Midterm Flashcards
Which country is the United States legal system derived from?
United Kingdom
What are the functions of law in the United States? (There’s 3)
- Establish standards
- Promote, provide, and maintain order
- Promote consistency
As a judge, Baxter applies common law rules. These rules develop from:
A. Decisions of the court in legal disputes
B. Regulations issued by administrative agencies
C. Uniform laws drafter by legal scholars
D. Statues enacted by Congress & the state legislatures
A
The legislature of the state of Texas enacts a new statue that sets standards for the liability of business selling defective products. This statue applies in:
A. Texas only
B. O ly Texas & its bordering states
C. All states
D. All states but only to matters not covered by other state’s laws
A
Alex has been sued by Will for failure to pay rent for their apartment, which sourse of law will govern this lawsuit?
A. Administrative law
B. The constitution
C. Civil law
D. Criminal law
Civil law
4 sources of law in the U.S legal system are?
Constitutional law, judicial law, legislative law, administrative law
Where can you find a codification of federal laws?
A. The library
B. Federal Court
C. United States code
D. U.S. Library of Congress
United States code
What is the Supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
Regulations are…
Rules adopted by administrative agencies.
Some of the rights in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights extends to corporations. True of false?
True
The ___ gives the federal government the authority to regulate interstate and international commerce.
The commerce clause
The doctrine aimed at dividing the governing powers between the federal governments and the states is:
Federalism
Separation of powers consist of?
Legislative, executive, and judiciary.
Which clause of the U.S. Constitution provides that, within its own sphere, federal law is Supreme and that state law must, in case of conflict, yield?
Supremacy Clause
What are 2 types of Due process?
Substantive and procedural
The ___ of the constitution offers the most extensive protection for businesses.
Due process clause