C1 & C2

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

• judicial

• administrative agencies

• executive

• legislative

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

• Sociological

• Natural

• Historical

• Analytical

Which of the following is a function of the law?

• keeping the peace

• shaping moral standards

• maximizing individual freedom

• all of the above

________ are written laws that establish certain courses of conduct that must be adhered

to by covered parties.

• Executive orders

• Statutes

• Administrative rules and regulations

• Treaties

Which doctrine dictates adherence to judicial precedent?

• stare decisis

• stare ipsa loquitur

• res ipsa decisis

• res ipsa loquitur

Executive orders are issued by which governmental authority?

• the United States Congress

• administrative agencies

• the United States Supreme Court

• 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 ________.

• indiscriminate trial courts

• courts of discretionary jurisdiction

• inferior 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.

• minimum contacts

• forum-selection

• in rem

• in personam