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INTRO TO LAW MIDTERM -UNIVERSITY OF
LOWA NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Law - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Rules that identify "right"
& "wrong" behavior, based on societal or community
values.
- The Law recognizes rights, duties, and responsibilities
that we have as members of society.
- The legal system is (obviously) based upon the laws of
our societies and governments.
Litigation - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - The process by which
a lawsuit is filed, defended, and ultimately decided by
a judge or jury.
How does a predictable legal system help business? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Business is based on transactions
(buying and selling goods and services), which are
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supported by promises of the people involved to do
what they say they would do...the legal system enhances
this predictability and certainty of transactions and
understanding the rules that relate to business help
people make better decisions.
Legal approach to problem-solving: parts & process -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Analyze the following questions:
1) What is the problem?
2) Who is affected by it?
3) What are the important facts in the problem?
4) What rules apply to this?
5) What is the conclusion?
Natural Law - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Based on the
belief that all human beings posses inherent natural
rights that cannot be limited or taken away by "man-
made" laws
- *Great Examples*: The Declaration of Independence,
The Constitution of the United States of America, & The
Bill of Rights
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Positive Law - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Law created by
legislatures and courts which establish and limit
individual rights.
Sources of Law - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Constitutional
Law (Federal, State)
- Statutory Law (Federal, State, Local)
- Administrative Law (Federal, State)
- Case Law & Common Law
- Executive Orders (From President & Governors)
Constitutional Law - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Federal &
State
- "Supreme sources of law"
- Establishes the branches of government (Executive,
Legislative, & Judicial)
- "Federalist" form of government
Federalist Form of Government - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ -
The United States Constitution creates a Federalist form
of government by giving certain powers to the federal
government and then, through the 10th Amendment,
giving all other powers to the different state
governments.
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Executive Orders - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Rules made
by the top person in the Executive branch of
government.
- Could be the President, government, or Mayor...they
must have the power of law, meaning they must be
followed like a law, but it can be rendered as invalid if
the order violates the Constitution.
Statutory Law - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Federal & State
- Statutes: "A formal, written enactment of a law passed
by a legislative authority that governs a state, city, or
country."
- Requires the approval of many people.
- Typically, a *statute* either commands/prohibits
something or declares policy, at the Federal or State
Level.
Ordinance - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - The same as a
statute but on a local level.
- Can represent a relatively rapid response to societal
changes; lots of impact on businesses even if intent was
to remedy social problems.
INTRO TO LAW MIDTERM -UNIVERSITY OF
LOWA NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Law - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Rules that identify "right"
& "wrong" behavior, based on societal or community
values.
- The Law recognizes rights, duties, and responsibilities
that we have as members of society.
- The legal system is (obviously) based upon the laws of
our societies and governments.
Litigation - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - The process by which
a lawsuit is filed, defended, and ultimately decided by
a judge or jury.
How does a predictable legal system help business? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Business is based on transactions
(buying and selling goods and services), which are
,2|Page
supported by promises of the people involved to do
what they say they would do...the legal system enhances
this predictability and certainty of transactions and
understanding the rules that relate to business help
people make better decisions.
Legal approach to problem-solving: parts & process -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Analyze the following questions:
1) What is the problem?
2) Who is affected by it?
3) What are the important facts in the problem?
4) What rules apply to this?
5) What is the conclusion?
Natural Law - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Based on the
belief that all human beings posses inherent natural
rights that cannot be limited or taken away by "man-
made" laws
- *Great Examples*: The Declaration of Independence,
The Constitution of the United States of America, & The
Bill of Rights
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Positive Law - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Law created by
legislatures and courts which establish and limit
individual rights.
Sources of Law - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Constitutional
Law (Federal, State)
- Statutory Law (Federal, State, Local)
- Administrative Law (Federal, State)
- Case Law & Common Law
- Executive Orders (From President & Governors)
Constitutional Law - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Federal &
State
- "Supreme sources of law"
- Establishes the branches of government (Executive,
Legislative, & Judicial)
- "Federalist" form of government
Federalist Form of Government - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ -
The United States Constitution creates a Federalist form
of government by giving certain powers to the federal
government and then, through the 10th Amendment,
giving all other powers to the different state
governments.
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Executive Orders - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Rules made
by the top person in the Executive branch of
government.
- Could be the President, government, or Mayor...they
must have the power of law, meaning they must be
followed like a law, but it can be rendered as invalid if
the order violates the Constitution.
Statutory Law - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - Federal & State
- Statutes: "A formal, written enactment of a law passed
by a legislative authority that governs a state, city, or
country."
- Requires the approval of many people.
- Typically, a *statute* either commands/prohibits
something or declares policy, at the Federal or State
Level.
Ordinance - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - The same as a
statute but on a local level.
- Can represent a relatively rapid response to societal
changes; lots of impact on businesses even if intent was
to remedy social problems.
