BLAW 3310 Exam 1
Benefits of the law: - correct answer ✔✔provides some predictability and uniformity to the boundaries
of acceptable conduct in a society
Key functions of the law: - correct answer ✔✔1. Influence the behavior of the members of a society
2. Resolve disputes within society
3. Maintain important social values
4. Provide a method for assisting social change
The ___ ___ provides a way to bring about changes in "acceptable" behavior. - correct answer ✔✔legal
system
Where do we get our law from? - correct answer ✔✔The U.S. Constitution
Judicial Review: - correct answer ✔✔is the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are
subject to review by the judiciary. A court with judicial review power may invalidate laws and decisions
that are incompatible with a higher authority, such as the terms of a written constitution.
What does Judicial Review accomplish? - correct answer ✔✔Acts as a check on the legislative and
executive branches
The use of ___ in deciding current cases is a doctrine called ___ ___, meaning "to stand on decided
cases." - correct answer ✔✔precedent; stare decisis
Under stare decisis, judges are expected to ___ ___ established rules of law. - correct answer ✔✔stand
by
In Davis v. Baugh Industrial Contractors, the traditional common law rule prevented a party who
accepted a completed construction project from later suing the contractor for flaws in construction that
, caused injury to others. In reviewing such a case, the Washington state high court held that... - correct
answer ✔✔...the rule was not sensible in modern times and would be dropped.
Substantive law includes common law and statutory law that ___ and ___ legal rights and regulate
behavior. - correct answer ✔✔define; establish
Examples of substantive law: - correct answer ✔✔antitrust law, contract law, criminal law, environmental
law, labor law, securities law
Procedural law determines how substantive law is ___ through the ___ by determining how a lawsuit
begins, what documents need to be filed, which court can hear the case, how the trial proceeds, and so
on. - correct answer ✔✔enforced; courts
Examples of procedural law: - correct answer ✔✔administrative procedure, appellate procedure, civil
procedure, criminal procedure, discovery rules, evidence rules
Ethics, integrity, and morality concern ___ adopted standards of conduct. - correct answer
✔✔voluntarily
The law contains rules that are not moral or ethical but are ___ upon people. - correct answer
✔✔imposed
Federal judges are nominated by the ___ and confirmed by a majority vote in the U.S. ___. - correct
answer ✔✔president; Senate
Federal judges have a ___ appointment. - correct answer ✔✔lifetime
Under the doctrine of judicial immunity, a judge is absolutely ___ from suit for ___ for judicial acts. -
correct answer ✔✔immune; damages
Federal courts have the judicial power to hear cases involving a ___ ___. - correct answer ✔✔federal
question
Benefits of the law: - correct answer ✔✔provides some predictability and uniformity to the boundaries
of acceptable conduct in a society
Key functions of the law: - correct answer ✔✔1. Influence the behavior of the members of a society
2. Resolve disputes within society
3. Maintain important social values
4. Provide a method for assisting social change
The ___ ___ provides a way to bring about changes in "acceptable" behavior. - correct answer ✔✔legal
system
Where do we get our law from? - correct answer ✔✔The U.S. Constitution
Judicial Review: - correct answer ✔✔is the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are
subject to review by the judiciary. A court with judicial review power may invalidate laws and decisions
that are incompatible with a higher authority, such as the terms of a written constitution.
What does Judicial Review accomplish? - correct answer ✔✔Acts as a check on the legislative and
executive branches
The use of ___ in deciding current cases is a doctrine called ___ ___, meaning "to stand on decided
cases." - correct answer ✔✔precedent; stare decisis
Under stare decisis, judges are expected to ___ ___ established rules of law. - correct answer ✔✔stand
by
In Davis v. Baugh Industrial Contractors, the traditional common law rule prevented a party who
accepted a completed construction project from later suing the contractor for flaws in construction that
, caused injury to others. In reviewing such a case, the Washington state high court held that... - correct
answer ✔✔...the rule was not sensible in modern times and would be dropped.
Substantive law includes common law and statutory law that ___ and ___ legal rights and regulate
behavior. - correct answer ✔✔define; establish
Examples of substantive law: - correct answer ✔✔antitrust law, contract law, criminal law, environmental
law, labor law, securities law
Procedural law determines how substantive law is ___ through the ___ by determining how a lawsuit
begins, what documents need to be filed, which court can hear the case, how the trial proceeds, and so
on. - correct answer ✔✔enforced; courts
Examples of procedural law: - correct answer ✔✔administrative procedure, appellate procedure, civil
procedure, criminal procedure, discovery rules, evidence rules
Ethics, integrity, and morality concern ___ adopted standards of conduct. - correct answer
✔✔voluntarily
The law contains rules that are not moral or ethical but are ___ upon people. - correct answer
✔✔imposed
Federal judges are nominated by the ___ and confirmed by a majority vote in the U.S. ___. - correct
answer ✔✔president; Senate
Federal judges have a ___ appointment. - correct answer ✔✔lifetime
Under the doctrine of judicial immunity, a judge is absolutely ___ from suit for ___ for judicial acts. -
correct answer ✔✔immune; damages
Federal courts have the judicial power to hear cases involving a ___ ___. - correct answer ✔✔federal
question
