DIFS Funeral Service Law Exam 1 Questions
and Answers, Graded to Pass
Funeral Service/Mortuary Law - cORRECT sOLUTION Derived largely from Anglo American common law, that distinct branch of law which deals with rules of
conduct & action governing funeral directors
Sources of Funeral Service Law - cORRECT sOLUTION Rules & principles of mortuary law, historically, are the expressions of rules & principles of action & conduct which society by experience has found necessary & beneficial in expediting task of disposing of the dead
1. Constitutional
2. Legislative
3. Administrative
4. Contract Law
5. Case Law
6. Common Law
Constitutional - cORRECT sOLUTION Document that defines relationships of parts of the government to each other & relationships of government to its citizens
Supreme law of the land - cORRECT sOLUTION US Constitution
Federal Constitution - cORRECT sOLUTION US Supreme Court is the final arbiter in disputes
State Constitution - cORRECT sOLUTION Principal regulator of funeral profession Legislative - cORRECT sOLUTION 1. Federal Statutes
2. States Statutes
3. Municipal ordinances
4. Exercise police power
Examples of Police Power - cORRECT sOLUTION 1. Licensure
2. Health standards
3. Business operations
Statutes - cORRECT sOLUTION Laws enacted by organized federal or state legislative body
Ordinance - cORRECT sOLUTION Law passed by local municipal body
Examples of ordinances - cORRECT sOLUTION Zoning, building, safety, etc
Police Power - cORRECT sOLUTION Inherit power of every sovereignty to pass reasonable laws to protect safety, health, morals & general welfare of its citizens
Administrative - cORRECT sOLUTION 1. Federal rules & regulations
2. State rules & regulations
3. Administrative agencies - Rule Making Power
Examples of Administrative - cORRECT sOLUTION 1. FTC
2. State boards
and Answers, Graded to Pass
Funeral Service/Mortuary Law - cORRECT sOLUTION Derived largely from Anglo American common law, that distinct branch of law which deals with rules of
conduct & action governing funeral directors
Sources of Funeral Service Law - cORRECT sOLUTION Rules & principles of mortuary law, historically, are the expressions of rules & principles of action & conduct which society by experience has found necessary & beneficial in expediting task of disposing of the dead
1. Constitutional
2. Legislative
3. Administrative
4. Contract Law
5. Case Law
6. Common Law
Constitutional - cORRECT sOLUTION Document that defines relationships of parts of the government to each other & relationships of government to its citizens
Supreme law of the land - cORRECT sOLUTION US Constitution
Federal Constitution - cORRECT sOLUTION US Supreme Court is the final arbiter in disputes
State Constitution - cORRECT sOLUTION Principal regulator of funeral profession Legislative - cORRECT sOLUTION 1. Federal Statutes
2. States Statutes
3. Municipal ordinances
4. Exercise police power
Examples of Police Power - cORRECT sOLUTION 1. Licensure
2. Health standards
3. Business operations
Statutes - cORRECT sOLUTION Laws enacted by organized federal or state legislative body
Ordinance - cORRECT sOLUTION Law passed by local municipal body
Examples of ordinances - cORRECT sOLUTION Zoning, building, safety, etc
Police Power - cORRECT sOLUTION Inherit power of every sovereignty to pass reasonable laws to protect safety, health, morals & general welfare of its citizens
Administrative - cORRECT sOLUTION 1. Federal rules & regulations
2. State rules & regulations
3. Administrative agencies - Rule Making Power
Examples of Administrative - cORRECT sOLUTION 1. FTC
2. State boards
