QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Law - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER A.
Which of the following is a remedy that can only be obtained from a court acting in its
powers of equity?
a. Evidence.
b. Money damages.
c. An injunction.
d. Stare decisis. - CORRECT ANSWER C
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 - CORRECT ANSWER B
sources of law - CORRECT ANSWER
Who can make executive orders? - CORRECT ANSWER The president and state
governors
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. - CORRECT ANSWER C
Treaty - CORRECT ANSWER Type of law that is an agreement between or among
independent nations
Person being sued in a civil lawsuit - CORRECT ANSWER Defendant