LEGL 2700 Hackleman Exam 1 With Complete
Solutions 100% Correct
Business persons within the US must. - ANSWER know and/or have knowledge of the
general state of the legal and regulatory landscape and therefore act to ensure full
compliance with the law to avoid civil and criminal liability
law must be. - ANSWER enforced and adequate
rule of law - ANSWER all laws are generally and equally applicable to everyone; more of
an ideal; wealthier nations generally all follow a rule of law
Chief Justice Roberts' view with regard to the rule of law. ANSWER if the Constitution
says the little guy is supposed to win, then the little guy is going to win before him; if it
says the big guy is supposed to win, then the big guy is going to win
property ANSWER a legal fence; incentivizes us to do research and explore
Public Property - ANSWER refers to those resources which the government owns
Examples of Public Property - ANSWER roads, public buildings, public lands, and
monuments
Private Property - ANSWER refers to those resources that as a person you own
individually
Common Property - ANSWER refers to the resources which belong to many persons but
whose ownership is by more than one individual jointly
,Examples of Common Property - ANSWER land, Oceans
Contract Law- ANSWER is the law that guides how resources including labor are
exchanged between owners
constitutional law - ANSWER establishes the framework of the state whose purpose it is
to protect property in its widest sense
administrative and regulatory law - ANSWER deals with public laws which protect, tax,
regulate or redistribute an owner's resources
criminal law - ANSWER provides public protection for private resources and punishes
those who damage them
tort law - ANSWER protects and compensates owners through private civil lawsuits
when their resources including those they have in themselves are wrongfully harmed by
the actions of others
common law - ANSWER emphasizes the role of judges in determining the meaning of
laws
common law is used. - ANSWER in countries colonized by England including the United
States
civil law - ANSWER relies more on legislation than judicial decisions for law
which of the United States has a partial civil law system and why?-ANSWER Louisiana;
because it was colonized by France
public law-ANSWER those areas that concern the relationships of members of society
with each other; the government represents the society as a whole
, types of public law-ANSER constitutional, administrative criminal
administrative law-ANSER reflects those rules affecting various levels of government
private law - ANSWER refers to those legal problems and issues which involve your
private resource relationships with other persons
kinds of private law - ANSWER property, contract, tort
can you be in both a civil AND a criminal case? - ANSWER yes; example is you can be in
a civil lawsuit for attacking a person and a criminal lawsuit for committing a violent act
in public
substantive law - ANSWER defines the legal relationship of people with other people or
between them and the state
the rules of law governing the creation or enforcement of a contractual promise are
___________ in nature - ANSWER substantive
procedural law - ANSWER deals with the method and means by which substantive law is
made and administered
procedural law provides the _________ for enforcing substantive law - ANSWER
machinery
sources of law include. ANSWER federal law, state law, judicial decisions/case law
what is the highest form of law? ANSWER the constitution
federal law ANSWER Constitution, Congress (legislation including statutes)
state law ANSWER federal law prevails over state law; includes state constitutions
Solutions 100% Correct
Business persons within the US must. - ANSWER know and/or have knowledge of the
general state of the legal and regulatory landscape and therefore act to ensure full
compliance with the law to avoid civil and criminal liability
law must be. - ANSWER enforced and adequate
rule of law - ANSWER all laws are generally and equally applicable to everyone; more of
an ideal; wealthier nations generally all follow a rule of law
Chief Justice Roberts' view with regard to the rule of law. ANSWER if the Constitution
says the little guy is supposed to win, then the little guy is going to win before him; if it
says the big guy is supposed to win, then the big guy is going to win
property ANSWER a legal fence; incentivizes us to do research and explore
Public Property - ANSWER refers to those resources which the government owns
Examples of Public Property - ANSWER roads, public buildings, public lands, and
monuments
Private Property - ANSWER refers to those resources that as a person you own
individually
Common Property - ANSWER refers to the resources which belong to many persons but
whose ownership is by more than one individual jointly
,Examples of Common Property - ANSWER land, Oceans
Contract Law- ANSWER is the law that guides how resources including labor are
exchanged between owners
constitutional law - ANSWER establishes the framework of the state whose purpose it is
to protect property in its widest sense
administrative and regulatory law - ANSWER deals with public laws which protect, tax,
regulate or redistribute an owner's resources
criminal law - ANSWER provides public protection for private resources and punishes
those who damage them
tort law - ANSWER protects and compensates owners through private civil lawsuits
when their resources including those they have in themselves are wrongfully harmed by
the actions of others
common law - ANSWER emphasizes the role of judges in determining the meaning of
laws
common law is used. - ANSWER in countries colonized by England including the United
States
civil law - ANSWER relies more on legislation than judicial decisions for law
which of the United States has a partial civil law system and why?-ANSWER Louisiana;
because it was colonized by France
public law-ANSWER those areas that concern the relationships of members of society
with each other; the government represents the society as a whole
, types of public law-ANSER constitutional, administrative criminal
administrative law-ANSER reflects those rules affecting various levels of government
private law - ANSWER refers to those legal problems and issues which involve your
private resource relationships with other persons
kinds of private law - ANSWER property, contract, tort
can you be in both a civil AND a criminal case? - ANSWER yes; example is you can be in
a civil lawsuit for attacking a person and a criminal lawsuit for committing a violent act
in public
substantive law - ANSWER defines the legal relationship of people with other people or
between them and the state
the rules of law governing the creation or enforcement of a contractual promise are
___________ in nature - ANSWER substantive
procedural law - ANSWER deals with the method and means by which substantive law is
made and administered
procedural law provides the _________ for enforcing substantive law - ANSWER
machinery
sources of law include. ANSWER federal law, state law, judicial decisions/case law
what is the highest form of law? ANSWER the constitution
federal law ANSWER Constitution, Congress (legislation including statutes)
state law ANSWER federal law prevails over state law; includes state constitutions
