CJL3038 EXAM#2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Critical Legal Studies - ANS Argues against belief that rule of law is supreme
Indeterminacy - ANS The inability of law to cover all situations
Critiques of CLS - ANS Utopian Ideals, teaches cynicism
Feminist Legal Theory - ANS Analyzes the relationship between law and gender, Society is
patriarchal and not hospitable to women
Asking the "woman question" - ANS Designed to probe into the gender implications of the
social practice or rule
Feminist Practical Reasoning - ANS Assumes women approach the reasoning process
differently than men. Challenges legitimacy of laws that speak for the 'community'
Consciousness Raising - ANS Tests validity of legal principles through the experiences of those
affect by the principles. Exposes common experiences.
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, Critiques of FLT - ANS Men are as oppressed within patriarchy. Ex. Male vs Female roles, Stay-
at-home dads
Reading 7.1 "EEOC v. Sears Roebuck - ANS EEOC attempts to argue discrimination as more
men hold commission jobs than women, Sears argues Women don't like commission jobs, Sears
WINS
Reading 7.3 "Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc" - ANS Argues two standards for judgement of
sexual harassment:
subjective vs. objective
Sexual Harassment subjective vs. objective - ANS Subjective=Victim considers the behavior
abusive
Objective=A reasonable person would conclude behavior is abusive
Critical Race Theory - ANS Minorities in the US are oppressed and this oppression creates
fundamental disadvantages.
Critiques of CRT - ANS It's a young movements and its methods are not fully developed. More
research needed
Reading 7.5 "A Critique of Our Constitution is Color Blind" - ANS Talks about attempting to
"notice, but not consider race". To not recognize race is to recognize.
Adversarial System Assumptions - ANS 1.Says those who are affected should be responsible
for making arguments
2.The biases of self-interest
3.The conflict can take place within system of law
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Critical Legal Studies - ANS Argues against belief that rule of law is supreme
Indeterminacy - ANS The inability of law to cover all situations
Critiques of CLS - ANS Utopian Ideals, teaches cynicism
Feminist Legal Theory - ANS Analyzes the relationship between law and gender, Society is
patriarchal and not hospitable to women
Asking the "woman question" - ANS Designed to probe into the gender implications of the
social practice or rule
Feminist Practical Reasoning - ANS Assumes women approach the reasoning process
differently than men. Challenges legitimacy of laws that speak for the 'community'
Consciousness Raising - ANS Tests validity of legal principles through the experiences of those
affect by the principles. Exposes common experiences.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Critiques of FLT - ANS Men are as oppressed within patriarchy. Ex. Male vs Female roles, Stay-
at-home dads
Reading 7.1 "EEOC v. Sears Roebuck - ANS EEOC attempts to argue discrimination as more
men hold commission jobs than women, Sears argues Women don't like commission jobs, Sears
WINS
Reading 7.3 "Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc" - ANS Argues two standards for judgement of
sexual harassment:
subjective vs. objective
Sexual Harassment subjective vs. objective - ANS Subjective=Victim considers the behavior
abusive
Objective=A reasonable person would conclude behavior is abusive
Critical Race Theory - ANS Minorities in the US are oppressed and this oppression creates
fundamental disadvantages.
Critiques of CRT - ANS It's a young movements and its methods are not fully developed. More
research needed
Reading 7.5 "A Critique of Our Constitution is Color Blind" - ANS Talks about attempting to
"notice, but not consider race". To not recognize race is to recognize.
Adversarial System Assumptions - ANS 1.Says those who are affected should be responsible
for making arguments
2.The biases of self-interest
3.The conflict can take place within system of law
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
