BUL5810 Exam 1 Questions and
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A law is:
a. a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.
b. any act prohibited by the government or an omission of an act required by public
law and made punishable by the government in a judicial proceeding brought by it.
c. litigation where the injured party sues to recover compensation for the damages and
injury sustained as a result of the defendant's wrongful conduct.
d. rules and regulations of federal and state administrative agencies. - ✔✔a. a rule of
civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.
Which of the following is a function of the law in the United States?
a. Maintain stability while simultaneously permitting change.
b. Preserving the right of landholders to control the government.
c. To establish a governmentally headed religion.
d. To create a monarchy. - ✔✔a. Maintain stability while simultaneously permitting
change.
Which of the following is a remedy that can only be obtained from a court acting in its
powers of equity?
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,a. Evidence.
b. Money damages.
c. An injunction.
d. Stare decisis. - ✔✔c. An injunction.
Which one of the following is true of a suit brought under civil law?
a. It must be brought by the government.
b. The purpose is to compensate the injured party.
c. Proof must be "beyond a reasonable doubt."
d. Conviction may result in imprisonment. - ✔✔b. The purpose is to compensate the
injured party.
Sources of state law include all but which of the following?
a. Rules of state administrative agencies.
b. Decisions of state courts.
c. Executive orders of the Governor.
d. Hearings before Congress. - ✔✔d. Hearings before Congress.
Like the President of the United States, the governor of most states has the authority to
issue laws, which are called:
a. Restatements of law.
b. statutes.
c. executive orders.
d. codes. - ✔✔c. executive orders.
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,An example of criminal law is:
a. a car crash lawsuit resulting in monetary damages.
b. a divorce.
c. a murder conviction.
d. the probate of a will. - ✔✔c. a murder conviction.
The remedies available to a judge of an equity court include all of the following except:
a. reformation.
b. specific performance.
c. stare decisis.
d. injunction. - ✔✔c. stare decisis.
The type of law that is an agreement between or among independent nations is:
a. Restatements of law.
b. treaties.
c. the Uniform Commercial Code.
d. a maxim. - ✔✔b. treaties.
In general terms, the person who is sued in a civil lawsuit is the:
a. plaintiff.
b. defendant.
c. bailiff.
d. reporter. - ✔✔b. defendant.
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, Four sources of law in the U.S. legal system are:
a. constitutional law, criminal law, civil law, and maritime law.
b. federal law, state law, international law, and maritime law.
c. statutory law, case law, equity, and common law.
d. constitutional law, judicial law, legislative law, and administrative law. - ✔✔d.
constitutional law, judicial law, legislative law, and administrative law.
The party who appeals a case to a higher court is the:
a. plaintiff.
b. appellant.
c. appellee.
d. defendant. - ✔✔b. appellant.
A decision of one of the U.S. District courts would be recorded in the:
a. Federal Reporter.
b. Supreme Court Reporter.
c. North Western regional reporter.
d. Federal Supplement. - ✔✔d. Federal Supplement.
Stuart has been charged with burglary of an apartment building. The prosecutor must
prove Stuart's guilt:
a. by a preponderance of the evidence.
b. by the greater weight of the evidence.
c. beyond a shadow of a doubt.
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Answers 100% Pass
A law is:
a. a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.
b. any act prohibited by the government or an omission of an act required by public
law and made punishable by the government in a judicial proceeding brought by it.
c. litigation where the injured party sues to recover compensation for the damages and
injury sustained as a result of the defendant's wrongful conduct.
d. rules and regulations of federal and state administrative agencies. - ✔✔a. a rule of
civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.
Which of the following is a function of the law in the United States?
a. Maintain stability while simultaneously permitting change.
b. Preserving the right of landholders to control the government.
c. To establish a governmentally headed religion.
d. To create a monarchy. - ✔✔a. Maintain stability while simultaneously permitting
change.
Which of the following is a remedy that can only be obtained from a court acting in its
powers of equity?
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,a. Evidence.
b. Money damages.
c. An injunction.
d. Stare decisis. - ✔✔c. An injunction.
Which one of the following is true of a suit brought under civil law?
a. It must be brought by the government.
b. The purpose is to compensate the injured party.
c. Proof must be "beyond a reasonable doubt."
d. Conviction may result in imprisonment. - ✔✔b. The purpose is to compensate the
injured party.
Sources of state law include all but which of the following?
a. Rules of state administrative agencies.
b. Decisions of state courts.
c. Executive orders of the Governor.
d. Hearings before Congress. - ✔✔d. Hearings before Congress.
Like the President of the United States, the governor of most states has the authority to
issue laws, which are called:
a. Restatements of law.
b. statutes.
c. executive orders.
d. codes. - ✔✔c. executive orders.
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,An example of criminal law is:
a. a car crash lawsuit resulting in monetary damages.
b. a divorce.
c. a murder conviction.
d. the probate of a will. - ✔✔c. a murder conviction.
The remedies available to a judge of an equity court include all of the following except:
a. reformation.
b. specific performance.
c. stare decisis.
d. injunction. - ✔✔c. stare decisis.
The type of law that is an agreement between or among independent nations is:
a. Restatements of law.
b. treaties.
c. the Uniform Commercial Code.
d. a maxim. - ✔✔b. treaties.
In general terms, the person who is sued in a civil lawsuit is the:
a. plaintiff.
b. defendant.
c. bailiff.
d. reporter. - ✔✔b. defendant.
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, Four sources of law in the U.S. legal system are:
a. constitutional law, criminal law, civil law, and maritime law.
b. federal law, state law, international law, and maritime law.
c. statutory law, case law, equity, and common law.
d. constitutional law, judicial law, legislative law, and administrative law. - ✔✔d.
constitutional law, judicial law, legislative law, and administrative law.
The party who appeals a case to a higher court is the:
a. plaintiff.
b. appellant.
c. appellee.
d. defendant. - ✔✔b. appellant.
A decision of one of the U.S. District courts would be recorded in the:
a. Federal Reporter.
b. Supreme Court Reporter.
c. North Western regional reporter.
d. Federal Supplement. - ✔✔d. Federal Supplement.
Stuart has been charged with burglary of an apartment building. The prosecutor must
prove Stuart's guilt:
a. by a preponderance of the evidence.
b. by the greater weight of the evidence.
c. beyond a shadow of a doubt.
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