Constitutional Law and Statutory Law Overview
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What is the cornerstone of the common law tradition?

  • Legal positivism
  • Stare decisis (correct)
  • IRAC method
  • Natural law
  • Which school of legal thought believes that laws must be obeyed even if they are unjust to prevent anarchy?

  • Legal positivism (correct)
  • Legal realism
  • Natural law
  • Historical school
  • What does the IRAC method of legal reasoning stand for?

  • Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion (correct)
  • Injustice, Rejection, Argument, Conclusion
  • Interpretation, Review, Analysis, Conclusion
  • Injunction, Rescission, Appeal, Conclusion
  • Which type of law stresses the evolutionary nature of law and looks to doctrines that have stood the test of time?

    <p>Historical school</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do courts grant when a legal remedy is deemed inadequate or unavailable?

    <p>Specific performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to a means by which a court enforces a right or compensates for a violation of a right?

    <p>Remedy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of law is expressed in the U.S. Constitution and the various state constitutions?

    <p>Constitutional law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the status of state constitutions in relation to the U.S. Constitution and federal laws?

    <p>Supreme within state borders unless they violate the U.S. Constitution or a federal law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When adopted by a state legislature, what do uniform laws become in that state?

    <p>Statutory law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the functions of federal administrative agencies?

    <p>Rulemaking, investigation and enforcement, and adjudication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the legal system, what does case law govern?

    <p>Areas not covered by statutory law or administrative law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the Common Law originate?

    <p>In medieval England with the creation of the king’s courts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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