BLAW 3310 EXAM 1 UNIVERSITY: UT ARLINGTON
PROFESSOR: LEE SCHWEMER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ||ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
VERSION 2026
Benefits of the law: - ...answerprovides some predictability and uniformity to the boundaries of
acceptable conduct in a society
Key functions of the law: - ...answer1. Influence the behavior of the members of a society
2. Resolve disputes within society
3. Maintain important social values
4. Provide a method for assisting social change
The ___ ___ provides a way to bring about changes in "acceptable" behavior. - ...answerlegal
system
Where do we get our law from? - ...answerThe U.S. Constitution
Judicial Review: - ...answeris the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are
subject to review by the judiciary. A court with judicial review power may invalidate laws and
decisions that are incompatible with a higher authority, such as the terms of a written
constitution.
What does Judicial Review accomplish? - ...answerActs as a check on the legislative and
executive branches
, The use of ___ in deciding current cases is a doctrine called ___ ___, meaning "to stand on
decided cases." - ...answerprecedent; stare decisis
Under stare decisis, judges are expected to ___ ___ established rules of law. - ...answerstand by
In Davis v. Baugh Industrial Contractors, the traditional common law rule prevented a party who
accepted a completed construction project from later suing the contractor for flaws in
construction that caused injury to others. In reviewing such a case, the Washington state high
court held that... - ...answer...the rule was not sensible in modern times and would be dropped.
Substantive law includes common law and statutory law that ___ and ___ legal rights and
regulate behavior. - ...answerdefine; establish
Examples of substantive law: - ...answerantitrust law, contract law, criminal law, environmental
law, labor law, securities law
Procedural law determines how substantive law is ___ through the ___ by determining how a
lawsuit begins, what documents need to be filed, which court can hear the case, how the trial
proceeds, and so on. - ...answerenforced; courts
Examples of procedural law: - ...answeradministrative procedure, appellate procedure, civil
procedure, criminal procedure, discovery rules, evidence rules
Ethics, integrity, and morality concern ___ adopted standards of conduct. - ...answervoluntarily
The law contains rules that are not moral or ethical but are ___ upon people. -
...answerimposed
PROFESSOR: LEE SCHWEMER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ||ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
VERSION 2026
Benefits of the law: - ...answerprovides some predictability and uniformity to the boundaries of
acceptable conduct in a society
Key functions of the law: - ...answer1. Influence the behavior of the members of a society
2. Resolve disputes within society
3. Maintain important social values
4. Provide a method for assisting social change
The ___ ___ provides a way to bring about changes in "acceptable" behavior. - ...answerlegal
system
Where do we get our law from? - ...answerThe U.S. Constitution
Judicial Review: - ...answeris the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are
subject to review by the judiciary. A court with judicial review power may invalidate laws and
decisions that are incompatible with a higher authority, such as the terms of a written
constitution.
What does Judicial Review accomplish? - ...answerActs as a check on the legislative and
executive branches
, The use of ___ in deciding current cases is a doctrine called ___ ___, meaning "to stand on
decided cases." - ...answerprecedent; stare decisis
Under stare decisis, judges are expected to ___ ___ established rules of law. - ...answerstand by
In Davis v. Baugh Industrial Contractors, the traditional common law rule prevented a party who
accepted a completed construction project from later suing the contractor for flaws in
construction that caused injury to others. In reviewing such a case, the Washington state high
court held that... - ...answer...the rule was not sensible in modern times and would be dropped.
Substantive law includes common law and statutory law that ___ and ___ legal rights and
regulate behavior. - ...answerdefine; establish
Examples of substantive law: - ...answerantitrust law, contract law, criminal law, environmental
law, labor law, securities law
Procedural law determines how substantive law is ___ through the ___ by determining how a
lawsuit begins, what documents need to be filed, which court can hear the case, how the trial
proceeds, and so on. - ...answerenforced; courts
Examples of procedural law: - ...answeradministrative procedure, appellate procedure, civil
procedure, criminal procedure, discovery rules, evidence rules
Ethics, integrity, and morality concern ___ adopted standards of conduct. - ...answervoluntarily
The law contains rules that are not moral or ethical but are ___ upon people. -
...answerimposed
