Test Bank For Introduction to Law and the Legal System 12th Edition by Frank August Schubert.
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Test Bank For Introduction to Law and the Legal System 12th Edition by Frank August Schubert.
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TEST BANK Introduction to Law and the Legal System 12/E Frank Schubert
CHAPTER 01 Introduction
1. Those who believe law is power are concerned with just and ethical law.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Law as Power, p. 2.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-1 - SPEA.VERD.15.01.01
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
2. Natural law philosophers argue that law is based on the built-in sense of right and wrong that exists in each
person at birth.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Natural Law, p. 2.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-1 - SPEA.VERD.15.01.01
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
3. The utilitarian conception of law focuses on the social usefulness of legislation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Utilitarian Law, p. 3.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-1 - SPEA.VERD.15.01.01
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
4. One example of public law would be when one person contracts to buy flowers from another.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Objectives of Law, p. 6.
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QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-2 - SPEA.VERD.15.01.02
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
5. One example of private law would be when a state prosecutes a criminal.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Objectives of Law, p. 6.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-2 - SPEA.VERD.15.01.02
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
6. Both public and private law seek justice, speed, and economy.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Objectives of Law, p. 6.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-2 - SPEA.VERD.15.01.02
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
7. The British victory over the French in the French and Indian Wars preserved the English common law system
in the American colonies.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Origin of Law in the United States, p. 8.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - SPEA.VERD.15.01.03
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
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8. The English chancellors originally issued writs of subpoena to speed up their hearings of cases.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Origin of the English Equitable Court, pp. 11-12.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - SPEA.VERD.15.01.03
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
9. Upon gaining independence, the American states designed court systems based on the English common law
courts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Origin of the English Equitable Court, pp. 12.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - SPEA.VERD.15.01.03
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
10. At the conclusion of a bench trial the judge will announce findings of fact, conclusions of law, and award
a judgment.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: A Procedural Primer, pp. 14.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-6 - Describe the basic differences between civil and criminal law.
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DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
11. U.S. Supreme Court cases tend to be quite long. Thus, when reading a court opinion, a student should focus
only on whether the decision was just.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Reading Cases – Part I, pp. 14-15.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-4 - SPEA.VERD.15.01.04
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
12. Briefing a case is the process of presenting legal arguments to the court.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Briefing a Case: Sample Brief, p. 25.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-4 - SPEA.VERD.15.01.04
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
13. When briefing a case, a student should not quote extensively from the text of the case.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Briefing a Case: Sample Brief, p. 25.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-4 - SPEA.VERD.15.01.04
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
14. The Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution focuses on “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Due Process, pp. 25-26.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - SPEA.VERD.15.01.05
DATE CREATED: 1/18/2022 5:37 AM
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