LEGL STUDY Ch 1
Civil Law - correct answer ✔✔A legal system based on a written code of laws or constitutions
Common Law - correct answer ✔✔(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Precedent - correct answer ✔✔How similar cases have been decided in the past.
Stare Decisis - correct answer ✔✔Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from
previous cases
Where is Common Law originated from? - correct answer ✔✔Medieval England
Jurisprudence - correct answer ✔✔philosophy of law
Natural Theory of Law - correct answer ✔✔law reflects moral and unchangeable laws of nature
Legal Positivism - correct answer ✔✔A school of legal thought centered on the assumption that there is
no law higher than the laws created by a national government. Laws must be obeyed, even if they are
unjust, to prevent anarchy.
Legal Realism - correct answer ✔✔A school of legal thought that holds that the law is only one factor to
be considered when deciding cases and that social and economic circumstances should also be taken
into account.
What are the three classifications of laws based on their sources? - correct answer ✔✔Constitutional,
statutory, and case law
How can laws be classified based on their nature? - correct answer ✔✔Substantive or procedural
Civil Law - correct answer ✔✔A legal system based on a written code of laws or constitutions
Common Law - correct answer ✔✔(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Precedent - correct answer ✔✔How similar cases have been decided in the past.
Stare Decisis - correct answer ✔✔Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from
previous cases
Where is Common Law originated from? - correct answer ✔✔Medieval England
Jurisprudence - correct answer ✔✔philosophy of law
Natural Theory of Law - correct answer ✔✔law reflects moral and unchangeable laws of nature
Legal Positivism - correct answer ✔✔A school of legal thought centered on the assumption that there is
no law higher than the laws created by a national government. Laws must be obeyed, even if they are
unjust, to prevent anarchy.
Legal Realism - correct answer ✔✔A school of legal thought that holds that the law is only one factor to
be considered when deciding cases and that social and economic circumstances should also be taken
into account.
What are the three classifications of laws based on their sources? - correct answer ✔✔Constitutional,
statutory, and case law
How can laws be classified based on their nature? - correct answer ✔✔Substantive or procedural
