BLW 342 Exam 1 Question and answers verified to pass
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BLW 342
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BLW 342
BLW 342 Exam 1 Question and answers verified to pass
Law - correct answer Body of rules governing individuals and their relationships
Black's Law Dictionary - correct answer "a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by the controlling authority, and having legal binding force."
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BLW 342 Exam 1 Question and answers
verified to pass
Law - correct answer ✔Body of rules governing individuals and their
relationships
Black's Law Dictionary - correct answer ✔"a body of rules of action or
conduct prescribed by the controlling authority, and having legal binding
force."
Public Law - correct answer ✔Laws enacted by some authorized
governmental body
-influence behavior
-bring about social change
ex:state and federal constitutions and statutes
Private Law - correct answer ✔Legal relationships among individuals
-private agreements regulating relationships
ex: contracts, landlord-tenant regulations, homeowners' association rules
Criminal Law - correct answer ✔-wrong against society
-guilty can be fined, imprisoned or both
-felony or misdemeanor
-beyond a reasonable doubt
Civil Law - correct answer ✔-wrong against another person
-wrongdoer pays money, but no jail time
,-preponderance of the evidence
Substantive - correct answer ✔defines legal rights and regulates behavior
Procedural - correct answer ✔how the law is to be enforced (the "rules of the
game")
Common Law - correct answer ✔results from the principle of follow other
judicial decisions (star decisis) - judge made law
Statutory Law - correct answer ✔made by a legislature
Equity - correct answer ✔refers to those remedies other than money, such
as injunctive relief or specific performance
Remedy at Law - correct answer ✔money damages
Federal Jurisdictional - correct answer ✔-applies to all U.S. states and
territories
-deals with matters that are national in scope
State Jurisdictional - correct answer ✔-applies within that state only
-deals with matters particular to that state
Local Jurisdictional - correct answer ✔counties, cities, villages
Purpose of Law - correct answer ✔1. Keeping Order - Social Maintenance -
reflect the social values and customs of a society
, 2. Influencing conduct of individuals and businesses
3. Honoring expectations - Conflict Resolution - courts are one mechanism for
resolving disputes
4. Social change - effective way to change what is "acceptable" behavior -
including promoting equality
Characteristics of Law - correct answer ✔1. Flexibility - law must be able to
change as technology and society change
2. Consistency - Law cannot be so flexible that it is unpredictable; individuals
and organizations make decisions based on the predictability of the law
3. Pervasiveness - must cover most topics and issues, yet not infringe on
rights of others
Sources of Law - correct answer ✔-U.S. Constitution
- Acts of Congress
-Federal Administrative Law
-Executive Orders
-State Constitutions
-State Laws
-Sate Administrative Law
-County Ordinances
-Municipal Ordinances
-Private Law
-Court Decisions
3 Branch System - correct answer ✔1. Legislative Branch - makes (statutory)
law
2. Executive Branch - enforces law
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