MHR 461 EXAM 1 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
T/F: The U.S. Constitution is the oldest written constitution in force of any major nation. -
ANSWER TRUE
T/F: The Constitution creates the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches of the
federal government. - ANSWER TRUE
T/F: The separation of powers determined by the U.S. Constitution means that each
branch of government has functions that can be checked by other branches. - ANSWER
TRUE
T/F: The U.S. Constitution requires every state to have a legislature that has two parts, a
house and a senate (or some bodies with similar structure). - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: Statutory law is created by executive order. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: An important state law affecting the legal regulation of business is the Uniform
Commercial Code. - ANSWER TRUE
T/F: Delaware is the only state with a legislature that only has one part or house. All
other states have a two-part legislature. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: Administrative agencies are typically created by court orders. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: Common law in the U.S. has its origin in England. - ANSWER TRUE
T/F: American common law was approved for adoption in Article III of the U.S.
Constitution. - ANSWER FALSE
,T/F: Common law changes only by acts of the legislature. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: The doctrine of stare decisis means that decisions in past cases will be followed in
resolving present cases. - ANSWER TRUE
T/F: 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. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: One of the benefits of the common law is that it is flexible in changing with the times.
- ANSWER TRUE
T/F: Legal documents could not be transmitted electronically due to common law rules
based upon use of documents printed and delivered on paper. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: 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. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: 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. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: The President may not create any law without the permission of Congress. -
ANSWER FALSE
In an orderly society, law and the legal system help to:
A. influence the behavior of members of society
B. resolve disputes
, C. maintain the important values of society
D. provide a way for important social changes to take effect
E. all of the answers are part of the role of law - ANSWER E
Both ____ and ____ are part of the rules that govern behavior in most nations.
A. philosophy and sociology
B. customs and ethics
C. formal rules and psychology
You Answered
D. all of the other specific choices
E. none of the other specific choices - ANSWER B
Which of the following is NOT a part of the rules that govern behavior in most nations:
A. ethics
B.formal rules
C.social customs
T/F: The U.S. Constitution is the oldest written constitution in force of any major nation. -
ANSWER TRUE
T/F: The Constitution creates the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches of the
federal government. - ANSWER TRUE
T/F: The separation of powers determined by the U.S. Constitution means that each
branch of government has functions that can be checked by other branches. - ANSWER
TRUE
T/F: The U.S. Constitution requires every state to have a legislature that has two parts, a
house and a senate (or some bodies with similar structure). - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: Statutory law is created by executive order. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: An important state law affecting the legal regulation of business is the Uniform
Commercial Code. - ANSWER TRUE
T/F: Delaware is the only state with a legislature that only has one part or house. All
other states have a two-part legislature. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: Administrative agencies are typically created by court orders. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: Common law in the U.S. has its origin in England. - ANSWER TRUE
T/F: American common law was approved for adoption in Article III of the U.S.
Constitution. - ANSWER FALSE
,T/F: Common law changes only by acts of the legislature. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: The doctrine of stare decisis means that decisions in past cases will be followed in
resolving present cases. - ANSWER TRUE
T/F: 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. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: One of the benefits of the common law is that it is flexible in changing with the times.
- ANSWER TRUE
T/F: Legal documents could not be transmitted electronically due to common law rules
based upon use of documents printed and delivered on paper. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: 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. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: 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. - ANSWER FALSE
T/F: The President may not create any law without the permission of Congress. -
ANSWER FALSE
In an orderly society, law and the legal system help to:
A. influence the behavior of members of society
B. resolve disputes
, C. maintain the important values of society
D. provide a way for important social changes to take effect
E. all of the answers are part of the role of law - ANSWER E
Both ____ and ____ are part of the rules that govern behavior in most nations.
A. philosophy and sociology
B. customs and ethics
C. formal rules and psychology
You Answered
D. all of the other specific choices
E. none of the other specific choices - ANSWER B
Which of the following is NOT a part of the rules that govern behavior in most nations:
A. ethics
B.formal rules
C.social customs
