BLAW 3310 EXAM 1 UTA LEEEXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025
1. Definition of Law rules, standards, and principles that define the behav-
ioral boundaries for people and business activities.
2. What 3 branches 1. Judicial Branch - courts create legal precedents thru
have the ability to their decisions and by ruling on constitutionality of ac-
create law? tions of Congress or the executive branch
2. Congress Legislative Branch - passes statutes
3. Executive Branch - President/Admin agencies
3. Where does the The Constitution
law come from?
NOTE: The U.S. Constitution allocates the powers of
government between states and the federal government
powers not granted to the Fed Govt are retained by
states or are left to the ppl.
4. Laws and the Le- 1. influencing the behavior of the members of a society.
gal System serve
what key roles in 2. resolving disputes within society
society?
3. maintaining important social values
4. providing a method for assisting social change
5. Stare Decisis is the principle that courts are often influenced by and
have the choice to follow what other courts have done.
deciding of new cases by referencing previous deci-
sions is the foundation of the Angelo-American judicial
process
"TO STAND ON DECIDED CASES"; judges expected to
stand by established rules of law.
6. Examples of Soci- - Gay Marriage / Gay Rights in Employers
etal Changes Re- - Paternity tests and marriages
sulting in Diff.
, BLAW 3310 EXAM 1 UTA LEEEXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025
Stare Decisis out-
come **Change in law due to societal changes
7. Davis v. Wall In-
dustrial Contrac-
tor Case (Change
in law)
8. Judicial Review is 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.
- Judiciary also reviews actions taken by the executive
branch and admin agencies to make sure they comply
w/ the constitution
9. Laws created by Statutory Law or Written Laws
federal and state
legislatures are
known as:
10. Ethics in context of business practitioners has to do with rules
or standards governing the conduct of members of a
profession and how standards are put into action within
an org
11. Integrity living by a moral code and standards of ethics
12. Morality concerns conformity to rules of correct conduct within
the context of society, religion, or other institutions.
13. Ethics, Integrity, voluntarily adopted standards of conduct
and Morality are
14. Federal Judges nominated by the president and confirmed by a majority
vote in the US Senate.
- Constitution guarantees federal judges the right to
1. Definition of Law rules, standards, and principles that define the behav-
ioral boundaries for people and business activities.
2. What 3 branches 1. Judicial Branch - courts create legal precedents thru
have the ability to their decisions and by ruling on constitutionality of ac-
create law? tions of Congress or the executive branch
2. Congress Legislative Branch - passes statutes
3. Executive Branch - President/Admin agencies
3. Where does the The Constitution
law come from?
NOTE: The U.S. Constitution allocates the powers of
government between states and the federal government
powers not granted to the Fed Govt are retained by
states or are left to the ppl.
4. Laws and the Le- 1. influencing the behavior of the members of a society.
gal System serve
what key roles in 2. resolving disputes within society
society?
3. maintaining important social values
4. providing a method for assisting social change
5. Stare Decisis is the principle that courts are often influenced by and
have the choice to follow what other courts have done.
deciding of new cases by referencing previous deci-
sions is the foundation of the Angelo-American judicial
process
"TO STAND ON DECIDED CASES"; judges expected to
stand by established rules of law.
6. Examples of Soci- - Gay Marriage / Gay Rights in Employers
etal Changes Re- - Paternity tests and marriages
sulting in Diff.
, BLAW 3310 EXAM 1 UTA LEEEXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025
Stare Decisis out-
come **Change in law due to societal changes
7. Davis v. Wall In-
dustrial Contrac-
tor Case (Change
in law)
8. Judicial Review is 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.
- Judiciary also reviews actions taken by the executive
branch and admin agencies to make sure they comply
w/ the constitution
9. Laws created by Statutory Law or Written Laws
federal and state
legislatures are
known as:
10. Ethics in context of business practitioners has to do with rules
or standards governing the conduct of members of a
profession and how standards are put into action within
an org
11. Integrity living by a moral code and standards of ethics
12. Morality concerns conformity to rules of correct conduct within
the context of society, religion, or other institutions.
13. Ethics, Integrity, voluntarily adopted standards of conduct
and Morality are
14. Federal Judges nominated by the president and confirmed by a majority
vote in the US Senate.
- Constitution guarantees federal judges the right to
