CHAPTER 1
LEGAL HERITAGE AND CRITICAL LEGAL THINKING
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
What is Law?
1. The law in the United States has been influenced by English, French, and Spanish
law.
T [moderate]
2. Many countries in Europe still follow the civil law system.
T [easy]
3. Businesses that are organized in the United States are subject to its laws, but not to
the laws
of other countries in which they do business.
T [moderate]
4. Promoting social justice is not a function of the law.
F [moderate]
5. According to the analytical school of thought, the law is formed by logic.
T [moderate]
,6. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that it is improper for a party to be convicted in a
criminal case if another party involved in the same criminal activity has been
acquitted.
F [moderate]
7. Shaping moral standards is not a function of the law.
F [moderate]
8. The United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education
demonstrates that the law’s function is to maintain the status quo.
F [moderate]
9. In the case of Ashcroft, Attorney General v. The Free Speech Coalition, the United
States Supreme Court set aside portions of the Child Pornography Prevention Act,
because the Act violated the First Amendment’s free speech clause.
T [moderate]
10. According to Anotole France, the law should apply equally to the rich and the poor.
T [easy]
,Schools of Jurisprudential Thought
11. The proponents of feminist legal theory argue that women should have superior
rights to men in some circumstances due to the past unequal treatment of women.
F [moderate ]
12. The Natural Law School of jurisprudence believes that the law should be based on
morality and ethics.
T [easy p.7]
13. The Historical School of jurisprudence believes that changes in societal norms are
eventually shown in the law. Further, these scholars depend on precedent to solve
modern problems.
T [moderate]
14. The Sociological School of jurisprudence does not emphasize the following of
precedent.
T [moderate]
15. The Command School of jurisprudence believes that the law commands the ruling
class, thus the law should not change when there is a change in the ruling class.
F [easy]
16. Proponents of the Critical Legal Studies School argue for great subjectivity in
decisions made by judges.
T [moderate]
, 17. The Law and Economics School of jurisprudential thought holds that rights are not
worth protecting if it is too costly from an economic viewpoint to do so.
T [easy]
18. The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right
to vote.
T [difficult]
19. In the past the law did not allow married women in the United States to own
property.
T [difficult]
20. The belief that the law is a way to form social behavior and reach sociological goals
stems from the Historical School of jurisprudential thought.
F [difficult]
History of American Law
21. The English law courts could only award monetary damages.
T [moderate]
22. The English law courts emphasized legal procedure over the merits of the individual
case.
T [easy]
23. The English Chancery Courts were under the authority of the Lord Chancellor.
T [moderate]
LEGAL HERITAGE AND CRITICAL LEGAL THINKING
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
What is Law?
1. The law in the United States has been influenced by English, French, and Spanish
law.
T [moderate]
2. Many countries in Europe still follow the civil law system.
T [easy]
3. Businesses that are organized in the United States are subject to its laws, but not to
the laws
of other countries in which they do business.
T [moderate]
4. Promoting social justice is not a function of the law.
F [moderate]
5. According to the analytical school of thought, the law is formed by logic.
T [moderate]
,6. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that it is improper for a party to be convicted in a
criminal case if another party involved in the same criminal activity has been
acquitted.
F [moderate]
7. Shaping moral standards is not a function of the law.
F [moderate]
8. The United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education
demonstrates that the law’s function is to maintain the status quo.
F [moderate]
9. In the case of Ashcroft, Attorney General v. The Free Speech Coalition, the United
States Supreme Court set aside portions of the Child Pornography Prevention Act,
because the Act violated the First Amendment’s free speech clause.
T [moderate]
10. According to Anotole France, the law should apply equally to the rich and the poor.
T [easy]
,Schools of Jurisprudential Thought
11. The proponents of feminist legal theory argue that women should have superior
rights to men in some circumstances due to the past unequal treatment of women.
F [moderate ]
12. The Natural Law School of jurisprudence believes that the law should be based on
morality and ethics.
T [easy p.7]
13. The Historical School of jurisprudence believes that changes in societal norms are
eventually shown in the law. Further, these scholars depend on precedent to solve
modern problems.
T [moderate]
14. The Sociological School of jurisprudence does not emphasize the following of
precedent.
T [moderate]
15. The Command School of jurisprudence believes that the law commands the ruling
class, thus the law should not change when there is a change in the ruling class.
F [easy]
16. Proponents of the Critical Legal Studies School argue for great subjectivity in
decisions made by judges.
T [moderate]
, 17. The Law and Economics School of jurisprudential thought holds that rights are not
worth protecting if it is too costly from an economic viewpoint to do so.
T [easy]
18. The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right
to vote.
T [difficult]
19. In the past the law did not allow married women in the United States to own
property.
T [difficult]
20. The belief that the law is a way to form social behavior and reach sociological goals
stems from the Historical School of jurisprudential thought.
F [difficult]
History of American Law
21. The English law courts could only award monetary damages.
T [moderate]
22. The English law courts emphasized legal procedure over the merits of the individual
case.
T [easy]
23. The English Chancery Courts were under the authority of the Lord Chancellor.
T [moderate]
