LEB 320F EXAM 1 ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS
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●● Primary sources of law
Answer: 1. The U.S. Constitution and the constitutions of the various
states.
2. Statutory law—including laws passed by Congress, state legislatures,
or local governing bodies.
3. Regulations created by administrative agencies, such as the Food and
Drug Administration.
4. Case law and common law doctrines.
●● Secondary sources of law
Answer: books and articles that summarize and clarify the primary
sources of law.
Examples include legal encyclopedias, treatises, articles in law reviews,
and compilations of law, such as the Restatements of the Law.
Courts often refer to secondary sources of law for guidance in
interpreting and applying the primary sources of law discussed here.
●● constitutional law
, Answer: Law that is based on the U.S. Constitution and the constitutions
of the various states.
(supreme law of the land)
●● state constitutional law
Answer: Each state in the union has its own constitution. Unless it
conflicts with the U.S. Constitution or a federal law, a state constitution
is supreme within the state's borders.
●● statutory law
Answer: The body of law enacted by legislative bodies (as opposed to
constitutional law, administrative law, or case law).
When a legislature passes a statute, that statute ultimately is included in
the federal code of laws or the relevant state code of laws.
●● ordinances
Answer: A law passed by a local governing unit, such as a municipality
or a county.
Ordinances commonly have to do with city or county land use (zoning
ordinances), building and safety codes, and other matters affecting the
local community.
●● uniform law
AND ANSWERS FULLY SOLVED REVIEW
PACK
●● Primary sources of law
Answer: 1. The U.S. Constitution and the constitutions of the various
states.
2. Statutory law—including laws passed by Congress, state legislatures,
or local governing bodies.
3. Regulations created by administrative agencies, such as the Food and
Drug Administration.
4. Case law and common law doctrines.
●● Secondary sources of law
Answer: books and articles that summarize and clarify the primary
sources of law.
Examples include legal encyclopedias, treatises, articles in law reviews,
and compilations of law, such as the Restatements of the Law.
Courts often refer to secondary sources of law for guidance in
interpreting and applying the primary sources of law discussed here.
●● constitutional law
, Answer: Law that is based on the U.S. Constitution and the constitutions
of the various states.
(supreme law of the land)
●● state constitutional law
Answer: Each state in the union has its own constitution. Unless it
conflicts with the U.S. Constitution or a federal law, a state constitution
is supreme within the state's borders.
●● statutory law
Answer: The body of law enacted by legislative bodies (as opposed to
constitutional law, administrative law, or case law).
When a legislature passes a statute, that statute ultimately is included in
the federal code of laws or the relevant state code of laws.
●● ordinances
Answer: A law passed by a local governing unit, such as a municipality
or a county.
Ordinances commonly have to do with city or county land use (zoning
ordinances), building and safety codes, and other matters affecting the
local community.
●● uniform law
