PURDUE MGMT 254 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
Right - Answers - Legal capacity to require another person to perform or refrain from an
action
Law - Answers - The order or pattern of rules that society establishes to govern the
conduct of individuals and the relationships among them
Duty - Answers - An obligation of law imposed on a person to perform or refrain from
performing a certain act
Right of Privacy - Answers - The right to be free from unreasonable intrusion by others
Constitution - Answers - A body of principles that establishes the structure of a
government and the relationship of the government to the people who are governed
Statutory Law - Answers - Legislative acts declaring, commanding, or prohibiting
something
Administrative Regulations - Answers - Rules made by state and federal administrative
agencies
Private Law - Answers - The rules and regulations parties agree to as part of their
contractual relationships
Case Law - Answers - Law that includes principles that are expressed for the first time
in court decisions
Precedent - Answers - A decision of a court that stands as the law for a particular
problem in the future
Stare Decisis - Answers - "let the decision stand" the principle that the decision of a
court should serve as a guide or precedent and control the decision of a similar case in
the future
Common Law - Answers - The body of unwritten principles originally based originally on
the usages and customs of the community that were recognized and enforced by the
courts
Substantive Law - Answers - The law that defines rights and liabilities
Procedural Law - Answers - The law that must be followed in enforcing rights and
liabilities
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
Right - Answers - Legal capacity to require another person to perform or refrain from an
action
Law - Answers - The order or pattern of rules that society establishes to govern the
conduct of individuals and the relationships among them
Duty - Answers - An obligation of law imposed on a person to perform or refrain from
performing a certain act
Right of Privacy - Answers - The right to be free from unreasonable intrusion by others
Constitution - Answers - A body of principles that establishes the structure of a
government and the relationship of the government to the people who are governed
Statutory Law - Answers - Legislative acts declaring, commanding, or prohibiting
something
Administrative Regulations - Answers - Rules made by state and federal administrative
agencies
Private Law - Answers - The rules and regulations parties agree to as part of their
contractual relationships
Case Law - Answers - Law that includes principles that are expressed for the first time
in court decisions
Precedent - Answers - A decision of a court that stands as the law for a particular
problem in the future
Stare Decisis - Answers - "let the decision stand" the principle that the decision of a
court should serve as a guide or precedent and control the decision of a similar case in
the future
Common Law - Answers - The body of unwritten principles originally based originally on
the usages and customs of the community that were recognized and enforced by the
courts
Substantive Law - Answers - The law that defines rights and liabilities
Procedural Law - Answers - The law that must be followed in enforcing rights and
liabilities
