BULE 303 - Exam 1 Prep questions
and answers graded A+
How a hearing or court case is conducted is governed by: - correct answer ✔✔procedural law
in the U.S. who creates federal statutory law? - correct answer ✔✔Congress
which of the following is an example of federal agency regulations that impact business
operations? - correct answer ✔✔Internal Revenue Service rules for business tax audits
a legal citation for the court decision is used by legal professionals to research the law, and
includes: - correct answer ✔✔party names, location of the published case, court, and date of
decision
the abbreviation "U.S." in the legal citation Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
references the: - correct answer ✔✔United States Reports
substantive law governs a person's: - correct answer ✔✔rights and responsibilities
state statutory law is created by: - correct answer ✔✔elected members of the state legislature.
legal researchers will use which of the following tools to locate a court decision? - correct
answer ✔✔1. online legal research engines such as Lexis, Westlaw, or Bloomberg
2. bound volumes of reported court decisions, organized by jurisdiction, date, and courts
What do legal professionals use to analyze court decisions that are relevant to their clients'
cases? - correct answer ✔✔case briefing
, which of the following citations indicates that the citation is referencing state statutory law? -
correct answer ✔✔Ark. Code Ann. 6-17-2401 (2020)
Cal. Penal Code 11164(a) (West 2020)
Judge Jasper and his friend, Judge Judy, were debating the philosophical theories of
jurisprudence. Judge Jasper believes that law is just one of many institutions in society and that
it is shaped by social forces and needs. Judge Jasper believes in the theory of jurisprudence
called: - correct answer ✔✔legal realism
Joan's lawyer, Albert, feels pretty good about the chances of winning Joan's case. He has found
a case directly on point, which means it has the same issue and very similar facts. If the court
follows the decision in the case Albert found, then Joan will win her case. Albert argues Joan's
case to the trial court, and the trial court decides for Joan. The fact that the trial court decided
the case in Joan's favor is an example of: - correct answer ✔✔stare decisis
Elton is a state representative for the North Dakota legislature. Recently, Elton and his
colleagues in the legislature proposed a law that would increase the penalty drivers would have
to pay if they pass a stopped school bus. The type of law that Elton and his colleagues will enact
is known as: - correct answer ✔✔statutory law
Zayden was recently arrested for driving while intoxicated. The law in his state defines the crime
of driving while intoxicated as operating a motor vehicle on the public roads with a blood
alcohol content over 0.8%. State law also states that anyone convicted of this crime has the
right to appeal. Zayden recently took a criminal justice course in college and remembers
studying the differences between substantive and procedural law. In his current situation, he
knows that: - correct answer ✔✔the law that defines the crime is a substantive law, and the law
that provides for the right to appeal is a procedural law.
Megan Kanka was raped and murdered in 1994, when she was only seven years old, by one of
her neighbors. As a result of her murder, a federal statute was created that requires law
and answers graded A+
How a hearing or court case is conducted is governed by: - correct answer ✔✔procedural law
in the U.S. who creates federal statutory law? - correct answer ✔✔Congress
which of the following is an example of federal agency regulations that impact business
operations? - correct answer ✔✔Internal Revenue Service rules for business tax audits
a legal citation for the court decision is used by legal professionals to research the law, and
includes: - correct answer ✔✔party names, location of the published case, court, and date of
decision
the abbreviation "U.S." in the legal citation Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
references the: - correct answer ✔✔United States Reports
substantive law governs a person's: - correct answer ✔✔rights and responsibilities
state statutory law is created by: - correct answer ✔✔elected members of the state legislature.
legal researchers will use which of the following tools to locate a court decision? - correct
answer ✔✔1. online legal research engines such as Lexis, Westlaw, or Bloomberg
2. bound volumes of reported court decisions, organized by jurisdiction, date, and courts
What do legal professionals use to analyze court decisions that are relevant to their clients'
cases? - correct answer ✔✔case briefing
, which of the following citations indicates that the citation is referencing state statutory law? -
correct answer ✔✔Ark. Code Ann. 6-17-2401 (2020)
Cal. Penal Code 11164(a) (West 2020)
Judge Jasper and his friend, Judge Judy, were debating the philosophical theories of
jurisprudence. Judge Jasper believes that law is just one of many institutions in society and that
it is shaped by social forces and needs. Judge Jasper believes in the theory of jurisprudence
called: - correct answer ✔✔legal realism
Joan's lawyer, Albert, feels pretty good about the chances of winning Joan's case. He has found
a case directly on point, which means it has the same issue and very similar facts. If the court
follows the decision in the case Albert found, then Joan will win her case. Albert argues Joan's
case to the trial court, and the trial court decides for Joan. The fact that the trial court decided
the case in Joan's favor is an example of: - correct answer ✔✔stare decisis
Elton is a state representative for the North Dakota legislature. Recently, Elton and his
colleagues in the legislature proposed a law that would increase the penalty drivers would have
to pay if they pass a stopped school bus. The type of law that Elton and his colleagues will enact
is known as: - correct answer ✔✔statutory law
Zayden was recently arrested for driving while intoxicated. The law in his state defines the crime
of driving while intoxicated as operating a motor vehicle on the public roads with a blood
alcohol content over 0.8%. State law also states that anyone convicted of this crime has the
right to appeal. Zayden recently took a criminal justice course in college and remembers
studying the differences between substantive and procedural law. In his current situation, he
knows that: - correct answer ✔✔the law that defines the crime is a substantive law, and the law
that provides for the right to appeal is a procedural law.
Megan Kanka was raped and murdered in 1994, when she was only seven years old, by one of
her neighbors. As a result of her murder, a federal statute was created that requires law
