Deck 2: The Origins and Role of Law in Society

Question 1

Formal law and legal processes cannot exist without:

A) professional lawyers
B) impartial judges
C) the presence of centralized authority
D) an elected legislature

Answer 1

C

Question 2

This type of law is relevant where the state acts to try an offender and impose punishment:

A) traditional
B) civil
C) contract
D) criminal

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Surplus occurs when:

A) more is produced than is consumed
B) there is diffuseness of roles
C) only subsistence needs are met
D) governments regulate production

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following persons declared him/herself the "supreme Landlord" of all of England?

A) William the Conqueror
B) Henry VIII
C) Pope Pius I
D) Queen Elizabeth I

Question 5

In a hunting and gathering society,the headman

A) is chosen by election, or another formal process
B) possesses fixed authority
C) has power that is based on influence
D) is typically the person with the greatest amount of material resources

Question 6

The growth of transnational corporations tends to:

A) increase the power of the state
B) decrease the power of the state
C) not affect the power of the state
D) lead to monopoly

Question 7

Which of the following terms is most descriptive of Aboriginal perspectives on justice?

A) retributive
B) restorative
C) rule of law
D) impartial

Question 8

Vagrancy laws:

A) are municipal regulations
B) are the oldest known laws
C) have been used to provide a labour force
D) are exempt from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Question 9

Common law is:

A) the law that is common to a group of different countries
B) the law that regulates the relationships between countries
C) law that regulates access to Crown land
D) law that is available to all individuals

Question 10

In a hunting and gathering society,the people were nomadic and were forced to move about.The main reason they were forced to do this was because:

A) they were a warrior people and were constantly fighting other people and needed to move quickly.
B) they were able to control the ecosystem and began to develop a surplus.
C) they were unable to control the ecosystem and could not develop a surplus.
D) full control over the natural world led to hunting and agriculture as the main mode of production.

Question 11

A small-scale society is likely to have:

A) little collective solidarity
B) a kin or self-based redress system
C) economic inequality
D) formal law

Question 12

A hunter-gatherer society is likely to have:

A) a complex government
B) a state system
C) wealth and income equality
D) a specialized division of labour

Question 13

What term do sociologists use to refer to a system by which society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy?

A) Social stratification
B) Social ranks
C) Social distinction
D) Social differentiation

Question 14

The Mode of Production is based on

A) Political institutions
B) Technology and the structure of social relationships
C) Technology and political institutions
D) Dispute settlements

Question 15

Free trade zones:

A) strengthen regulation of corporations
B) must have a Charter of worker's rights and freedoms
C) reduce taxation and regulation of corporations
D) strengthen environmental protection

Question 16

The state form of social organization first arises in:

A) hunter-gatherer societies
B) pastoral societies
C) agricultural societies
D) industrial societies

Question 17

Which type of dispute settlement mechanism involves a third party or Elders' council who have the authority to reach a decision among the parties involved in the dispute?

A) the chieftainship system
B) the self or kin based system
C) the advisor system
D) the mediator system

Question 18

Civil law refers to:

A) the law of medieval cities
B) the law of dispute settlement between individuals
C) law that promotes peace and harmony
D) the requirement that law is civilized

Question 19

A system of economic and social organization where the usual economic foundation was an agricultural organization that included a central farm owned by the landlord and small land holdings for a class of bonded farm labourers is called

A) Tribalism
B) Feudalism
C) Agrarianism
D) Industrialism

Question 20

Which of the following is a characteristic of Elders' Councils as a form of dispute settlement ?

A) membership is dominated by members of the elite segments of society
B) their verdicts were voluntary
C) Council procedures were marked by a high degree of formality
D) women and men were equally represented

Question 21

The ineffectiveness of the nation-state system to provide peace,security,good government,and protection from harm to large portions of humanity threatens to undermine the very legitimacy of

A) Common Law
B) Rule of Law
C) Sovereignty
D) Stratification

Question 22

This political system similar to a kingdom that brings together a number of partly autonomous villages or communities under the hierarchical rule of a grand chief or

A) Paramount Chieftain
B) Advisor
C) Chieftain
D) Mediator