BLAW 2200 TEST 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Tort
Answer:
Civil harm in which injured parties can sue for damages
Question:
2. Business law
Answer:
Enforceable rules of conduct that govern commercial relationships
Question:
3. Private Law
Answer:
Disputes between individuals or groups
Question:
4. Public Law
Answer:
Private group vs the government
Question:
5. Civil Law
Answer:
Rights found in relationships between persons and persons and the government
Question:
6. Criminal Law
Answer:
A person commits an act against the public
Question:
7. Model/Uniform Laws
Answer:
Standardize interstate laws
, Question:
8. National Conference of Commissioners (NCC)
Answer:
Propose models laws to promote standardization
Question:
9. Statutes
Answer:
Rules + regulations posed by legislature, found in the U.S. Code
Question:
10. Uniform Commercial Code
Answer:
A collection of laws that governs various types of business transactions (ex. sales
laws), influenced by American Law Institute and NCC
Question:
11. Case Law
Answer:
Collection of legal interpretations made by judges (a.k.a. Common Law) , can be
revoked by statutes, evolves with restatements of the law (summaries of common
law rules used to guide interpretations of certain cases)
Question:
12. Administrative Law
Answer:
Collection of rules made by administrative agencies (also independent admins ex.
FTC or NSF)
Question:
13. Treaty
Answer:
binding agreement between two states or international organizations, negotiated
by executive branch and approved by super-majority vote in Congress (2/3rds)
Question:
14. Executive Orders
Answer:
The power of the president and governors to issue orders that carry the force of
law, these are complied in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Tort
Answer:
Civil harm in which injured parties can sue for damages
Question:
2. Business law
Answer:
Enforceable rules of conduct that govern commercial relationships
Question:
3. Private Law
Answer:
Disputes between individuals or groups
Question:
4. Public Law
Answer:
Private group vs the government
Question:
5. Civil Law
Answer:
Rights found in relationships between persons and persons and the government
Question:
6. Criminal Law
Answer:
A person commits an act against the public
Question:
7. Model/Uniform Laws
Answer:
Standardize interstate laws
, Question:
8. National Conference of Commissioners (NCC)
Answer:
Propose models laws to promote standardization
Question:
9. Statutes
Answer:
Rules + regulations posed by legislature, found in the U.S. Code
Question:
10. Uniform Commercial Code
Answer:
A collection of laws that governs various types of business transactions (ex. sales
laws), influenced by American Law Institute and NCC
Question:
11. Case Law
Answer:
Collection of legal interpretations made by judges (a.k.a. Common Law) , can be
revoked by statutes, evolves with restatements of the law (summaries of common
law rules used to guide interpretations of certain cases)
Question:
12. Administrative Law
Answer:
Collection of rules made by administrative agencies (also independent admins ex.
FTC or NSF)
Question:
13. Treaty
Answer:
binding agreement between two states or international organizations, negotiated
by executive branch and approved by super-majority vote in Congress (2/3rds)
Question:
14. Executive Orders
Answer:
The power of the president and governors to issue orders that carry the force of
law, these are complied in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
