BUL 4421 Midterm Exam FAU Gendler _ Complete Study Guide & Practice Questions 1 2026-03-09
BUL 4421 Midterm Exam FAU
Gendler | Complete Study
Guide & Practice Questions
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This type of law regulates disputes between private Private law
individuals or groups.
(Ex: dispute between landlord and tenant governed by
private law).
This type of law regulates disputes between private Public law
individuals and government.
(Ex: dumping in violation of state or federal
environmental laws).
This type of law delineates the rights and Civil law
responsibilities implied in relationship between
persons, or between person and their government.
This type of law regulates incidents in which someone Criminal law
commits an act against the public as a whole, such as
by conducting insider trading on the stock exchange.
- Government is plaintiff
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Put these laws in order of Hierarchy of Laws: States - U.S. Constitutions
Statutes, U.S. Constitutions, Common Law, state - Federal Statutes
constitution, and Federal Statutes - State Constitution
- State Statutes
- Common Law
Collection of legal interpretations made by judges, and Common Law (aka Case Law)
are law unless revoked by new statutory law.
Past decisions in similar cases that guide later Precedent
decisions thereby providing greater stability and
predictability to the law.
A principle stating that rulings made in higher courts Stare Decisis
are binding precedent for lower courts. Latin for
"standing by the decision."
1. Summaries of common law rules in a particular area Restatements of the Law
of the law that have been enacted in most states.
2. They do not carry the weight of the law but guide
interpretations of certain principles.
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Certain habits of mind and specific beliefs about Schools of Jurisprudence
human nature. Beliefs are deeply rooted within a
person's emotions and habits, and thus they are sure to
guide one's opinions and decisions. Such beliefs may
be commonly held and create much larger schools of
thought thus they are more common guides to legal
interpretation.
Name the (5) Schools of Jurisprudence: CHiLLiN 1. Cost benefit analysis
2. Historical School
3. Legal Positivism
4. Legal Realism
5. Natural Law
The school of jurisprudence that recognizes the Natural Law
existence of higher law, or law that is morally superior
to human laws.
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This type of law regulates disputes between private Private law
individuals or groups.
(Ex: dispute between landlord and tenant governed by
private law).
This type of law regulates disputes between private Public law
individuals and government.
(Ex: dumping in violation of state or federal
environmental laws).
This type of law delineates the rights and Civil law
responsibilities implied in relationship between
persons, or between person and their government.
This type of law regulates incidents in which someone Criminal law
commits an act against the public as a whole, such as
by conducting insider trading on the stock exchange.
- Government is plaintiff
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,BUL 4421-Midterm FAU Gendler Exam 3 2026-03-09
Put these laws in order of Hierarchy of Laws: States - U.S. Constitutions
Statutes, U.S. Constitutions, Common Law, state - Federal Statutes
constitution, and Federal Statutes - State Constitution
- State Statutes
- Common Law
Collection of legal interpretations made by judges, and Common Law (aka Case Law)
are law unless revoked by new statutory law.
Past decisions in similar cases that guide later Precedent
decisions thereby providing greater stability and
predictability to the law.
A principle stating that rulings made in higher courts Stare Decisis
are binding precedent for lower courts. Latin for
"standing by the decision."
1. Summaries of common law rules in a particular area Restatements of the Law
of the law that have been enacted in most states.
2. They do not carry the weight of the law but guide
interpretations of certain principles.
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, BUL 4421-Midterm FAU Gendler Exam 4 2026-03-09
Certain habits of mind and specific beliefs about Schools of Jurisprudence
human nature. Beliefs are deeply rooted within a
person's emotions and habits, and thus they are sure to
guide one's opinions and decisions. Such beliefs may
be commonly held and create much larger schools of
thought thus they are more common guides to legal
interpretation.
Name the (5) Schools of Jurisprudence: CHiLLiN 1. Cost benefit analysis
2. Historical School
3. Legal Positivism
4. Legal Realism
5. Natural Law
The school of jurisprudence that recognizes the Natural Law
existence of higher law, or law that is morally superior
to human laws.
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