Chapter 1-1

Question 0

Code

Answer 0

Laws grouped into an organized form

Question 1

Laws

Answer 1

Enforceable rules of conduct in a society

Question 2

Sovereign

Answer 2

Powerful leader who forces injured party to accept money or goods instead of taking revenge

Question 3

Common Law

Answer 3

Law based on the current standards

Question 4

Positive Law

Answer 4

Laws dictated from a central authority to prevent dispute and wrongs from occurring

Question 5

Jurisdiction

Answer 5

Power of a court to decide a case

Question 6

Equity

Answer 6

Basic fairness. Ex. Being able to blast music while driving even though its a public noise disturbance because there is a jack hammer on near by.

Question 7

Precedent

Answer 7

Courts used prior cases as a guide for deciding similar new cases

Question 8

Injunction

Answer 8

Court order for a person to do or not do a particular act

Question 9

Four stages in the Growth of Law

Answer 9

1. Individuals want revenge on wrong doers
2. A sovereign stops this revenge from happening with a bribe
3. Sovereign gives courts power to make a law
4. Laws are enforced and punishment is set to prevent crime from happening

Question 10

Advantages of English Common Law

Answer 10

Achieves uniformity while maintaining an ability to adapt to change.