Answer: the legal system helps define acceptable behavior. The law
limits activities that hurt the public interest. The law can also require or
encourage business practices that further social or political goals
●● Predictability
Answer: law provides predictability and uniformity
●● Social Change
Answer: the legal system provides a way to bring about changes in
"acceptable" behavior
-Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): state racial segregation for public facilities
legal under "separate buy equal"
-Brown v. Board of Education (1954): state laws establishing racial
segregation in public school is unconstitutional
●● Conflict Resolution
Answer: a critical function of the law is dispute resolution
-Court system (formal process)
,●● Constitution
Answer: the fundamental law of a nation; written document (not always
written) establishing the powers of government and its basic structure
●● U.S. Constitution
Answer: sets framework, powers and limits of federal government (3
branches of government)
●● Legislative Branch
Answer: Congress (House and Senate); makes the laws
●● Executive Branch
Answer: President and his cabinet; implements the laws (executive
orders)
●● Judicial Branch
Answer: Supreme Court; interpret the laws
●● Statutes
Answer: rules made by legislative bodies; written by legislative, signed
into by executive; typically commands or prohibits something, or
declares policy (affects business behavior)
, ●● Administrative Agencies
Answer: a governmental bureau established by Congress (or the
President) to execute certain functions of Congress
●● Common Law
Answer: law made and applied by judges as they resolve disputes among
private parties; foundation of agency (employment), contact, property,
and tort law
●● Legal Precedent
Answer: to settle disputes that are similar to past disputes, judges look
for guidance by studying decisions form earlier recorded cases
●● Stare Decisis
Answer: "to stand on decided cases"; the use of precedent by courts
●● Criminal Law
Answer: concern legal wrongs or crimes committed against the state
(Felony or Misdemeanor)
●● Felony
Answer: serious class crime punishable by imprisonment of more than a
year
