U.S. Legal System and Courts

Which of the following is a function of the law?

• shaping moral standards

• facilitating orderly change

• maximizing individual freedom

• all of the above

The ________ School of jurisprudence postulates that the law is based on what is "correct."

• Historical

• Analytical

• Sociological

• Natural

Which of the following branches of government has the power to make (enact) the law?

• executive

• judicial

• administrative agencies

• legislative

________ are written laws that establish certain courses of conduct that must be adhered to by covered parties.

• Executive orders

• Treaties

• Administrative rules and regulations

• Statutes

Which doctrine dictates adherence to judicial precedent?

• res ipsa loquitur

• res ipsa decisis

• stare ipsa loquitur

• stare decisis

Executive orders are issued by which governmental authority?

• the United States Supreme Court

• the United States Congress

• administrative agencies

• the executive branch of government, which includes the president of the United States and state governors

Administrative agencies are often referred to as the "fourth branch of government."

• true

• false

State limited-jurisdiction trial courts are also referred to as ________.

• inferior trial courts

• courts of record

• indiscriminate trial courts

• courts of discretionary jurisdiction

If all of the United States Supreme Court justices voting agree as to the outcome and reasoning used to decide a case, the decision is referred to as a(n) ________ decision.

• majority

• unanimous

• plurality

• concurring

Jurisdiction over the property of the lawsuit is called ________ jurisdiction.

• in personam

• forum-selection

• in rem

• minimum contacts