LME3701 ASSIGNMENT 3 STUDY GUIDE
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Section A: Foundations of Jurisprudence
1. What is the primary concern of Jurisprudence?
A. The memorization of legal rules
B. The study of the philosophy and theory of law
C. The practice of law in court
D. The history of South African cases
2. The question "What is law?" is central to which field of study?
A. Criminal Law
B. Jurisprudence
C. Civil Procedure
D. Constitutional Law
3. Which legal theory emphasizes that law is made by humans and is separate
from morality?
A. Natural Law
B. Legal Positivism
C. Legal Realism
D. Feminist Jurisprudence
4. According to Natural Law theory, an unjust law is:
A. Always valid and must be obeyed.
B. Not a true law and does not deserve obedience.
C. Valid only if enacted by a parliament.
D. Subject to judicial review only.
5. The command theory of law, which states that law is a command from a
sovereign backed by a threat, is associated with:
A. Aristotle
,B. John Austin
C. Ronald Dworkin
D. Karl Llewellyn
6. H.L.A. Hart's concept of the "rule of recognition" is a key feature of:
A. Natural Law
B. Modern Legal Positivism
C. Critical Legal Studies
D. Postmodern Jurisprudence
7. Legal Realism is characterized by its focus on:
A. The abstract logic of legal rules.
B. What judges actually do in court.
C. The divine origin of law.
D. The economic efficiency of all laws.
8. The idea of "law as integrity" was developed by:
A. John Austin
B. H.L.A. Hart
C. Ronald Dworkin
D. Jeremy Bentham
9. Which school of thought argues that legal rules are indeterminate and mask
political and social biases?
A. Natural Law
B. Legal Positivism
C. Critical Legal Studies (CLS)
D. Historical School
10. Feminist Jurisprudence primarily critiques the law for:
A. Being too inefficient.
B. Perpetuating patriarchal structures and gender inequality.
C. Ignoring economic factors.
D. Being separate from morality.
, Section B: South African Legal History and Roman-Dutch Law
11. What is the common law of South Africa primarily based on?
A. English Common Law
B. Indigenous African Law
C. Roman-Dutch Law
D. French Napoleonic Code
12. The reception of Roman-Dutch law into South Africa occurred during the
period of:
A. British Colonialism
B. Dutch East India Company (VOC) settlement
C. The Union of South Africa
D. The Apartheid era
13. Which 19th-century case affirmed the status of Roman-Dutch law as the
common law of the Cape?
A. S v Makwanyane
B. Brown v Leyds
C. **
D. Carmichele v Minister of Safety and Security
14. The British influence on South African law is most evident in the areas of:
A. Substantive criminal law and property law.
B. Constitutional law and delict.
C. Commercial law and procedural law.
D. The law of persons and family law.
15. The Doctrine of Precedent (stare decisis) in South Africa was introduced
through:
A. Roman-Dutch authorities like Grotius.
B. British colonial administration.
C. The 1996 Constitution.
D. The Apartheid government's legislation.
16. The term "ubuntu" is best described as:
A. A Roman-Dutch legal maxim.
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PASS <RECENT VERSION>
Section A: Foundations of Jurisprudence
1. What is the primary concern of Jurisprudence?
A. The memorization of legal rules
B. The study of the philosophy and theory of law
C. The practice of law in court
D. The history of South African cases
2. The question "What is law?" is central to which field of study?
A. Criminal Law
B. Jurisprudence
C. Civil Procedure
D. Constitutional Law
3. Which legal theory emphasizes that law is made by humans and is separate
from morality?
A. Natural Law
B. Legal Positivism
C. Legal Realism
D. Feminist Jurisprudence
4. According to Natural Law theory, an unjust law is:
A. Always valid and must be obeyed.
B. Not a true law and does not deserve obedience.
C. Valid only if enacted by a parliament.
D. Subject to judicial review only.
5. The command theory of law, which states that law is a command from a
sovereign backed by a threat, is associated with:
A. Aristotle
,B. John Austin
C. Ronald Dworkin
D. Karl Llewellyn
6. H.L.A. Hart's concept of the "rule of recognition" is a key feature of:
A. Natural Law
B. Modern Legal Positivism
C. Critical Legal Studies
D. Postmodern Jurisprudence
7. Legal Realism is characterized by its focus on:
A. The abstract logic of legal rules.
B. What judges actually do in court.
C. The divine origin of law.
D. The economic efficiency of all laws.
8. The idea of "law as integrity" was developed by:
A. John Austin
B. H.L.A. Hart
C. Ronald Dworkin
D. Jeremy Bentham
9. Which school of thought argues that legal rules are indeterminate and mask
political and social biases?
A. Natural Law
B. Legal Positivism
C. Critical Legal Studies (CLS)
D. Historical School
10. Feminist Jurisprudence primarily critiques the law for:
A. Being too inefficient.
B. Perpetuating patriarchal structures and gender inequality.
C. Ignoring economic factors.
D. Being separate from morality.
, Section B: South African Legal History and Roman-Dutch Law
11. What is the common law of South Africa primarily based on?
A. English Common Law
B. Indigenous African Law
C. Roman-Dutch Law
D. French Napoleonic Code
12. The reception of Roman-Dutch law into South Africa occurred during the
period of:
A. British Colonialism
B. Dutch East India Company (VOC) settlement
C. The Union of South Africa
D. The Apartheid era
13. Which 19th-century case affirmed the status of Roman-Dutch law as the
common law of the Cape?
A. S v Makwanyane
B. Brown v Leyds
C. **
D. Carmichele v Minister of Safety and Security
14. The British influence on South African law is most evident in the areas of:
A. Substantive criminal law and property law.
B. Constitutional law and delict.
C. Commercial law and procedural law.
D. The law of persons and family law.
15. The Doctrine of Precedent (stare decisis) in South Africa was introduced
through:
A. Roman-Dutch authorities like Grotius.
B. British colonial administration.
C. The 1996 Constitution.
D. The Apartheid government's legislation.
16. The term "ubuntu" is best described as:
A. A Roman-Dutch legal maxim.
