MHR 461 Quizes With Complete Solutions
false - ANSWER Statutory law is created by executive order.
false - ANSWER Delaware is the only state with a legislature that only has one part or
house. All other states have a two-part legislature.
false - ANSWER Administrative agencies are typically created by court orders.
false - ANSWER American common law was approved for adoption in Article III of the
U.S. Constitution.
false - ANSWER Common law changes only by acts of the legislature.
false - ANSWER A problem with the doctrine of stare decisis in common law is that
judges are forced to stand by old rules, even if they no longer seem appropriate.
false - ANSWER Legal documents could not be transmitted electronically due to
common law rules based upon use of documents printed and delivered on paper.
true - ANSWER With the exception of the U.S. Supreme Court, Congress has the power
to abolish and create federal courts.
true - ANSWER Federal judges are nominated by the President and confirmed by the
Senate.
false - ANSWER When a federal judge is impeached from office, the trial is heard by the
Supreme Court, unless a Supreme Court judge is involved.
,false - ANSWER Several times over the years, Congress has punished federal courts for
decisions Congress did not like by cutting the salary of judges.
True - ANSWER State judges, unlike federal judges, are generally not appointed for life.
true - ANSWER In some states, judges are appointed by the governor.
true - ANSWER Judges are protected from damages caused by bad decisions they make
on the bench by judicial immunity.
true - ANSWER Trial courts at both the federal and state level are called courts of
original jurisdiction.
false - ANSWER Juries are used in state courts, but not in federal court.
False - ANSWER The only federal courts in which a jury is used are the courts of
appeals.
true - ANSWER There is no right of appeal in a criminal case lost by the government at
the district court trial.
false - ANSWER Most federal court of appeals cases are reviewed by the Supreme
Court.
false - ANSWER Appeals of decisions of regulatory agencies must go to the federal
district court in the District of Columbia.
true - ANSWER The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has national jurisdiction.
, false - ANSWER In Davis v. Baugh Industrial Contractors the Washington Supreme Court
held that the traditional common law rule regarding negligence by a contractor could
not be changed.
false - ANSWER In Davis v. Baugh Industrial Contractors the Washington Supreme Court
held that the traditional common law rule regarding negligence by a contractor could be
changed only if a majority of state supreme courts agreed to change the rule.
false - ANSWER The President may not create any law without the permission of
Congress.
true - ANSWER In an orderly society, law and the legal system help to:
- influence the behavior of members of society
- resolve disputes
- maintain the important values of society
- provide a way for important social changes to take effect
customs and ethics - ANSWER part of the rules that govern behavior in most nations.
true - ANSWER Which of the following is NOT a part of the rules that govern behavior in
most nations:
- ethics
- formal rules
- social customs
- administrative rules
true - ANSWER By the use of laws and the legal system, the government can:
false - ANSWER Statutory law is created by executive order.
false - ANSWER Delaware is the only state with a legislature that only has one part or
house. All other states have a two-part legislature.
false - ANSWER Administrative agencies are typically created by court orders.
false - ANSWER American common law was approved for adoption in Article III of the
U.S. Constitution.
false - ANSWER Common law changes only by acts of the legislature.
false - ANSWER A problem with the doctrine of stare decisis in common law is that
judges are forced to stand by old rules, even if they no longer seem appropriate.
false - ANSWER Legal documents could not be transmitted electronically due to
common law rules based upon use of documents printed and delivered on paper.
true - ANSWER With the exception of the U.S. Supreme Court, Congress has the power
to abolish and create federal courts.
true - ANSWER Federal judges are nominated by the President and confirmed by the
Senate.
false - ANSWER When a federal judge is impeached from office, the trial is heard by the
Supreme Court, unless a Supreme Court judge is involved.
,false - ANSWER Several times over the years, Congress has punished federal courts for
decisions Congress did not like by cutting the salary of judges.
True - ANSWER State judges, unlike federal judges, are generally not appointed for life.
true - ANSWER In some states, judges are appointed by the governor.
true - ANSWER Judges are protected from damages caused by bad decisions they make
on the bench by judicial immunity.
true - ANSWER Trial courts at both the federal and state level are called courts of
original jurisdiction.
false - ANSWER Juries are used in state courts, but not in federal court.
False - ANSWER The only federal courts in which a jury is used are the courts of
appeals.
true - ANSWER There is no right of appeal in a criminal case lost by the government at
the district court trial.
false - ANSWER Most federal court of appeals cases are reviewed by the Supreme
Court.
false - ANSWER Appeals of decisions of regulatory agencies must go to the federal
district court in the District of Columbia.
true - ANSWER The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has national jurisdiction.
, false - ANSWER In Davis v. Baugh Industrial Contractors the Washington Supreme Court
held that the traditional common law rule regarding negligence by a contractor could
not be changed.
false - ANSWER In Davis v. Baugh Industrial Contractors the Washington Supreme Court
held that the traditional common law rule regarding negligence by a contractor could be
changed only if a majority of state supreme courts agreed to change the rule.
false - ANSWER The President may not create any law without the permission of
Congress.
true - ANSWER In an orderly society, law and the legal system help to:
- influence the behavior of members of society
- resolve disputes
- maintain the important values of society
- provide a way for important social changes to take effect
customs and ethics - ANSWER part of the rules that govern behavior in most nations.
true - ANSWER Which of the following is NOT a part of the rules that govern behavior in
most nations:
- ethics
- formal rules
- social customs
- administrative rules
true - ANSWER By the use of laws and the legal system, the government can:
