Deck 1: Introduction to Law

Question 1

All states of the United States have separate equity courts and common law courts.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Kenneth was sentenced to six years in prison for forgery. In this case Kenneth has committed a(n) _____.

A) violation
B) misdemeanor
C) infraction
D) felony

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Statutes are easier to amend than constitutions.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What are laws? How are they different from ethics? In your opinion, why do we need laws and ethics to exist in society? Explain using suitable examples.

Question 5

The legal system of the United States is based primarily on the French legal system.

Question 6

The _____ consists of ten amendments to the U.S. constitution specifically designed to protect the civil rights and liberties of citizens and the states.

A) Bill of Rights
B) Charter of Rights
C) Magna Carta
D) Mayflower Compact

Question 7

The most common type of relief that courts of equity provide is monetary damages.

Question 8

Which of the following statements best describes a difference between rules and laws?

A) Rules prescribe a code of civil conduct while laws do not.
B) Laws are enacted by the government while rules are not.
C) Rules carry a penalty for violation while laws do not.
D) Laws are fixed and absolute while rules can be modified at any time.

Question 9

The system of equity evolved to provide judicial relief in cases where no adequate remedy at law existed.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of civil law?

A) In civil law, a person can be convicted of a crime only if proven guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt."
B) Civil law deals with the enforcement or protection of private rights.
C) In civil law, defendants who are guilty are punishable by imprisonment for more than a year.
D) Civil law deals with offenses that tend to injure society as a whole.

Question 11

Felonies refer to crimes that are usually punishable by just a fine.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true of common law?

A) Judgments in common law generally take the form of a restraining order or an injunction.
B) It is based on the legal system that originated in the courts of medieval Spain.
C) Cases in common law are decided on the basis of precedents.
D) It is primarily based on statutes enacted by the legislature.

Question 13

Which of the following is true of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)?

A) The UCC is an ordinance, but not a statute.
B) The provisions of the UCC cannot be modified from state to state.
C) The UCC has not been enacted in all fifty states.
D) Individual states have made changes to the UCC.

Question 14

The doctrine of stare decisis states that:

A) the U.S. constitution is the supreme law of the land.
B) statutes enacted by a higher legislative body prevail over those of lower legislative bodies.
C) a decision taken by a court determines the fate of similar cases in other courts in future.
D) administrative agencies may be given the same power to decide cases as courts.

Question 15

When a state law and a municipal legislation conflict with each other, the state law will prevail.

Question 16

If a decision of an administrative agency conflicts with a statute enacted by a higher legislative body, the agency decision will prevail.

Question 17

A permanent order that is issued by a court with equity powers forbidding activities that would be detrimental to others is known as:

A) a restraining order.
B) a writ.
C) an injunction.
D) a subrogation.

Question 18

In the legal system of the United States, it is possible for the same law to have different consequences in different states.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is most likely to be true of administrative agencies?

A) Administrative agencies have the power to implement laws.
B) Administrative agencies are set up by the judicial branch of the government.
C) The heads of federal administrative agencies are appointed by the Supreme Court.
D) Administrative agencies do not have the authority to decide cases.

Question 20

Codes of professional responsibility are legally enforceable.