BLAW 3310 Exam 1 Questions With
100%Verified Answers A+GRADED
Law - correct answer...✔✔enforceable rules of conduct set forth by a government to be
followed by the citizens of the society
Stability - correct answer...✔✔the legal system helps define acceptable behavior. The
law limits activities that hurt the public interest. The law can also require or encourage
business practices that further social or political goals
Predictability - correct answer...✔✔law provides predictability and uniformity
Social Change - correct answer...✔✔the legal system provides a way to bring about
changes in "acceptable" behavior
-Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): state racial segregation for public facilities legal under
"separate buy equal"
-Brown v. Board of Education (1954): state laws establishing racial segregation in public
school is unconstitutional
Conflict Resolution - correct answer...✔✔a critical function of the law is dispute
resolution
-Court system (formal process)
Constitution - correct answer...✔✔the fundamental law of a nation; written document
(not always written) establishing the powers of government and its basic structure
U.S. Constitution - correct answer...✔✔sets framework, powers and limits of federal
government (3 branches of government)
Legislative Branch - correct answer...✔✔Congress (House and Senate); makes the
laws
Executive Branch - correct answer...✔✔President and his cabinet; implements the laws
(executive orders)
Judicial Branch - correct answer...✔✔Supreme Court; interpret the laws
Statutes - correct answer...✔✔rules made by legislative bodies; written by legislative,
signed into by executive; typically commands or prohibits something, or declares policy
(affects business behavior)
Administrative Agencies - correct answer...✔✔a governmental bureau established by
Congress (or the President) to execute certain functions of Congress
AGRADESOLUTIONS
, Common Law - correct answer...✔✔law made and applied by judges as they resolve
disputes among private parties; foundation of agency (employment), contact, property,
and tort law
Legal Precedent - correct answer...✔✔to settle disputes that are similar to past
disputes, judges look for guidance by studying decisions form earlier recorded cases
Stare Decisis - correct answer...✔✔"to stand on decided cases"; the use of precedent
by courts
Criminal Law - correct answer...✔✔concern legal wrongs or crimes committed against
the state (Felony or Misdemeanor)
Felony - correct answer...✔✔serious class crime punishable by imprisonment of more
than a year
Misdemeanor - correct answer...✔✔lesser class crime punishable by a fine and/or
imprisonment of less than a year (not in state or federal penitentiaries)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - correct answer...✔✔in criminal law, the general rule that
for a judge to find a defendant guilty, there can be no significant doubt that the
defendant violated a criminal statute (higher standard of proof); jail time
Civil Law - correct answer...✔✔concerns the rights and responsibilities that exist
among members of society or between individuals and the government in non-criminal
matters
Preponderance of the Evidence - correct answer...✔✔in civil trials, the burden of
persuasion to win a verdict requires that the plaintiff prove its claim by having the
majority (51%) or bulk of the evidence on its side (lesser burden of proof); monetary
fines
OJ Simpson Murder Case - correct answer...✔✔example of beyond a reasonable
doubt (not guilty) and preponderance of the evidence (guilty)
Federal Judges - correct answer...✔✔nominated by the President and confirmed by a
majority vote in the U.S. Senate; lifetime appointment; only removed by impeachment
State Judges - correct answer...✔✔elected, appointed or chosen by a method that
mixes the two; serves for a fixed term and forced to re-run
Doctrine of Judicial Immunity - correct answer...✔✔a judge is immune from suit for
damages for judiciary acts
AGRADESOLUTIONS
100%Verified Answers A+GRADED
Law - correct answer...✔✔enforceable rules of conduct set forth by a government to be
followed by the citizens of the society
Stability - correct answer...✔✔the legal system helps define acceptable behavior. The
law limits activities that hurt the public interest. The law can also require or encourage
business practices that further social or political goals
Predictability - correct answer...✔✔law provides predictability and uniformity
Social Change - correct answer...✔✔the legal system provides a way to bring about
changes in "acceptable" behavior
-Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): state racial segregation for public facilities legal under
"separate buy equal"
-Brown v. Board of Education (1954): state laws establishing racial segregation in public
school is unconstitutional
Conflict Resolution - correct answer...✔✔a critical function of the law is dispute
resolution
-Court system (formal process)
Constitution - correct answer...✔✔the fundamental law of a nation; written document
(not always written) establishing the powers of government and its basic structure
U.S. Constitution - correct answer...✔✔sets framework, powers and limits of federal
government (3 branches of government)
Legislative Branch - correct answer...✔✔Congress (House and Senate); makes the
laws
Executive Branch - correct answer...✔✔President and his cabinet; implements the laws
(executive orders)
Judicial Branch - correct answer...✔✔Supreme Court; interpret the laws
Statutes - correct answer...✔✔rules made by legislative bodies; written by legislative,
signed into by executive; typically commands or prohibits something, or declares policy
(affects business behavior)
Administrative Agencies - correct answer...✔✔a governmental bureau established by
Congress (or the President) to execute certain functions of Congress
AGRADESOLUTIONS
, Common Law - correct answer...✔✔law made and applied by judges as they resolve
disputes among private parties; foundation of agency (employment), contact, property,
and tort law
Legal Precedent - correct answer...✔✔to settle disputes that are similar to past
disputes, judges look for guidance by studying decisions form earlier recorded cases
Stare Decisis - correct answer...✔✔"to stand on decided cases"; the use of precedent
by courts
Criminal Law - correct answer...✔✔concern legal wrongs or crimes committed against
the state (Felony or Misdemeanor)
Felony - correct answer...✔✔serious class crime punishable by imprisonment of more
than a year
Misdemeanor - correct answer...✔✔lesser class crime punishable by a fine and/or
imprisonment of less than a year (not in state or federal penitentiaries)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - correct answer...✔✔in criminal law, the general rule that
for a judge to find a defendant guilty, there can be no significant doubt that the
defendant violated a criminal statute (higher standard of proof); jail time
Civil Law - correct answer...✔✔concerns the rights and responsibilities that exist
among members of society or between individuals and the government in non-criminal
matters
Preponderance of the Evidence - correct answer...✔✔in civil trials, the burden of
persuasion to win a verdict requires that the plaintiff prove its claim by having the
majority (51%) or bulk of the evidence on its side (lesser burden of proof); monetary
fines
OJ Simpson Murder Case - correct answer...✔✔example of beyond a reasonable
doubt (not guilty) and preponderance of the evidence (guilty)
Federal Judges - correct answer...✔✔nominated by the President and confirmed by a
majority vote in the U.S. Senate; lifetime appointment; only removed by impeachment
State Judges - correct answer...✔✔elected, appointed or chosen by a method that
mixes the two; serves for a fixed term and forced to re-run
Doctrine of Judicial Immunity - correct answer...✔✔a judge is immune from suit for
damages for judiciary acts
AGRADESOLUTIONS
