TEST BANK
American Law and Legal Systems (7th Edition)
By James V. V. Calvi, Susan Coleman
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, TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
CHAPTER 2 History and the Law
CHAPTER 3 Court Organization
CHAPTER 4 Procedure and Evidence
CHAPTER 5 Limitations
CHAPTER 6 Constitutional Law
CHAPTER 7 Criminal Law
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CHAPTER 8 Administrative Law
CHAPTER 9 Environmental Law
CHAPTER 10 Torts
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CHAPTER 11 Contracts
CHAPTER 12 Property
CHAPTER 13 Family Law
CHAPTER 14 Conclusion
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Test Bank for American Law and Legal Systems, 7e by James
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CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The underlying theory of Natural Law is that:
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A. There are immutable principles of right and wrong that people may discern through
their powers of reasoning;
B. It is only natural for government to set laws defining right from wrong;
C. The government will naturally change the laws as society changes;
D. All of the above;
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E. None of the above.
Answer: A
2. Which of the following is a function of law?
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A. To bestow benefits on people;
B. To create new obligations with which citizens must comply;
C. To proscribe certain anti-social behavior;
D. To provide predictability and stability;
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E. All of the above.
Answer: E
3. When judges interpret the meaning of constitutions, statutes, and other forms of written law,
develops.
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A. Administrative law;
B. Common law;
C. Constitutional law;
D. Caselaw;
E. None of the above.
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Answer: D
4. Malum in se:
A. Is the theoretical basis of civil law;
B. Refers to acts that are inherently evil or wrong;
C. Refers to activities that are wrong merely because the legislature says so:
D. All of the above;
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E. None of the above.
Answer: B
5. Which of the following is correct?
A. People are guaranteed due process of law by both state and national governments;
B. Constitutional law deals with the interpretation of federal and state constitutions;
C. Substantive law is both civil and criminal in nature.
D. Administrative law is the law that controls the behavior of regulators;
E. All of the above.
Answer: E
6. The distinction between a crime and a civil wrong:
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A. Depends on the nature of the act;
B. Is that the state prosecutes civil wrongs.
C. Depends on the legal consequences that follow the act;
D. Is that one carries the concept of fault or blame and the other does not;
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E. All of the above.
Answer: C
7. The theory of law that holds that law evolves as society does is:
A. The positive theory of law;
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B. The sociological theory of law;
C. Legitimacy of law;
D. Natural law;
E. Theory of certiorari.
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Answer: B
8. Which of the following is correct?
A. People obey the law because of fear;
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B. People obey the law because they believe the lawmaker has legitimacy;
C. People obeythe law because of habit;
D. People obey or disobey the law based on their own sense of right and wrong.
E. All of the above.
Answer: E
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9. Bob Jones University v. United States:
A. Involved statutory law because the Court had to deal with the University's claim under the Free
Exercise Clause of the Constitution about its discrimination based on religious grounds;
B. Involved administrative law because the Court interpreted the meaning of Internal Revenue Code §§
501(c)(3) and 170;
C. Involved constitutional law because the Court examined the Internal Revenue Service’s
application of the term "charitable;"
American Law and Legal Systems (7th Edition)
By James V. V. Calvi, Susan Coleman
LU
XE
LI
BR
AR
Y
, TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
CHAPTER 2 History and the Law
CHAPTER 3 Court Organization
CHAPTER 4 Procedure and Evidence
CHAPTER 5 Limitations
CHAPTER 6 Constitutional Law
CHAPTER 7 Criminal Law
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CHAPTER 8 Administrative Law
CHAPTER 9 Environmental Law
CHAPTER 10 Torts
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CHAPTER 11 Contracts
CHAPTER 12 Property
CHAPTER 13 Family Law
CHAPTER 14 Conclusion
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Test Bank for American Law and Legal Systems, 7e by James
Calvi (All Chapters) 4
CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The underlying theory of Natural Law is that:
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A. There are immutable principles of right and wrong that people may discern through
their powers of reasoning;
B. It is only natural for government to set laws defining right from wrong;
C. The government will naturally change the laws as society changes;
D. All of the above;
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E. None of the above.
Answer: A
2. Which of the following is a function of law?
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A. To bestow benefits on people;
B. To create new obligations with which citizens must comply;
C. To proscribe certain anti-social behavior;
D. To provide predictability and stability;
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E. All of the above.
Answer: E
3. When judges interpret the meaning of constitutions, statutes, and other forms of written law,
develops.
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A. Administrative law;
B. Common law;
C. Constitutional law;
D. Caselaw;
E. None of the above.
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Answer: D
4. Malum in se:
A. Is the theoretical basis of civil law;
B. Refers to acts that are inherently evil or wrong;
C. Refers to activities that are wrong merely because the legislature says so:
D. All of the above;
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E. None of the above.
Answer: B
5. Which of the following is correct?
A. People are guaranteed due process of law by both state and national governments;
B. Constitutional law deals with the interpretation of federal and state constitutions;
C. Substantive law is both civil and criminal in nature.
D. Administrative law is the law that controls the behavior of regulators;
E. All of the above.
Answer: E
6. The distinction between a crime and a civil wrong:
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A. Depends on the nature of the act;
B. Is that the state prosecutes civil wrongs.
C. Depends on the legal consequences that follow the act;
D. Is that one carries the concept of fault or blame and the other does not;
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E. All of the above.
Answer: C
7. The theory of law that holds that law evolves as society does is:
A. The positive theory of law;
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B. The sociological theory of law;
C. Legitimacy of law;
D. Natural law;
E. Theory of certiorari.
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Answer: B
8. Which of the following is correct?
A. People obey the law because of fear;
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B. People obey the law because they believe the lawmaker has legitimacy;
C. People obeythe law because of habit;
D. People obey or disobey the law based on their own sense of right and wrong.
E. All of the above.
Answer: E
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9. Bob Jones University v. United States:
A. Involved statutory law because the Court had to deal with the University's claim under the Free
Exercise Clause of the Constitution about its discrimination based on religious grounds;
B. Involved administrative law because the Court interpreted the meaning of Internal Revenue Code §§
501(c)(3) and 170;
C. Involved constitutional law because the Court examined the Internal Revenue Service’s
application of the term "charitable;"
