CHAPTER 1 American Law, Legal Reasoning, and the Legal System

Question 1

1. What country is the United States legal system derived from?

Question 2

2. What is the function of law in the United States?

Question 3

3. As a judge, Baxter applies common law rules. These rules develop from:

Question 4

4. What is the difference between state and federal law?

Question 5

The legislature of the state of Wyoming enacts a new statute that sets standards for the liability of
businesses selling defective products. This statute applies in:

Question 6

Alex has been sued by Will for failure to pay rent for their apartment which source of law will govern this
lawsuit?

Question 7

Four sources of law in the U.S. legal system are:

Question 8

Where can you find a codification of federal laws?

Question 9

What is the supreme law of the land? What are statutes? What are ordinances? What is an administrative
rule?

Question 10

Regulations are:

Question 11

What is an Unfair Trade Practice and which Administrative Agency regulates it?

Question 12

Some of the rights in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights extends to Corporations.

Question 13

Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) include all of the following except:

Question 14

Consequences of being convicted a crime include all of the following except:

Question 15

Securities are only regulated by federal laws.