Lecture 1

Question 1

Why is there law?

What is the purpose of the law?

To provide a _______________for life

Answer 1

framework

Question 2

General definition of the law

Provides requirements for ____________ that apply to all persons within a specific jurisdiction

Answer 2

human conducts

Question 3

Law is NOT to control your life

Question 4

Law in France vs United States is different

Question 5

Upon what is law based on?

Factors legislatures use, courts apply, or executives use in reaching decisions (“making law”)

Fundamental notions of __________

________ involved, norms or customs

_________or politics

Answer 5

fairness, history, power

Question 6

Why Regulate a Free Market System?

Because a free market system tends to fail in certain market situations
1) Providing _________goods
2) Externalities
3) Natural _________
4) Information asymmetry

Answer 6

public

monopolies

Question 7

Legislative creates ___________

Answer 7

statutory law

Question 8

US Congress (federal laws) consists of Senate and___________

Answer 8

House of Representatives

Question 9

State Legislatures create states laws in MA called the __________

Answer 9

General Assembly

Question 10

Local political subdivisions create

Answer 10

ordinances

Question 11

Legislative Branch
Produce Statues- Normal Order:

Bill is introduced into either chamber by a legislator

Bill is referred to ___________

Bill can die or be reported out of committee

Majority leadership place bill on a ____________

Floor debate

Vote-__________decides passage or rejection

Same procedure in other chamber either simultaneously or after first chamber

Answer 11

committee

calendar

majority

Question 12

Any bill that involves money has to start in the _________ and not the senate

Answer 12

House

Question 13

States have constitutions as well as the federal government

Question 14

Normal Order of Bill Passage

_____________conference and final vote

Pass to executive branch
1)Sign into law (called an Act)
2) Pass into law (do nothing and congress in session for _____days)
3)_________-reject bill
4)________(do nothing and congress adjourns within 10 days)

Answer 14

joint chamber

10 days

Veto

Pocket veto

Question 15

Executive branch

State (governor)

federal level (president)

Question 16

__________can override veto

Answer 16

Congress

Question 17

Congress can override veto: with two-thirds (super-majority) vote in both chambers

Question 18

Legislative Branch-other functions

________functions (committees, subpoenas)

Purpose is to investigate issues from which to develop new legislation. They do not have prosecutorial authority

Answer 18

Investigative

Question 19

Committees don’t have judicial authority they can’t put you in prison or fine you

Question 20

Purpose of committee is….do we need some new laws

Question 21

If committee comes up with illegal activity they refer to the justice department and they decide whether or not to prosecute

Question 22

Congress does not have prosecutorial authority

Question 23

Federal has checks and balances

Question 24

Legistlative branch oversight of ________ and judicial branches (legislation, appointment ________, impeachment/removal

Answer 24

executive

removal

Question 25

Any executive appointments have to be approved by the Senate

Question 26

When the president appoints a judge…executive branch is appointing a judge and the judicial branch has to be approved by the Senate…likewise they can remove people from office which as known an impeachment and then removal

Question 27

Impeachment is indictment which means we have enough evidence to impeach someone the house decides that..trial is held in the Senate but if they are not removed they are not removed…its like finding them innocent