Legal 2700 Questions and
answers 100% PASS
Law - CORRECT ANSWER-set of rules enforced by state or federal government
rule of law - CORRECT ANSWER-law is applied equally to all people
property rights - CORRECT ANSWER-can have right to exclude others from
things that legally belong to you
transparency - CORRECT ANSWER-important for rules to be clear so people can
understand them
equal access - CORRECT ANSWER-for an economy to work well, everyone must
have equal access to it
natural law - CORRECT ANSWER-law must reflect universal moral principles
historical school - CORRECT ANSWER-every country has its own culture, law
should reflect those
sociological jurisprudence - CORRECT ANSWER-countries, cultures, experience,
technologies change over time so laws should change too
,legal realism - CORRECT ANSWER-trying to actually describe what law is, what
officials actually do about it
common law - CORRECT ANSWER-law develops over time, judges in court
decisions set legal precedent
civil law - CORRECT ANSWER-judges are less important, all about legislation
itself
stare decisis - CORRECT ANSWER-common law notion that once a judge meets
a decision then other judges must follow that decision
public law - CORRECT ANSWER-areas of law that concern regulation of society
in general, i.e. constitutional law, criminal law
private law - CORRECT ANSWER-govern relationships and disputes among
private parties i.e. law of contracts
criminal law - CORRECT ANSWER-state vs accused (government entity vs
private party)
civil law - CORRECT ANSWER-any other type of case besides criminal, private
parties suing each other
U.S. Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER-federal statutes, federal regulations
state constitutions - CORRECT ANSWER-state statutes, state regulations
case law - CORRECT ANSWER-judicial decisions have the effect of law
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, based on decisions judges have made in past cases
morals vs ethics vs laws - CORRECT ANSWER-morals- internal and subjective
ethics- external and objective
formalism - CORRECT ANSWER-focus exclusively on the action and not the
result and given action is always right or wrong
duty based conception - CORRECT ANSWER-people have a duty to act a certain
way and always have inalienable rights
Immanuel kant - "categorical imperative" - CORRECT ANSWER-golden rule,
should always be consistent in your actions and act towards people how you want
them to act towards you
John Rawls - social contract theory" - CORRECT ANSWER-inequality is ok as
long as the government is providing equal rights and equal opportunity to succeed
consequentialism - CORRECT ANSWER-focus on outcomes and results not the
action
Jeremy bentham - "utilitarianism" - CORRECT ANSWER-best thing to do is what
creates most good for the people
respect for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - CORRECT ANSWER-
formalist - good because rights are the most important thing
consequentialist - how it would benefit society at large
answers 100% PASS
Law - CORRECT ANSWER-set of rules enforced by state or federal government
rule of law - CORRECT ANSWER-law is applied equally to all people
property rights - CORRECT ANSWER-can have right to exclude others from
things that legally belong to you
transparency - CORRECT ANSWER-important for rules to be clear so people can
understand them
equal access - CORRECT ANSWER-for an economy to work well, everyone must
have equal access to it
natural law - CORRECT ANSWER-law must reflect universal moral principles
historical school - CORRECT ANSWER-every country has its own culture, law
should reflect those
sociological jurisprudence - CORRECT ANSWER-countries, cultures, experience,
technologies change over time so laws should change too
,legal realism - CORRECT ANSWER-trying to actually describe what law is, what
officials actually do about it
common law - CORRECT ANSWER-law develops over time, judges in court
decisions set legal precedent
civil law - CORRECT ANSWER-judges are less important, all about legislation
itself
stare decisis - CORRECT ANSWER-common law notion that once a judge meets
a decision then other judges must follow that decision
public law - CORRECT ANSWER-areas of law that concern regulation of society
in general, i.e. constitutional law, criminal law
private law - CORRECT ANSWER-govern relationships and disputes among
private parties i.e. law of contracts
criminal law - CORRECT ANSWER-state vs accused (government entity vs
private party)
civil law - CORRECT ANSWER-any other type of case besides criminal, private
parties suing each other
U.S. Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER-federal statutes, federal regulations
state constitutions - CORRECT ANSWER-state statutes, state regulations
case law - CORRECT ANSWER-judicial decisions have the effect of law
COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, based on decisions judges have made in past cases
morals vs ethics vs laws - CORRECT ANSWER-morals- internal and subjective
ethics- external and objective
formalism - CORRECT ANSWER-focus exclusively on the action and not the
result and given action is always right or wrong
duty based conception - CORRECT ANSWER-people have a duty to act a certain
way and always have inalienable rights
Immanuel kant - "categorical imperative" - CORRECT ANSWER-golden rule,
should always be consistent in your actions and act towards people how you want
them to act towards you
John Rawls - social contract theory" - CORRECT ANSWER-inequality is ok as
long as the government is providing equal rights and equal opportunity to succeed
consequentialism - CORRECT ANSWER-focus on outcomes and results not the
action
Jeremy bentham - "utilitarianism" - CORRECT ANSWER-best thing to do is what
creates most good for the people
respect for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - CORRECT ANSWER-
formalist - good because rights are the most important thing
consequentialist - how it would benefit society at large
