Chapter 1

Question 1

A body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society.

Answer 1

Law

Question 2

The state of being legally responsible for something such as a debt or obligation.

Answer 2

Liability

Question 3

1. ) Corportate MGMT,
2. ) Production & Transportation,
3. ) Marketing,
4. ) Research & Development, 5.) Accounting & Finance,
5. ) HRM

Answer 3

6 Functional Fields of Business

Question 4

A document that establishes the law on a particular issue, such as a constitution, a statute, an administrative rule, or a court document.

Answer 4

Primary Source of Law

Question 5

A publication that summarizes or interprets the law, such as a legal encyclopedia, legal treatise, or an article in a law review.

Answer 5

Secondary Source of Law

Question 6

The body of law derived from the US constitution and the constitution of the various states.

Answer 6

Constitutional Law

Question 7

The body of law enacted by legislative bodies.

Answer 7

Statutory Law

Question 8

A reference to a publication in which a legal authority - such as a statute or a court decision can be found.

Answer 8

Citation

Question 9

A regulation enacted by a city or county legislative body that becomes part of that state’s statutory law.

Answer 9

Ordinance

Question 10

A model law developed by the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws for the states to consider enacting into statute.

aka. Model statutes

Answer 10

Uniform Law

Question 11

The rules of law announced in court decision. Case law interprets statutes, regulations, constitutional provisions, and other case law.

Answer 11

Case Law

Question 12

The body of law developed from custom or judicial decisions in English and US courts not attributable to legislature.

Aka. a body of general rules that applied throughout the entire english realm.

Answer 12

Common Law

Question 13

A court decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases involving similar or identical facts.

Answer 13

Precedent

Question 14

A common law doctrine under which judges are obligated to follow the precedents established in prior decisions.

Answer 14

Stare Decisis

Question 15

Any source of law that a court must follow when deciding a case.

Answer 15

Binding Authority

Question 16

Any legal authority or source of law that a court may look to for guidance but need not follow when making its decision.

Answer 16

Persuasive Authority

Question 17

The relief given to an innocent party to enforce a right or compensate for the violation of a right.

Answer 17

Remedy

Question 18

One who initiates a lawsuit.

Answer 18

Plaintiff

Question 19

One against whom a lawsuit is brought or the accused person in a criminal proceeding.

Answer 19

Defendant

Question 20

General propositions or principles of law that have to do with fairness (equity).

Answer 20

Equitable Principles and Maxims

Question 21

An order to perform what was promised.

Answer 21

Specific Performance

Question 22

Directing a party to do or refrain from doing a particular act.

Answer 22

Injunction

Question 23

Cancellation of the contract.

Answer 23

Recission

Question 24

The science or philosophy of law.

Answer 24

Jurisprudence

Question 25

The oldest school or legal thought, based on the belief that the legal system should reflect universal / higher moral and ethical principles that are inherent in human nature.

Answer 25

Natural Law

Question 26

A school of legal thought centered on the assumption that there is no law higher than the laws created by a national government.

Laws must be obeyed, even if they are unjust, to prevent anarchy.

Answer 26

Legal Positivism

Question 27

A school of law that looks to the past to determine what the principles of contemporary law should be.

Answer 27

Historical School

Question 28

A school of legal thought that holds that the law is only one factor to be considered when deciding cases and that social and economic circumstances should also be taken into account.

Answer 28

Legal Realism

Question 29

Law that defines, describes, regulates, and creates legal rights and obligations.

Answer 29

Substantive Law

Question 30

Law that establishes the methods of enforcing the rights established by substantive law.

Answer 30

Procedural Law

Question 31

An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions, particularly those conducted via the internet.

Answer 31

Cyber Law

Question 32

The branch of law dealing with the definition and enforcement of all private or public rights, as opposed to criminal matters.

Answer 32

Civil Law

Question 33

A system of law derived from Roman Law that is based on codified laws (written code of laws) rather than on case precedents.

Answer 33

Civil Law System

Question 34

The branch of law that defines and punishes wrongful actions committed against the public.

Answer 34

Criminal Law

Question 35

Law that pertains to a particular nation as opposed to international law.

Answer 35

National Law

Question 36

The law that governs relations among nations.

Answer 36

International Law

Question 37

A court opinion that represents the views of the majority (more than half) of the judges or justices deciding the case.

Answer 37

Majority Opinion

Question 38

A court opinion by one or more judges or justices who agree with the majority but want to make or emphasize a point that was not made or emphasized in the majority’s opinion.

Answer 38

Concurring Opinion

Question 39

A court opinion that presents the views of one or more judges or justices who disagree with the majority decision.

Answer 39

Dissenting Opinion

Question 40

A court opinion that is joined by the largest number of the judges or justices hearing the case, but less than half of the total number.

Answer 40

Plurality Opinion

Question 41

A court opinion that does not indicate which judge or justice authored the opinion.

Answer 41

Per Curciam Opinion