Clemson Law 3220 TEST 1 UPDATED Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Clemson Law 3220 TEST 1 UPDATED
Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the three key functions of the legal system? - CORRECT ANSWER- 1)
influencing behavior
2) conflict behavior
3)social stability and change
may be viewed as a collection of rules or principles that limit and direct ...
Clemson Law 3220 TEST 1 UPDATED
Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the three key functions of the legal system? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1)
influencing behavior
2) conflict behavior
3)social stability and change
may be viewed as a collection of rules or principles that limit and direct human behavior -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- law
damages designed to punish; keep them from doing it again - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
punitive damages
What is the fundamental law of the land? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- U.S. Constitution
What establishes the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- U.S. Constitution
What branch of government writes the law? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- legislative branch
who creates statutory law? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- legislature
What does statutory law consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- federal laws, state laws,
and municipal laws
Who creates a statute? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Congress
Who makes regulations? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- agencies
Where did common law originate from? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the English
,who interprets decisions and applies the laws? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- judiciary
systematic way to change law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- common law
legal principle from cases is called... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- precedent
"looking back through precedents" or the use of this precedent is called... - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Stare Decisis
if there is a new issues the judge does what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- makes a new law
true or false: common law varies by state - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true
What is the first question when we talk about a case? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- why is it
in the book?
Davis v. Baugh Industrial Contractors, Inc. is an example of how... - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- common law changes
What was held in the Davis v. Baugh Industrial Contractors, Inc. case? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- reversed and remanded. court rejected previous common law rule and
accepted a more modern approach.
what is the process of the judiciary system? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- trial court > court
of appeals > supreme court
the President can create law through... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- executive orders
executive orders are limited to... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- federal agencies
, what are the 3 classifications of law? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1) public/private
2) civil/criminal
3) substantive/procedural
what type of law is legal relationships between members of society and the government? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- public law
what type of law is legal relationships among members of society? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- private law
what type of law states that the guilty can be fined, imprisoned, or both? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- criminal law
"beyond reasonable doubt" is a legal requirement for which type of law? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- criminal law
what type of law is when the wrongdoer pays money, but no jail time? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- civil law
"preponderance of the evidence" is also known as... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- civil
burden of proof
civil burden of proof is what percentage? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- >50%
"beyond reasonable doubt" is known as... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- criminal burden of
proof
criminal burden of proof is what percentage? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 90-95%
what type of law defines legal rights and regulates behavior; including criminal, civil and
common law? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- substantive
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