BULE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
1) Ocean City passes an ordinance that prohibits all churches from meeting within its
city limits. This rule affects the residents' constitutional right to
a. interstate commerce.
b. full faith and credit.
c. procedural due process.
d. substantive due process. -- Answer ✔✔ substantive due process.
2) true or false
state constitutions are a primary source of law -- Answer ✔✔ true
3) true or false
The Tenth Amendment declares that Congress can do anything it needs to do in any
field of law -- Answer ✔✔ false
4) Statutory law, a primary source of law, involves the U.S.
________________and state and local _____________________ -- Answer ✔✔
Statutory law, a primary source of law, involves the U.S.
*CONGRESS*
and state and local *LEGISLATURES*
,5) __________ _____________ ____________is a uniform law adopted by all
states that facilitates commerce. -- Answer ✔✔ uniform commercial code
6) Administrative agencies are created to:
a. Perform specific government functions.
b. Act as a buffer between the executive and legislative branches of
government.
c. Provide more efficient government office management. -- Answer
✔✔ Perform specific government functions.
7) True or False
Case law is based on the decisions made by those who run administrative agencies. -
- Answer ✔✔ false
- case law is derived from judges' decisions for actual cases
8) Sources of American Law -- Answer ✔✔ case law:
- judge made law
administrative law:
- the rules, orders, and decisions of federal state, or local government
administrative agencies
constitutional law:
- laws expressed in the U.S. constitution and state constitutions
, statutory law:
- laws (statues and ordinances) enacted by federal, state, and local legislatures
9) Sarah prevails in her lawsuit against Carl for injuries she sustained in a car accident.
As a result, Sarah is entitled to a remedy. In the U.S. legal system, Sarah's remedy
will most likely be in the form of
a. rescission.
b. injunction.
c. damages.
d. specific performance. -- Answer ✔✔ damages
10) Richard is a state appeals court judge. In making judicial decisions, Richard issues
rulings that are consistent with precedents established in similar cases within his
jurisdiction. Richard is following the principle of
a. courts of equity.
b. constitutional constructionism.
c. laches.
d. stare decisis. -- Answer ✔✔ stare decisis
11) Cyberlaw consists of
a. traditional legal principles that have changed because of technology.
b. new laws that govern unique problems related to technology.
c. only federal statutes.
d. Both a. and b.
e. Answers a., b., and c. are all correct. -- Answer ✔✔ Both a. and b.
- a. traditional legal principles that have changed because of technology.
- b. new laws that govern unique problems related to technology.
1) Ocean City passes an ordinance that prohibits all churches from meeting within its
city limits. This rule affects the residents' constitutional right to
a. interstate commerce.
b. full faith and credit.
c. procedural due process.
d. substantive due process. -- Answer ✔✔ substantive due process.
2) true or false
state constitutions are a primary source of law -- Answer ✔✔ true
3) true or false
The Tenth Amendment declares that Congress can do anything it needs to do in any
field of law -- Answer ✔✔ false
4) Statutory law, a primary source of law, involves the U.S.
________________and state and local _____________________ -- Answer ✔✔
Statutory law, a primary source of law, involves the U.S.
*CONGRESS*
and state and local *LEGISLATURES*
,5) __________ _____________ ____________is a uniform law adopted by all
states that facilitates commerce. -- Answer ✔✔ uniform commercial code
6) Administrative agencies are created to:
a. Perform specific government functions.
b. Act as a buffer between the executive and legislative branches of
government.
c. Provide more efficient government office management. -- Answer
✔✔ Perform specific government functions.
7) True or False
Case law is based on the decisions made by those who run administrative agencies. -
- Answer ✔✔ false
- case law is derived from judges' decisions for actual cases
8) Sources of American Law -- Answer ✔✔ case law:
- judge made law
administrative law:
- the rules, orders, and decisions of federal state, or local government
administrative agencies
constitutional law:
- laws expressed in the U.S. constitution and state constitutions
, statutory law:
- laws (statues and ordinances) enacted by federal, state, and local legislatures
9) Sarah prevails in her lawsuit against Carl for injuries she sustained in a car accident.
As a result, Sarah is entitled to a remedy. In the U.S. legal system, Sarah's remedy
will most likely be in the form of
a. rescission.
b. injunction.
c. damages.
d. specific performance. -- Answer ✔✔ damages
10) Richard is a state appeals court judge. In making judicial decisions, Richard issues
rulings that are consistent with precedents established in similar cases within his
jurisdiction. Richard is following the principle of
a. courts of equity.
b. constitutional constructionism.
c. laches.
d. stare decisis. -- Answer ✔✔ stare decisis
11) Cyberlaw consists of
a. traditional legal principles that have changed because of technology.
b. new laws that govern unique problems related to technology.
c. only federal statutes.
d. Both a. and b.
e. Answers a., b., and c. are all correct. -- Answer ✔✔ Both a. and b.
- a. traditional legal principles that have changed because of technology.
- b. new laws that govern unique problems related to technology.
