BLAW 3391 Pleasant Exam 1 questions and Answers Latest Update Fully Solved 100%
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BLAW 3391
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BLAW 3391
If the Supreme Court determines that a state criminal law violates a provision of the Fourth Amendment,
that law will be declared: - Unconstitutional
T/F: State constitutions are a primary source of law - T
Law based on documents setting forth the general organization, powers, and limits of the ...
BLAW 3391 Pleasant Exam 1
If the Supreme Court determines that a state criminal law violates a provision of the Fourth Amendment,
that law will be declared: - Unconstitutional
T/F: State constitutions are a primary source of law - T
Law based on documents setting forth the general organization, powers, and limits of the government -
Constitutional Law
What is the "supreme law of the land"? - U.S. Constitution
Statues come from _____ and _____ - Congress; State and local legislatures
T/F: Congress passes federal statutes which only applies to the federal government - F
Uniform law adopted by all states that facilitates business transactions - Uniform Commercial
Code
Administrative agencies are created to - Perform specific government functions
Law as stated by judges in their court opinions - Case Law
Law as expressed in the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions - Constitutional law
The rules, orders, and decisions of federal, state, or local government administrative agencies -
Administrative law
Laws enacted by federal, state, and local legislative bodies - Statutory law
, T/F: A precedent is a decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases
involving similar legal principles or facts - T
Parts of common law tradition relies on the doctrine of - Stare decisis
Stare decisis means - To stand on decided cases
Binding authority does NOT include - Opinions from trusted newspapers
Supreme Court decisions are _____ until overruled by the Supreme Court or Congress - Binding
authority
Remedies ______ include specific performance - In equity
Customary practices and the circumstances surrounding the transaction guide us in shaping the decision
- Legal realism
Universal law applies to all human beings - Natural law
There is no law higher than the laws created by the government - Positivist
T/F: Liability for contracts formed by an agent depends on how the principal is classified and on whether
the actions of the agent where authorized or not - T
Doctrines that have withstood the passage of time help guide us in shaping present laws -
Historical
Two categories of law - Procedural and substantive
Civil law can best be described as - The law that governs relations between persons
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