LES 305 ASU, Clark Chapter 1: Legal
Foundations UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Law - CORRECT ANSWER - A body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by
controlling authority and having legal binding force.
Jurisprudence - CORRECT ANSWER - The science and philosophy of law that defines
various approaches to the appropriate function of law and how legal doctrines should be
developed and applied.
Black's Law Dictionary - CORRECT ANSWER - The leading legal dictionary.
Counsel - CORRECT ANSWER - Another term for attorney
Constitutional Law - CORRECT ANSWER - The body of law interpreting state and
federal constitutions
Statutory Law - CORRECT ANSWER - The body of law created by the legislature and
approved by the executive branch of state and federal government.
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Law that has not been passed by the legislature
but rather is made by the courts; based on the fundamentals of previous cases with similar facts.
Administrative Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to both the law made by
administrative agencies and the laws and regulations that govern the creation, organization, and
operation of administrative agencies.
Ordinances - CORRECT ANSWER - Local Statutes passed by local legislatures.
, Plain Meaning Rule - CORRECT ANSWER - The principle that if the words in a statue
have clear and widely understood meanings, the court applies the statute; used as the initial
guideline in statutory interpretation to determine how a rule should be applied.
Statutory Scheme - CORRECT ANSWER - The structure of a statute and the format of its
mandates.
Legislative History - CORRECT ANSWER - The records kept by the legislature, including
the debates, committee and conference reports, and legislative findings of fact used when
creating a law, which can be used to show the legislature's intent.
Citation - CORRECT ANSWER - The special format used by the legal community to
express where a statue or case law can be found.
Doctrine of Stare Decisis - CORRECT ANSWER - The principle that similar cases with
similar facts under similar circumstances should have similar outcomes.
Precedent - CORRECT ANSWER - Applying the law made in previous appellate court
opinions to current cases with similar facts; binding on the trial courts.
Secondary Sources - CORRECT ANSWER - Sources of law that have no independent
authority or legally binding effect but can be used to illustrate a point or clarify a legal issue.
Restatements of the Law - CORRECT ANSWER - A collection of uniform legal principles
focused in a particular area of the law, which contains statements of common law legal principles
and rules in a given area of law.
Model State Statutes - CORRECT ANSWER - Statutes drafted by legal experts to be used
as a model for state legislatures to adopt in their individual jurisdictions in order to increase the
level of uniformity and fairness across courts in all states.
Foundations UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Law - CORRECT ANSWER - A body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by
controlling authority and having legal binding force.
Jurisprudence - CORRECT ANSWER - The science and philosophy of law that defines
various approaches to the appropriate function of law and how legal doctrines should be
developed and applied.
Black's Law Dictionary - CORRECT ANSWER - The leading legal dictionary.
Counsel - CORRECT ANSWER - Another term for attorney
Constitutional Law - CORRECT ANSWER - The body of law interpreting state and
federal constitutions
Statutory Law - CORRECT ANSWER - The body of law created by the legislature and
approved by the executive branch of state and federal government.
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Law that has not been passed by the legislature
but rather is made by the courts; based on the fundamentals of previous cases with similar facts.
Administrative Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to both the law made by
administrative agencies and the laws and regulations that govern the creation, organization, and
operation of administrative agencies.
Ordinances - CORRECT ANSWER - Local Statutes passed by local legislatures.
, Plain Meaning Rule - CORRECT ANSWER - The principle that if the words in a statue
have clear and widely understood meanings, the court applies the statute; used as the initial
guideline in statutory interpretation to determine how a rule should be applied.
Statutory Scheme - CORRECT ANSWER - The structure of a statute and the format of its
mandates.
Legislative History - CORRECT ANSWER - The records kept by the legislature, including
the debates, committee and conference reports, and legislative findings of fact used when
creating a law, which can be used to show the legislature's intent.
Citation - CORRECT ANSWER - The special format used by the legal community to
express where a statue or case law can be found.
Doctrine of Stare Decisis - CORRECT ANSWER - The principle that similar cases with
similar facts under similar circumstances should have similar outcomes.
Precedent - CORRECT ANSWER - Applying the law made in previous appellate court
opinions to current cases with similar facts; binding on the trial courts.
Secondary Sources - CORRECT ANSWER - Sources of law that have no independent
authority or legally binding effect but can be used to illustrate a point or clarify a legal issue.
Restatements of the Law - CORRECT ANSWER - A collection of uniform legal principles
focused in a particular area of the law, which contains statements of common law legal principles
and rules in a given area of law.
Model State Statutes - CORRECT ANSWER - Statutes drafted by legal experts to be used
as a model for state legislatures to adopt in their individual jurisdictions in order to increase the
level of uniformity and fairness across courts in all states.
