CHAPTER 1
LEGAL HERITAGE AND CRITICAL LEGAL THINKING
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
What Is Law?
1. The law in the United States has been influenced by English, but not by French or Spanish
law.
F [moderate]
2. Law is intended to protect persons, and their property, from unwanted interference from
others.
T [easy]
3. Businesses that are organized in the United States are subject to the laws of the United
States but are not subject to the laws of other countries in which they do business.
F [easy]
4. Promoting social justice is a function of the law.
T [moderate]
5. Facilitating orderly change and maintaining the status quo are functions of the law.
T [moderate]
,6. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that it is improper for a party to be convicted in a criminal
case if another party involved in the same criminal activity has been acquitted.
F [moderate]
7. One goal of the law is to anticipate all disputes that can arise in the future and to establish
laws that address all situations before they arise.
F [moderate]
8. The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education is an example of the
function of the law to maintain the status quo.
F [moderate]
9. The “battered woman’s syndrome” illustrates the application of feminist jurisprudence.
T [moderate]
10. The proponents of feminist legal theory argue that women should have superior rights to
men in some circumstances due to the past unequal treatment of women.
F [moderate]
11. According to Anotole France, the law should apply equally to the rich as well as the poor.
T [easy]
Schools of Jurisprudential Thought
12. The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote.
T [difficult]
13. In the past the law did not allow married women in the United States to own property.
T [difficult]
,14. The Natural Law School of jurisprudence believes that the law should be based on what is
moral and correct, and that this natural law is discovered by man through the use of reason.
T [easy]
15. The Historical School of jurisprudence believes that the law should not change and that
what has historically been the law should remain the law.
F [moderate]
16. The Sociological School of jurisprudence emphasizes the following of precedent.
F [moderate]
17. The Command School of jurisprudence believes that the law commands the ruling class,
thus the law should not change when there is a change in the ruling class.
F [easy]
18. Proponents of the Critical Legal Studies School argue for great subjectivity in decisions
made by judges.
T [moderate]
19. The Law and Economics School of jurisprudential thought holds that promoting market
efficiency should be the central goal of legal decision making.
T [easy]
20. The Law and Economics School of jurisprudential thought began at the University of
Chicago.
T [difficult]
, History of American Law
21. The English law courts could only award monetary damages.
T [moderate]
22. The English law courts emphasized legal procedure over the merits of the individual case.
T [easy]
23. The English Chancery Courts were under the authority of the Lord Chancellor.
T [moderate]
24. Equity Courts were created to allow remedies that could not be granted by the law courts.
T [easy]
25. Merchant courts were developed as a part of the English law courts.
F [moderate]
26. In most states today the law courts and equity courts have been combined so that both legal
and equitable remedies can be sought in the same court.
T [moderate]
27. The U. S. Constitution is often referred to as a “living document.”
T [easy]
28. On the federal level, Congress through its legislative power enforces the law.
F [easy]
LEGAL HERITAGE AND CRITICAL LEGAL THINKING
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
What Is Law?
1. The law in the United States has been influenced by English, but not by French or Spanish
law.
F [moderate]
2. Law is intended to protect persons, and their property, from unwanted interference from
others.
T [easy]
3. Businesses that are organized in the United States are subject to the laws of the United
States but are not subject to the laws of other countries in which they do business.
F [easy]
4. Promoting social justice is a function of the law.
T [moderate]
5. Facilitating orderly change and maintaining the status quo are functions of the law.
T [moderate]
,6. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that it is improper for a party to be convicted in a criminal
case if another party involved in the same criminal activity has been acquitted.
F [moderate]
7. One goal of the law is to anticipate all disputes that can arise in the future and to establish
laws that address all situations before they arise.
F [moderate]
8. The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education is an example of the
function of the law to maintain the status quo.
F [moderate]
9. The “battered woman’s syndrome” illustrates the application of feminist jurisprudence.
T [moderate]
10. The proponents of feminist legal theory argue that women should have superior rights to
men in some circumstances due to the past unequal treatment of women.
F [moderate]
11. According to Anotole France, the law should apply equally to the rich as well as the poor.
T [easy]
Schools of Jurisprudential Thought
12. The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote.
T [difficult]
13. In the past the law did not allow married women in the United States to own property.
T [difficult]
,14. The Natural Law School of jurisprudence believes that the law should be based on what is
moral and correct, and that this natural law is discovered by man through the use of reason.
T [easy]
15. The Historical School of jurisprudence believes that the law should not change and that
what has historically been the law should remain the law.
F [moderate]
16. The Sociological School of jurisprudence emphasizes the following of precedent.
F [moderate]
17. The Command School of jurisprudence believes that the law commands the ruling class,
thus the law should not change when there is a change in the ruling class.
F [easy]
18. Proponents of the Critical Legal Studies School argue for great subjectivity in decisions
made by judges.
T [moderate]
19. The Law and Economics School of jurisprudential thought holds that promoting market
efficiency should be the central goal of legal decision making.
T [easy]
20. The Law and Economics School of jurisprudential thought began at the University of
Chicago.
T [difficult]
, History of American Law
21. The English law courts could only award monetary damages.
T [moderate]
22. The English law courts emphasized legal procedure over the merits of the individual case.
T [easy]
23. The English Chancery Courts were under the authority of the Lord Chancellor.
T [moderate]
24. Equity Courts were created to allow remedies that could not be granted by the law courts.
T [easy]
25. Merchant courts were developed as a part of the English law courts.
F [moderate]
26. In most states today the law courts and equity courts have been combined so that both legal
and equitable remedies can be sought in the same court.
T [moderate]
27. The U. S. Constitution is often referred to as a “living document.”
T [easy]
28. On the federal level, Congress through its legislative power enforces the law.
F [easy]
