what are the functions of the law - Answers 1. keeping the peace
2. shaping moral standards
3. promoting social justice
4. maintaining status quo
5. facilitating orderly charge
6. facilitating plaining
7. providing a basis for compromise
8. maximixing individual freedom
some laws prohibit discrimination in employment. these laws promote what primary functions
of the law - Answers promoting social justice
some laws prevent the forceful overthrow of the government. these laws promote what primary
function of the law - Answers maintaining status quo
how does brow v boe show flexibility of the law - Answers the us supreme court overturned a
past decision of the court
the us constitution is an example of which school of law - Answers natural law school
laws that make discrimination in employment illegal is an example of which school of law -
Answers sociological school
what school of jurisprudence asserts that the law is an aggregate of social traditions and
customs that have developed over the centuries - Answers the historical school of jurisprudence
what system of law was the foundation from which american judges first developed a common
law in the colonies - Answers the english system of law
what group of people developed english common law - Answers judges
according to english common law, only relief available in _______ was a monetary award for
damages - Answers law courts
what provides that the us president, with the advice and consent of two-thirds of the senate,
may enter into treaties with foreign government - Answers the us constitution
what is the clean water act an example of - Answers a federal statute
the principles enumerated in _______ are extremely broad because the founding fathers intended
, them to be applied to evolving social, technological, and economic conditions - Answers the us
constitution
adherence to past courts decisions so that they become precedent for deciding future cases is
known as _______ - Answers stare decisis
what does the doctrine of stare decisis do - Answers "to let the decision stand" which directs
courts to adhere to previous judgements while resolving a case with similar circumstances. it
gives law consistency and makes interpretations of the law more predictable and less
seemingly random
what approach has been used to deal with the new digital and information technology
environment - Answers courts applied existing existing laws to the new digital and technologies
environment
why do so many law professors use the socratic method in their classrooms - Answers it
stimulates class discussions
legal causes are usually examined using the irac methoc because _______ - Answers critical
thinking must be used in applying the law to the facts of the case
why does the us supreme court often issue non-unanimous decisions - Answers because each
justice has analyzed the facts of a case and the legal issue presented, applied critical legal
thinking to reason through the case, and come up with his or her own conclusion
law - Answers a body of rules of action of conduct prescribed by a controlling authority
rules that regulate the conduct of individuals, businesses, and other organizations in society are
known as _______ - Answers laws
an example of maximizing individual freedom as a function of the law - Answers is a right
contained in the first amendment to the us constitution
what is maintaining the status quo - Answers laws the prevent the overthrow of the government
the us constitution is an example of which school of law - Answers natural law school
laws that make discrimination in employment illegal is an example of which school of law -
Answers sociological school
what school of jurisprudence asserts that the law is an aggregate of social traditions and
customs that have developed over the centuries - Answers the historical school of jurisprudence
jurisprudence is used to describe - Answers the philosophy or science of the law
what was the intent of the 14th amendment - Answers to guarantee equality to freed african-
americans