Chapter 1—Introduction to Law TRUE/FALSE 1. Roscoe Pound, a distinguished American jurist, defined law as predictions of the way in which a court will decide specific legal questions. ANS: F
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2. The common law system is used in most of Europe, Scotland, and Latin America. ANS: F
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3. The primary function of the law is to maintain stability in the social, political, and economic system while simultaneously permitting change. ANS: T
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4. Substantive law creates legal rights and duties. ANS: T
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5. The Constitution provides that federal statutes are paramount to state constitutions and statutes. ANS: T
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6. The burden of proof in a criminal case is preponderance of the evidence. ANS: F
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7. The law does not change; it is based on unchanging and universal truths. ANS: F
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8. The main categories of the law are (a) substantive and procedural, (b) public and private, and (c) civil and criminal. ANS: T
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9. Law is an instrument of social control. ANS: T
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10. Under the civil law system, adversaries initiate and conduct litigation. ANS: F
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