Legal Rules: Definition and Characteristics

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What is a key characteristic of legal rules?

  • Temporary and changing
  • Vague and ambiguous
  • General and abstract (correct)
  • Specific and individualized

How does a legal rule apply to individuals according to the text?

  • Dependent on social status
  • Without regard to time or place (correct)
  • Varies depending on the event
  • Based on personal connections

What aspect of society do legal rules regulate?

  • Entertainment preferences
  • Competing interests (correct)
  • Personal beliefs
  • Sports activities

What is the consequence of not obeying a legal rule?

<p>Subject to state-enforced sanctions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the abstract nature of legal rules affect their application?

<p>It disregards whom the rule applies to (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of legal rules?

<p>Addressed to specific persons (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What motivates legal rules to regulate relationships in society?

<p>Achieving justice and stability (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way do legal rules differ from personal guidelines?

<p>Backed by state sanctions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most important characteristic of a legal rule according to the text?

<p>Being sanctioned (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are sanctions considered crucial in relation to legal rules?

<p>As a deterrent for non-compliance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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