COURT SYSTEMS REVIEW #1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Law has what dimensions? - Correct Answers -A) A body of rules of specific conduct.
B) In a particular jurisdiction, and at a particular point in time.
C) Prescribed by existing, legitimate authority.
D) All of the above.
D
As the result of the Dred Scott case, citizenship was: - Correct Answers -A) a state
issue. B) a local city issue.
C) a local county issue. D) a federal issue.
A
When judges are aggressively involved in social change through their decision-making,
this is called: - Correct Answers -A) judicial claiming. B) blaming.
C) judicial activism. D) naming.
C
Efforts by a society to regulate the behavior of its members is: - Correct Answers -A)
social control. B) mind control.
C) social contact. D) social contract.
A
Law based on court decrees and precedents is: - Correct Answers -A) statutory law. B)
substantive law.
C) procedural law. D) common law.
D
In the case of State v. Bradbury, the issue was resolved based on: - Correct Answers -
A) common law. B) procedural law.
C) statutory law. D) administrative law.
A
Which of the following is the process of law or the law in action? - Correct Answers -A)
Procedural law. B) Criminal law.
, C) Civil law. D) Substantive law.
A
Civil law originated with the: - Correct Answers -A) Ethiopians. B) Spaniards.
C) Romans. D) Greeks.
C
A) beyond a reasonable doubt.
B) a reasonable degree of medical certainty.
C) beyond a shadow of doubt.
D) preponderance of the evidence.
A - Correct Answers -The standard of proof in civil cases is:
Social or public policy is a concern of: - Correct Answers -A) common law. B)
procedural law.
C) substantive law. D) sociological jurisprudence.
D
A case involving the working hours of women was: - Correct Answers -A) Argersinger v.
Hamlin. B) Muller v. Oregon.
C) Gideon v. Wainwright. D) Lochner v. New York.
B
Who were the main proponents of Sociological Jurisprudence? - Correct Answers -A)
Abraham Lincoln and Karl Marx.
B) Llewellyn and Unger.
C) Gore and McCain.
D) Oliver Wendell Holmes and Roscoe Pound.
D
Courts which are restricted concerning the types of cases they will hear are classified
according
to: - Correct Answers -A) subject matter jurisdiction. B) the Rule of Fours.
C) common law. D) procedural law.
A
Courts where a record is kept of the proceedings and what is said by all parties is called
a: - Correct Answers -A) court of limited jurisdiction. B) justice of the peace court.
C) a magistrate court. D) court of record.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Law has what dimensions? - Correct Answers -A) A body of rules of specific conduct.
B) In a particular jurisdiction, and at a particular point in time.
C) Prescribed by existing, legitimate authority.
D) All of the above.
D
As the result of the Dred Scott case, citizenship was: - Correct Answers -A) a state
issue. B) a local city issue.
C) a local county issue. D) a federal issue.
A
When judges are aggressively involved in social change through their decision-making,
this is called: - Correct Answers -A) judicial claiming. B) blaming.
C) judicial activism. D) naming.
C
Efforts by a society to regulate the behavior of its members is: - Correct Answers -A)
social control. B) mind control.
C) social contact. D) social contract.
A
Law based on court decrees and precedents is: - Correct Answers -A) statutory law. B)
substantive law.
C) procedural law. D) common law.
D
In the case of State v. Bradbury, the issue was resolved based on: - Correct Answers -
A) common law. B) procedural law.
C) statutory law. D) administrative law.
A
Which of the following is the process of law or the law in action? - Correct Answers -A)
Procedural law. B) Criminal law.
, C) Civil law. D) Substantive law.
A
Civil law originated with the: - Correct Answers -A) Ethiopians. B) Spaniards.
C) Romans. D) Greeks.
C
A) beyond a reasonable doubt.
B) a reasonable degree of medical certainty.
C) beyond a shadow of doubt.
D) preponderance of the evidence.
A - Correct Answers -The standard of proof in civil cases is:
Social or public policy is a concern of: - Correct Answers -A) common law. B)
procedural law.
C) substantive law. D) sociological jurisprudence.
D
A case involving the working hours of women was: - Correct Answers -A) Argersinger v.
Hamlin. B) Muller v. Oregon.
C) Gideon v. Wainwright. D) Lochner v. New York.
B
Who were the main proponents of Sociological Jurisprudence? - Correct Answers -A)
Abraham Lincoln and Karl Marx.
B) Llewellyn and Unger.
C) Gore and McCain.
D) Oliver Wendell Holmes and Roscoe Pound.
D
Courts which are restricted concerning the types of cases they will hear are classified
according
to: - Correct Answers -A) subject matter jurisdiction. B) the Rule of Fours.
C) common law. D) procedural law.
A
Courts where a record is kept of the proceedings and what is said by all parties is called
a: - Correct Answers -A) court of limited jurisdiction. B) justice of the peace court.
C) a magistrate court. D) court of record.
