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What is the cornerstone of the common law tradition?
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?
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?
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?
Which type of law stresses the evolutionary nature of law and looks to doctrines that have stood the test of time?
What do courts grant when a legal remedy is deemed inadequate or unavailable?
What do courts grant when a legal remedy is deemed inadequate or unavailable?
Which term refers to a means by which a court enforces a right or compensates for a violation of a right?
Which term refers to a means by which a court enforces a right or compensates for a violation of a right?
Which type of law is expressed in the U.S. Constitution and the various state constitutions?
Which type of law is expressed in the U.S. Constitution and the various state constitutions?
What is the status of state constitutions in relation to the U.S. Constitution and federal laws?
What is the status of state constitutions in relation to the U.S. Constitution and federal laws?
When adopted by a state legislature, what do uniform laws become in that state?
When adopted by a state legislature, what do uniform laws become in that state?
What are the functions of federal administrative agencies?
What are the functions of federal administrative agencies?
In the legal system, what does case law govern?
In the legal system, what does case law govern?
Where did the Common Law originate?
Where did the Common Law originate?
