List three general areas that are used to understand the development of law. correct answers
Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology.
Explain what the purpose of law has on society. correct answers 1. Protect you from society
2. Maintain family order and keep the peace
3. Demonstrate acceptable behavior.
List the five principles of law and give an example of each. correct answers 1. Harm Principle:
Tort Law & Negligence
2. Parent Principle: Laws related to Illegal Drug Use
3. Morality Principle: Abortion
4. Donation Principle: Low-Income Housing
5. Static Principle: Licensing & Credentialing
Give an example of the three different types of law writing. correct answers 1. Apodictic law
writing: "Thou shall not kill"
2. Casuistry law writing: If this occurs (condition) that happens (result)
3. Definitional law writing: Murder is the unlawful killing of another person, with malice
aforethought
Describe what the original U.S. Constitution accomplished. correct answers 1. Limited
government power to protect individual liberties
2. Established the federal government
3. Determined the relationship between the federal government and state governments
Provide a list of the three branches of U.S. government. correct answers Legislative, Executive,
and Judicial Branch.
Determine what unique powers are provided to each of the three branches of the government
correct answers 1. Legislative: Power to CREATE Laws.
2. Executive: Power to EXECUTE laws.
3. Judicial: Power to INTERPRET laws.
Explain what common law is and how it is used in the United States. correct answers Common
law, also known as case law, is a body of unwritten laws based on legal precedents established
by the courts.
Common law draws from institutionalized opinions and interpretations from judicial authorities
and public juries. Common laws sometimes prove the inspiration for new legislation to be
enacted.
Explain the concepts of checks and balances that are written into the Constitution. correct
answers Incorporated so that no one branch would become too powerful.