QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
lawP-PCORRECTPANSWERS-
APbodyPofPenforceablePrulesPgoverningPrelationshipsPamongPindividualsPandPbetweenPindividualsP
andPtheirPsociety.
PrimaryPsourcesPofPlawP-PCORRECTPANSWERS-
1.PThePU.S.PConstitutionPandPthePconstitutionsPofPthePvariousPstates.
2.PStatutoryPlaw—
includingPlawsPpassedPbyPCongress,PstatePlegislatures,PorPlocalPgoverningPbodies.
3.PRegulationsPcreatedPbyPadministrativePagencies,PsuchPasPthePFoodPandPDrugPAdministration.
4.PCasePlawPandPcommonPlawPdoctrines.
SecondaryPsourcesPofPlawP-PCORRECTPANSWERS-
booksPandParticlesPthatPsummarizePandPclarifyPthePprimaryPsourcesPofPlaw.
PExamplesPincludePlegalPencyclopedias,Ptreatises,ParticlesPinPlawPreviews,PandPcompilationsPofPlaw,P
suchPasPthePRestatementsPofPthePLaw.
CourtsPoftenPreferPtoPsecondaryPsourcesPofPlawPforPguidancePinPinterpretingPandPapplyingPthePprim
aryPsourcesPofPlawPdiscussedPhere.
constitutionalPlawP-PCORRECTPANSWERS-
LawPthatPisPbasedPonPthePU.S.PConstitutionPandPthePconstitutionsPofPthePvariousPstates.
(supremePlawPofPthePland)
statePconstitutionalPlawP-PCORRECTPANSWERS-
EachPstatePinPthePunionPhasPitsPownPconstitution.PUnlessPitPconflictsPwithPthePU.S.PConstitutionPorPa
PfederalPlaw,PaPstatePconstitutionPisPsupremePwithinPthePstate'sPborders.
, statutoryPlawP-PCORRECTPANSWERS-
ThePbodyPofPlawPenactedPbyPlegislativePbodiesP(asPopposedPtoPconstitutionalPlaw,PadministrativePla
w,PorPcasePlaw).
WhenPaPlegislaturePpassesPaPstatute,PthatPstatutePultimatelyPisPincludedPinPthePfederalPcodePofPlaw
sPorPthePrelevantPstatePcodePofPlaws.
ordinancesP-PCORRECTPANSWERS-
APlawPpassedPbyPaPlocalPgoverningPunit,PsuchPasPaPmunicipalityPorPaPcounty.P
OrdinancesPcommonlyPhavePtoPdoPwithPcityPorPcountyPlandPuseP(zoningPordinances),PbuildingPandP
safetyPcodes,PandPotherPmattersPaffectingPthePlocalPcommunity.
uniformPlawP-PCORRECTPANSWERS-
APmodelPlawPcreatedPbyPthePNationalPConferencePofPCommissionersPonPUniformPStatePLawsPand/o
rPthePAmericanPLawPInstitutePforPthePstatesPtoPconsiderPadopting.PIfPthePstatePadoptsPthePlaw,PitPbe
comesPstatutoryPlawPinPthatPstate.PEachPstatePhasPthePoptionPofPadoptingPorPrejectingPallPorPpartPofP
aPuniformPlaw
administrativePlawP-PCORRECTPANSWERS-
ThePbodyPofPlawPcreatedPbyPadministrativePagenciesP(inPthePformPofPrules,Pregulations,Porders,Pand
Pdecisions)PinPorderPtoPcarryPoutPtheirPdutiesPandPresponsibilities.
administrativePagencyP-PCORRECTPANSWERS-
APfederal,Pstate,PorPlocalPgovernmentPagencyPestablishedPtoPperformPaPspecificPfunction.PAdminist
rativePagenciesParePauthorizedPbyPlegislativePactsPtoPmakePandPenforcePrulesPtoPadministerPandPen
forcePthePacts.
executivePagenciesP-PCORRECTPANSWERS-
AnPadministrativePagencyPwithinPthePexecutivePbranchPofPgovernment.PAtPthePfederalPlevel,Pexecu
tivePagenciesParePthosePwithinPthePcabinetPdepartments.P(ex.PFDA,PsubjectPtoPauthorityPofPthePpre
sident.)