Introduction to Law Exam 1: Chapter 1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Introduction to Law Exam 1: Chapter 1
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Binding Authority - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Any source of law that a court must follow
when deciding a case.


Law - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Enforceable rules governing relationship among
individuals and between individuals and their society.


Breach - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Failure to perform a legal obligation.



Primary Source of Law - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Document that established the law on a
particular issue such as a constitution, a statute, an administrative rule, or a court decision.


Secondary Source of Law - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Publication that summarizes or
interprets the law.


Constitutional Law - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Law derived from the US constitution and
constitutions from various states.


Statutory Law - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Law enacted by legislative bodies.



Citation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Reference to a publication in which legal authority or
other source can be found.


Ordinance Law - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Regulation enacted by a city or county.



Uniform Law - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Model law created by the National Conference
of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and/or the American Law Institute for the states to
consider adopting. States can adopt and change once adopted or can just accept just parts of
the law.