BUL 5810 - EXAM 1 HOMEWORK QUESTIONS | FROM
QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
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,A law is:
a. a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.
b. any act prohibited by the government or an omission of an act required by public law and
made punishable by the government in a judicial proceeding brought by it.
c. litigation where the injured party sues to recover compensation for the damages and injury
sustained as a result of the defendant's wrongful conduct.
d. rules and regulations of federal and state administrative agencies Answer: A.
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. 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. 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. Answer: B.
Sources of state law include all but which of the following?
a. Rules of state administrative agencies.
b. Decisions of state courts.
c. Executive orders of the Governor.
d. Hearings before Congress. Answer: D.
Like the President of the United States, the governor of most states has the authority to issue
laws, which are called:
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, a. Restatements of law.
b. statutes.
c. executive orders.
d. codes. Answer: C.
An example of criminal law is:
a. a car crash lawsuit resulting in monetary damages.
b. a divorce.
c. a murder conviction.
d. the probate of a will. Answer: C.
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. Answer: C.
The type of law that is an agreement between or among independent nations is:
a. Restatements of law.
b. treaties.
c. the Uniform Commercial Code.
d. a maxim. Answer: B.
In general terms, the person who is sued in a civil lawsuit is the:
a. plaintiff.
b. defendant.
c. bailiff.
d. reporter. Answer: B.
Four sources of law in the U.S. legal system are:
a. constitutional law, criminal law, civil law, and maritime law.
b. federal law, state law, international law, and maritime law.
c. statutory law, case law, equity, and common law.
d. constitutional law, judicial law, legislative law, and administrative law. Answer: D.
The party who appeals a case to a higher court is the:
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QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
,A law is:
a. a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.
b. any act prohibited by the government or an omission of an act required by public law and
made punishable by the government in a judicial proceeding brought by it.
c. litigation where the injured party sues to recover compensation for the damages and injury
sustained as a result of the defendant's wrongful conduct.
d. rules and regulations of federal and state administrative agencies Answer: A.
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. 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. 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. Answer: B.
Sources of state law include all but which of the following?
a. Rules of state administrative agencies.
b. Decisions of state courts.
c. Executive orders of the Governor.
d. Hearings before Congress. Answer: D.
Like the President of the United States, the governor of most states has the authority to issue
laws, which are called:
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, a. Restatements of law.
b. statutes.
c. executive orders.
d. codes. Answer: C.
An example of criminal law is:
a. a car crash lawsuit resulting in monetary damages.
b. a divorce.
c. a murder conviction.
d. the probate of a will. Answer: C.
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. Answer: C.
The type of law that is an agreement between or among independent nations is:
a. Restatements of law.
b. treaties.
c. the Uniform Commercial Code.
d. a maxim. Answer: B.
In general terms, the person who is sued in a civil lawsuit is the:
a. plaintiff.
b. defendant.
c. bailiff.
d. reporter. Answer: B.
Four sources of law in the U.S. legal system are:
a. constitutional law, criminal law, civil law, and maritime law.
b. federal law, state law, international law, and maritime law.
c. statutory law, case law, equity, and common law.
d. constitutional law, judicial law, legislative law, and administrative law. Answer: D.
The party who appeals a case to a higher court is the:
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