USF BUL 3320 CH. 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

USF BUL 3320 CH. 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Administrative Agencies - answer- Agencies (such as the SEC and the FTC) that the legislative and executive branches of federal and state governments are empowered to establish. (Enforce and interpret statues enacted by Congress and state legislatures) Administrative Rules and Regulations - answer- Have force of law: Agencies create them after interpreting the statutes they are authorized to enforce Analytical School - answer- Maintains that law is "shaped by logic" Bill - answer- A draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion Brown v. Board of Education - answer- 1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated. Chamber - answer- A room used for an official or special purpose Civil Law - answer- A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights. Code Book - answer- Hardcopy books of topically organized federal statutes Codified Law - answer- The act of using code books Command School - answer- Law is "a set of rules developed, communicated, and enforced by the ruling party" Committee - answer- A group of people appointed for a specific function Constitution of the USA - answer- The supreme law of the USA Court of Chancery (Equity Courts) - answer- Second level of courts whose decision holds precedence over the Law Courts Critical Legal Studies School - answer- Proposes that "legal rules are unnecessary and legal disputes should be solved by applying arbitrary rules based on fairness English Common Law - answer- Law developed by judges who issued their opinions when deciding a case. Executive Branch - answer- Has the power to enforce the law Executive Order - answer- An order issued by a member of the executive branch of the government Federal Statute - answer- Laws enacted by a legislative body that dictate the conduct of persons or organizations subject to the law. French Civil Code of 1804 - answer- Equality before the law, Freedom of religion. Abolition of feudalism, Property rights; The Code consisted of 2281 rules or articles; These covered persons (family law), property, torts, and contracts; They aimed to create law that was simple, easy to understand, and accessible to the masses. German Civil Code of 1896 - answer- Five codes: civil, civil procedure, commercial, criminal, and criminal procedures: Sources of law - Constitution, Statues (Gesetz) - laws made by Parliament, Regulations of the German Federation, the Ministries of the Federation and the states. (Gesetz), Customary Law (Gewohnheitsrecht) - all general public practice recognized as legal; made for legal professional, not the people; derived from historical data and study Historical School - answer- Law is an "aggregate of social traditions and customs'' developed over centuries Judicial Branch - answer- Has the power to interpret and determine the validity of the law Judicial Decision - answer- A decision about an individual lawsuit issued by a federal or state court Jurispudence - answer- The philosophy or science of law Law - answer- A rule of conduct or standard of behavior established by proper authority, society, or custom Law Courts - answer- Judges, appointed by the king or queen, were charged with administering the law in an uniform manner. Law and Economics School (Chicago School) - answer- "Promoting market efficiency should be the central goal of legal decision making" Law Merchant - answer- The commercial laws developed from the customs and practices of early English merchants Legislative Branch - answer- Has the power to make (enact) the law Merchant Court - answer- Court created to settle commercial trade disputes. Absorbed by the Law Courts in early 1900's Moral Theory of Law - answer- Law should be based on moral and ethics Natural Law School - answer- Postulates that the law is based on what is "correct"; emphasizes moral theory of law.