Chapter 1

Question 1

Law

Answer 1

the body of rules of specific conduct, prescribed by existing, legitimate authority, in a particular jurisdiction, and at a particular point in time

Question 2

Social Control

Answer 2

efforts by society to regulate the behavior of its members

Question 3

Dispute Resolution

Answer 3

the law is called upon to settle private disputes

Question 4

Social Change

Answer 4

The process whereby ideas and practices are modified

Question 5

Naming

Answer 5

to identify yourself as a victim

Question 6

Blaming

Answer 6

Determining who is at fault

Question 7

Claiming

Answer 7

Expressing a grievance

Question 8

Substantive law

Answer 8

the body of law- law in the book

Question 9

Procedural law

Answer 9

process of law- how law is applied- law in action

Question 10

Common law

Answer 10

whatever is prevalent, traditional, or customary in a community

Question 11

Civil Law

Answer 11

Codified rules to settle disputes between individuals

Question 12

Criminal Law

Answer 12

the body of law that relates to crime

Question 13

Administrative Law

Answer 13

regulations created by administrative agencies

Question 14

Sociological Jurisprudence

Answer 14

Provided the foundation of “legal realism”

Question 14

Legal realism

Answer 14

based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces

Question 14

Disputant

Answer 14

Someone who is involved in an argument or debate

Question 15

Conflict stage

Answer 15

the stage where the victims confront the party they believe is the cause of the victimization

Question 16

Dispute stage

Answer 16

when the dispute is fully evolved and made public

Question 17

Grievance stage (or pre-conflict stage)

Answer 17

The stage where the person or groups perceive that they have been involved in an unfair situation

Question 18

Law in action (Procedural law)

Answer 18

pertains to how the law is applied

Question 19

Law in books (Substantive law)

Answer 19

what the law says, basically the compilation of local, state or federal law created by legislators.

Question 20

Preponderance of evidence

Answer 20

in a civil case, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant was negligent by more than 50%

Question 21

Beyond reasonable doubt

Answer 21

in a crimical case, the evidence that is almost an absolute certainty that a person did commit a crime

Question 22

Judicial activism

Answer 22

philosophy that the courts should take an active role in solving problems

Question 23

critical legal studies

Answer 23

a movement that believes that we must recognize that the law is subjective rather than objective

Question 24

Feminist legal studies

Answer 24

view that women use a different type of logic than men when interpreting the law, favoring less litigation and more mediation

Question 25

Process of law

Answer 25

law in action (procedural law)