Deck 4: Lawmaking

Question 1

The doctrine of stare decisis is rooted in __________.

A) common law
B) socialist law
C) Islamic law
D) administrative rulemaking
E) administrative adjudication

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The mass media function in part as an interest group.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The book Silent Spring (1962)was the first of many times the environmental threats of pesticides would be announced to a wide audience.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The foremost principle of statutory rule is the golden rule.

Question 5

A social movement is always built around a single charismatic leader.

Question 6

All of the following are banned under Canada's Assisted Human Reproduction Act,except __________.

A) human cloning
B) volunteer surrogacy contracts
C) the sale of human eggs and sperm
D) creation of artificial wombs
E) retrieval of eggs from fetuses and cadavers

Question 7

The first country in the world to legalize surrogate mother agreements was __________.

A) the United States
B) Russia
C) Israel
D) Turkey
E) Canada

Question 8

The movement to legalize abortion is an example of direct group influence.

Question 9

__________ refers to constituent pressures that offer rewards or sanctions to lawmakers.

A) Direct influence
B) Group influence
C) Indirect influence
D) Interest group thesis
E) Impetus

Question 10

___________ is a fundamental prerequisite for setting the mechanism of lawmaking in motion.

A) Direct influence
B) Group influence
C) Indirect influence
D) Interest group thesis
E) Impetus

Question 11

The term ____________ describes the deliberate creation of legal precepts by a body of government that gives articulate expression to such precepts in a formalized legal document.

A) statutes
B) administrative rulemaking
C) administrative adjudication
D) legislation
E) judicial lawmaking

Question 12

Formulated by Paul Bohanan,the _______ view of law proposes that failure in other institutional norms encourages the reinstitutionalization of the norms by the legal institution.

A) functionalistic
B) conflict
C) rationalistic
D) moral entrepreneur
E) heuristic

Question 13

More than any other North American,Michael Moore has provided the impetus for a substantial number of auto safety provisions.

Question 14

"Hactivism" is an example of protest activity.

Question 15

The _________________ model of lawmaking proposes that laws are created as a means of protecting the members of society from social harm.

A) functionalistic
B) conflict
C) rationalistic
D) moral entrepreneur
E) heuristic

Question 16

The Heather Crowe campaign has directed attention to the danger of silicone breast implants.

Question 17

Private interests are much less represented than public interests in lawmaking.

Question 18

The principle that judges should build on the precedents established by past decisions is known as the doctrine of ___________.

A) caveat emptor
B) voir dire
C) estoppel
D) de minimus non curat
E) stare decisis

Question 19

The "letters to the editor" section of newspapers is an example of providing a forum for citizens' concerns.

Question 20

The ________ view cites value diversity,unequal access to economic goods,and the resulting structural cleavages of society as the basic determinants of laws.

A) functionalistic
B) conflict
C) rationalistic
D) moral entrepreneur
E) heuristic

Question 21

Briefly discuss the three main rules of statutory interpretation.

Question 22

Compare and contrast the four perspectives on lawmaking.

Question 23

Identify and briefly describe the pre-lawmaking stages of legislation.

Question 24

Discuss the major influences on the lawmaking process and provide an example of each.

Question 25

Your textbook identifies six processes considered essential in understanding how mass media can influence public opinion.Identify and briefly discuss each.