BLAW 205 UW LAX EXAM #1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Liability
Answer:
The state of being legally responsible (liable) for something, such as a debt or
obligation.
Question:
2. Primary source of law
Answer:
A document that establishes the law on a particular issue, such as a constitution, a
statute, an administrative rule, or a court decision.
Question:
3. Secondary source of law
Answer:
A publication that summarizes or interprets the law, such as a legal encyclopedia,
a legal treatise, or an article in a law review.
Question:
4. Constitutional Law
Answer:
The body of law derived from the U.S. Constitution and the constitutions of the
various states.
Question:
5. Statutory Law
Answer:
The body of law enacted by legislative bodies (as opposed to constitutional law,
administrative law, or case law).
Question:
6. executive agency
Answer:
An administrative agency within the executive branch of government.
, Question:
7. Independent Regulatory Agency
Answer:
An administrative agency that is not considered part of the government's
executive branch and is not subject to the authority of the president.
Question:
8. Case Law
Answer:
The rules of law announced in court decisions. Case law interprets statutes,
regulations, constitutional provisions, and governs all areas not covered by
statutory or administrative law.
Question:
9. common law
Answer:
A body of general principles applied throughout the English empire
Question:
10. precedent
Answer:
a court decision that furnished an example or authority for deciding subsequent
cases-to build the common law.
Question:
11. Remedy
Answer:
The relief given to an innocent party to enforce a right or compensate for the
violation of a right.
Question:
12. Stare decisis
Answer:
A common law doctrine under which judges are obligated to follow the
precedents established in prior decisions.•Controlling Precedents
Question:
13. Substantive law
Answer:
Law that defines, describes, regulates, and creates legal rights and obligations.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Liability
Answer:
The state of being legally responsible (liable) for something, such as a debt or
obligation.
Question:
2. Primary source of law
Answer:
A document that establishes the law on a particular issue, such as a constitution, a
statute, an administrative rule, or a court decision.
Question:
3. Secondary source of law
Answer:
A publication that summarizes or interprets the law, such as a legal encyclopedia,
a legal treatise, or an article in a law review.
Question:
4. Constitutional Law
Answer:
The body of law derived from the U.S. Constitution and the constitutions of the
various states.
Question:
5. Statutory Law
Answer:
The body of law enacted by legislative bodies (as opposed to constitutional law,
administrative law, or case law).
Question:
6. executive agency
Answer:
An administrative agency within the executive branch of government.
, Question:
7. Independent Regulatory Agency
Answer:
An administrative agency that is not considered part of the government's
executive branch and is not subject to the authority of the president.
Question:
8. Case Law
Answer:
The rules of law announced in court decisions. Case law interprets statutes,
regulations, constitutional provisions, and governs all areas not covered by
statutory or administrative law.
Question:
9. common law
Answer:
A body of general principles applied throughout the English empire
Question:
10. precedent
Answer:
a court decision that furnished an example or authority for deciding subsequent
cases-to build the common law.
Question:
11. Remedy
Answer:
The relief given to an innocent party to enforce a right or compensate for the
violation of a right.
Question:
12. Stare decisis
Answer:
A common law doctrine under which judges are obligated to follow the
precedents established in prior decisions.•Controlling Precedents
Question:
13. Substantive law
Answer:
Law that defines, describes, regulates, and creates legal rights and obligations.
