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COMM 315 ch 1-3 midterm 1 written exam questions and answers Concordia University
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COMM 315 ch 1-3 midterm 1 written examquestions and answers Concordia
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What is Law? - system of rules and regulations that governs a community and is
enforced by a political authority and its legal system
What would law enforce? - 1. ensure security for the community
2. provide certainty or stability for future planning
Example of an early written law? - Codification of the law (written form), it was
engraved on a stone, in time of King Hammurabi in 2100BC.
Why did laws need to become more complex? - 1. population increased
2. technological advances
3. Immigration patterns
What is standards of conduct? - tells people what kind of behavior is acceptable
which reduces friction between citizens
What is status quo? - standards of conduct stated in the law remain in force until
changed by the lawmaking authority
What is a democracy? - The people themselves determine who will make the laws
that govern them. They choose through elections
Who decides the law? - 1. community through custom and tradition
2. elder or the "wisest" man of the community
3. ruler and conquerer of lands
4. through democracy
Why doesn't law equal justice? - 1. the law is written (no emotion or feeling in
words, difficult to deter from)
2. Enforced by judges (judge chooses how law is applied, subjective)
, 3. Laws are decided upon a majority (can't always answer the needs of all,
especially the minority)
What is ethics? - a set of principles or moral values of a society, distinguishing
right from wrong
Is law and ethics the same? - Can contradict each other even if the law reflects
ethical values
Example of legal but unethical? - Canadian company manufactures its products in
a developing country, this is within the law but Canadians find it unethical to take
advantage of these people
Why does ethics play a balancing role to law? - 1. Law is founded in moral values,
you need ethics to apply
2. Law is not always clear, so use ethics to develop
3. Law may not exist to address new issues, so ethics must mold
When does an ethical value become law? - 1. when it gains large consensus
amongst population
2. it addresses an issue considered a serious threat to the well-being of the
community
What is private law? - consists of the rules that regulate the legal relationship and
obligations between individual citizens
examples of private law? - 1. contract law (leases)
2. civil liability law
3. commercial law
4. property law
What is public law? - rules that govern the relationship between citizens and their
state
attempts to regulate behavior that affects entire community and impose strict
punishment on those breaking laws
Examples of public law? - 1. criminal law
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