BUL3310 CHAPTER 1 UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The doctrine of stare decisis performs many useful functions, including - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅efficiency.
uniformity.
stability.
In addition to case law, when making decisions, courts sometimes consider other sources of law,
including - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the U.S. Constitution.
Which of the following is a CORRECT statement about the distinction between law and equity? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Equity involves remedies different from those available at law.
Under the doctrine of stare decisis, a judge compares the facts in a case with facts in - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅another case.
To learn about the coverage of a statute and how the statute is applied, a person must - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅read the statute and see how courts in his or her jurisdiction have interpreted it.
Our common law system involves the application of legal principles applied in earlier cases - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅with similar facts.
The statutory law of the United States includes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅both the statutes enacted by
Congress and state legislatures and the rules, orders, and decisions of administrative agencies.
The U.S. Constitution takes precedence over - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a state constitution, statute, or
court decision.
ANSWERS
The doctrine of stare decisis performs many useful functions, including - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅efficiency.
uniformity.
stability.
In addition to case law, when making decisions, courts sometimes consider other sources of law,
including - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the U.S. Constitution.
Which of the following is a CORRECT statement about the distinction between law and equity? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Equity involves remedies different from those available at law.
Under the doctrine of stare decisis, a judge compares the facts in a case with facts in - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅another case.
To learn about the coverage of a statute and how the statute is applied, a person must - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅read the statute and see how courts in his or her jurisdiction have interpreted it.
Our common law system involves the application of legal principles applied in earlier cases - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅with similar facts.
The statutory law of the United States includes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅both the statutes enacted by
Congress and state legislatures and the rules, orders, and decisions of administrative agencies.
The U.S. Constitution takes precedence over - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a state constitution, statute, or
court decision.
