Law in Allied Health UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
crime - CORRECT ANSWER - An offense against a locale, a state, or the United States.
Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Set of rules that govern behavior
Criminal Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Prohibits and punishes certain conduct for the
benefit of society
Civil Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Concerns the private rights and duties of individuals
who live within a society.
A right - CORRECT ANSWER - An individuals power, privilege, or immunity.
A duty - CORRECT ANSWER - An individuals obligation
3 levels of government - CORRECT ANSWER - federal, state, local
Legislation law - CORRECT ANSWER - We elect representatives to serve in legislative
bodies. We elect representatives and senators to serve in Congress in Washington D.C., where
the federal government is located. We also elect representatives to serve in local legislatures such
as city councils.
Legislators . Statues are legislation passed by legislative bodies on the federal and state levels.
Ordinances are legislation adopted by local legislative bodies.
The federal government passes laws that apply to all states. Individual States also pass laws that
apply to only those in that state. Local government laws apply within the jurisdiction in which
they're adopted.
, Administrative regulations - CORRECT ANSWER - Sometimes laws adopted by
legislative bodies require an agency to carry out the law. For example, the food and drug
administration (FDA) is an administrative agency created to carry out, or enforce, laws relating
to that subject matter.
Agencies have the authority to create rules and regulations that clarify or interpret the basic
statutes the agency is charged with enforcing. These administrative regulations have the same
force of law that statutes have.
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER - A system of law originally developed in England,
called common law, is developed on a case by case basis from court decisions. Common-law can
be called court produced law, case law, or judge made law. Courts, when deciding specific
disputes, try to establish rules that could be applied to future cases involving the same issue. A
courts interpretation of the meaning of a statutes or administrative regulation becomes a rule that
can be applied in future cases involving the same statute or regulation.
The U.S. constitution created the ___________ government. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Federal
Legislation adopted by state governments are _______. - CORRECT ANSWER - Statutes
Legislation adopted by local governments are _______. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Ordinances
When one person is held responsible for the actions of another, it's called
Ex: a physician fails to provide adequate training to staff, resulting in mismanagement of patient
files and lower quality care. - CORRECT ANSWER - Vicarious liability
Certification - CORRECT ANSWER - Documentation of having met certain standards
Questions and CORRECT Answers
crime - CORRECT ANSWER - An offense against a locale, a state, or the United States.
Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Set of rules that govern behavior
Criminal Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Prohibits and punishes certain conduct for the
benefit of society
Civil Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Concerns the private rights and duties of individuals
who live within a society.
A right - CORRECT ANSWER - An individuals power, privilege, or immunity.
A duty - CORRECT ANSWER - An individuals obligation
3 levels of government - CORRECT ANSWER - federal, state, local
Legislation law - CORRECT ANSWER - We elect representatives to serve in legislative
bodies. We elect representatives and senators to serve in Congress in Washington D.C., where
the federal government is located. We also elect representatives to serve in local legislatures such
as city councils.
Legislators . Statues are legislation passed by legislative bodies on the federal and state levels.
Ordinances are legislation adopted by local legislative bodies.
The federal government passes laws that apply to all states. Individual States also pass laws that
apply to only those in that state. Local government laws apply within the jurisdiction in which
they're adopted.
, Administrative regulations - CORRECT ANSWER - Sometimes laws adopted by
legislative bodies require an agency to carry out the law. For example, the food and drug
administration (FDA) is an administrative agency created to carry out, or enforce, laws relating
to that subject matter.
Agencies have the authority to create rules and regulations that clarify or interpret the basic
statutes the agency is charged with enforcing. These administrative regulations have the same
force of law that statutes have.
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER - A system of law originally developed in England,
called common law, is developed on a case by case basis from court decisions. Common-law can
be called court produced law, case law, or judge made law. Courts, when deciding specific
disputes, try to establish rules that could be applied to future cases involving the same issue. A
courts interpretation of the meaning of a statutes or administrative regulation becomes a rule that
can be applied in future cases involving the same statute or regulation.
The U.S. constitution created the ___________ government. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Federal
Legislation adopted by state governments are _______. - CORRECT ANSWER - Statutes
Legislation adopted by local governments are _______. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Ordinances
When one person is held responsible for the actions of another, it's called
Ex: a physician fails to provide adequate training to staff, resulting in mismanagement of patient
files and lower quality care. - CORRECT ANSWER - Vicarious liability
Certification - CORRECT ANSWER - Documentation of having met certain standards
