BLAW 3310 Exam 1 Study Guide with
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Benefits of the law: - Answer️️ -provides some predictability and
uniformity to the boundaries of acceptable conduct in a society
Key functions of the law: - Answer️️ -1. Influence the behavior of the
members of a society
2. Resolve...
BLAW 3310 Exam 1 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Benefits of the law: - Answer✔️✔️-provides some predictability and
uniformity to the boundaries of acceptable conduct in a society
Key functions of the law: - Answer✔️✔️-1. Influence the behavior of the
members of a society
2. Resolve disputes within society
3. Maintain important social values
4. Provide a method for assisting social change
The ___ ___ provides a way to bring about changes in "acceptable"
behavior. - Answer✔️✔️-legal system
Where do we get our law from? - Answer✔️✔️-The U.S. Constitution
Judicial Review: - Answer✔️✔️-is the doctrine under which legislative and
executive actions are subject to review by the judiciary. A court with
judicial review power may invalidate laws and decisions that are
incompatible with a higher authority, such as the terms of a written
constitution.
What does Judicial Review accomplish? - Answer✔️✔️-Acts as a check on
the legislative and executive branches
The use of ___ in deciding current cases is a doctrine called ___ ___,
meaning "to stand on decided cases." - Answer✔️✔️-precedent; stare decisis
Under stare decisis, judges are expected to ___ ___ established rules of law.
- Answer✔️✔️-stand by
In Davis v. Baugh Industrial Contractors, the traditional common law rule
prevented a party who accepted a completed construction project from
later suing the contractor for flaws in construction that caused injury to
others. In reviewing such a case, the Washington state high court held
that... - Answer✔️✔️-...the rule was not sensible in modern times and would
be dropped.
Substantive law includes common law and statutory law that ___ and ___
legal rights and regulate behavior. - Answer✔️✔️-define; establish
Examples of substantive law: - Answer✔️✔️-antitrust law, contract law,
criminal law, environmental law, labor law, securities law
Procedural law determines how substantive law is ___ through the ___ by
determining how a lawsuit begins, what documents need to be filed, which
court can hear the case, how the trial proceeds, and so on. - Answer✔️✔️-
enforced; courts
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