BUL 3130 Exam 1 Ques ons and answers Updated
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Jurisprudence - Ans the science and philosophy of law, defines several schools of thought that
are used to describe various approaches to the appropriate func on of law and how legal
doctrines should be developed and applied.
Ordinance - Ans - Wri en laws at the local level
- Generally regulate issues such as zoning or imposehealth and safety regula ons
Regula on - Ans Also know as Administra ve Law (Source of law that regulates the exercise of
authority by government agencies).
Statute - Ans - wri en laws that are passed by the federal or a state legislature and then either
approved or rejected by the execu ve branch.
Common Law - Ans Law made by the courts.
Equitable Remedies - Ans - a judicial order requiring a party to cease a certain ac vity, or
perhaps to take a specific ac on.
- generally includes an injunc on or restraining order.
Case Precedent - Ans - Applying the law made in previous appellate court opinions to current
cases with similar facts; binding on the trial courts.
- Applies to all lower courts, such as a trial court
, Secondary Sources of Law - Ans - have no independent authority, nor are they legally binding.
- Restatements of the Law, a collec on of uniform legal principles focused in a par cular area of
tradi onal state law.
- Various sets of model state statutes dra1ed by legal experts as a model for state legislatures to
adopt in their individual jurisdic ons.
Rank the laws from most to least supreme - Ans 1. U.S. Cons tu on
2. Federal Statues & Interna onal Agreements (treaty)
3. Federal Administra ve Law
4. Federal Common Law
5. State Cons tu on
6. State Statutory Law
7. State Administra ve Law
8. State Common Law (set by states appellate courts)
Primary Sources of Law - Ans Cons tu onal Law
Statutory Law
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Jurisprudence - Ans the science and philosophy of law, defines several schools of thought that
are used to describe various approaches to the appropriate func on of law and how legal
doctrines should be developed and applied.
Ordinance - Ans - Wri en laws at the local level
- Generally regulate issues such as zoning or imposehealth and safety regula ons
Regula on - Ans Also know as Administra ve Law (Source of law that regulates the exercise of
authority by government agencies).
Statute - Ans - wri en laws that are passed by the federal or a state legislature and then either
approved or rejected by the execu ve branch.
Common Law - Ans Law made by the courts.
Equitable Remedies - Ans - a judicial order requiring a party to cease a certain ac vity, or
perhaps to take a specific ac on.
- generally includes an injunc on or restraining order.
Case Precedent - Ans - Applying the law made in previous appellate court opinions to current
cases with similar facts; binding on the trial courts.
- Applies to all lower courts, such as a trial court
, Secondary Sources of Law - Ans - have no independent authority, nor are they legally binding.
- Restatements of the Law, a collec on of uniform legal principles focused in a par cular area of
tradi onal state law.
- Various sets of model state statutes dra1ed by legal experts as a model for state legislatures to
adopt in their individual jurisdic ons.
Rank the laws from most to least supreme - Ans 1. U.S. Cons tu on
2. Federal Statues & Interna onal Agreements (treaty)
3. Federal Administra ve Law
4. Federal Common Law
5. State Cons tu on
6. State Statutory Law
7. State Administra ve Law
8. State Common Law (set by states appellate courts)
Primary Sources of Law - Ans Cons tu onal Law
Statutory Law
