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, Chapter 01Law, Legal Reasoning, and the Legal Profession
True / False Questions
1. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is an example of substantive law.
True False
2. Procedural law establishes rights and privileges.
True False
3. Substantive law comprises rules as to what cases a court can decide, how a trial is
conducted, and how a judgment by a court is to be enforced.
True False
4. The Constitution's Commerce Clause allows the president to regulate interstate and
foreign commerce.
True False
5. Where there is a conflict between state laws and federal laws, state laws will prevail
since they understand the immediate needs of their citizens better.
True False
6. In the United States, all states follow the same legal system.
True False
7. Each state has a constitution that is similar to the U.S. Constitution in the design of
the government it provides.
True False
8. Statutory law varies from state to state.
True False
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,9. Civil law arises when courts are called upon to resolve disputes for which there is no
statute or other source of law to establish rules.
True False
10. Most courts refer to a statute's legislative history when the language is unclear.
True False
11. Laws must be predictable and adapt to changing conditions.
True False
12. The highest appeals court in a jurisdiction cannot overrule a precedent case.
True False
13. Unlike legal positivists, legal sociologists stress the need for law to change and keep
pace with the evolution of society.
True False
14. Legal realism focuses on the theoretical rules of law rather than law in action.
True False
15. By involving a lawyer in the business-planning process, a desired business objective
can be reached with less legal risk.
True False
Multiple Choice Questions
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, 16. Laws that seek to prevent certain practices that might reduce competition and thus
increase prices are called _____.
A. tax
laws
B. consumer
laws
C. antitrust
laws
D. contract
laws
17. The freedom of speech granted by the U.S. Constitution is an example of _____.
A. civil
law
B. substantive
law
C. criminal
law
D. procedural
law
18. Which of the following is an example of procedural law?
A. The privilege of receiving food
stamps
B. The rules as to how a court's decision is to be
enforced
C. The right of self-
defense
D. The freedom of speech granted by the U.S.
Constitution
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