Law and Society
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Course Introduction
Law and Society explores the dynamic relationship between legal systems and the broader social context in which they operate. The course examines how law influences and is influenced by social values, institutions, and power structures. Students will analyze the ways laws are created, interpreted, and enforced, considering the impact of culture, economics, history, and politics on legal processes. Through case studies and theoretical frameworks, the course encourages critical reflection on justice, inequality, and the role of law in promoting or challenging social change.
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Introduction to Law 4th Edition by Joanne
B. Hames
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Law
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Q1) Substantive criminal laws for states are usually found in
A) state rules of court
B) case law
C) statutory law
D) constitutional law
E) local rules of court
Answer: C
Q2) Jurisprudence is
A) another term for precedent
B) another term for common law
C) the study of law
D) the study of the philosophy of law
Answer: D
Q3) The theory s based on the belief that laws are created by men and therefore subject to pitfalls created by men.
A) the natural theory of law
B) legal positivism
C) legal realism.
D) jurisprudence
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Us Legal System
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Q1) When the President refuses to either sign or veto proposed legislation, the bill is automatically vetoed.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The power of government to regulate is sometimes referred to as:
A) preemption
B) jurisprudence
C) jurisdiction
D) supremacy
E) federalism
Answer: C
Q3) The U.S. Supreme Court has the power to declare state laws unconstitutional.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The federal legislature consists of a bicameral structure.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: The Courts and Legal Personnel
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Q1) Which of the following is a trial court?
A) U.S. district courts
B) U.S. tax courts
C) U.S. claims court
D) U.S. court of international trade
E) all of the above
Answer: E
Q2) Which of the following can paralegals usually do?
A) charge clients for their legal advice
B) give legal advice to friends without charging
C) draft legal documents under the supervision of a lawyer
D) argue a motion in court, as long as they are accompanied by a lawyer
E) both c and d
Answer: C
Q3) Individuals must take and pass an examination known as a bar exam before they are licensed to practice law.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Finding the Law: Legal Research
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Q1) An issue is a question that must be decided by a court.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Information in a legal encyclopedia is arranged:
A) alphabetically
B) chronologically
C) numerically
D) randomly
E) none of the above
Q3) Relevant facts are sometimes called:
A) key facts
B) focus facts
C) explanatory facts
D) important
E) precedent
Q4) Encyclopedias are a secondary source.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Using the Law: Analysis and Legal Writing
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Q1) Legal writing does not require a thesis paragraph.
A)True
B)False
Q2) "The actions were quickly regretted by her" is an example of:
A) active voice
B) passive voice
C) use of unnecessary words
D) ambiguous terms
E) none of the above
Q3) In preparing a first draft of a legal document, you should:
A) reread the directions
B) begin in a logical fashion
C) complete one section before moving on to another section
D) periodically go back and reread directions
E) all of the above
Q4) The process of comparing or aligning the facts of a client's case with the elements of a statute is one element of legal analysis
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Constitutional Law
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Q1) The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment limits the government's power to interfere with a person's practice of his or her religion.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Criminal and civil court processes are government primarily by A) procedural due process
B) substantive due process
C) state law only
D) none of the above
Q3) Constitutional law is found both in the Constitution itself and in Supreme Court case law interpreting the Constitution.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The right to privacy stems from the Due Process Clause.
Multiple Choice
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Tort Law, Workers Compensation, and Environmental Law
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Q1) Which of the following is not a defense to negligence?
A) assumption of the risk
B) contributory negligence
C) comparative negligence
D) immunity
E) self defense
Q2) Strict liability is liability without fault.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Activities that give rise to strict liability are:
A) driving a dangerous car
B) engaging in an ultrahazardous activity
C) fighting
D) battery
E) selling pharmaceuticals
Q4) Defamation involves the unprivileged publication of a factual statement that is untrue and injurious or defamatory to a person's reputation.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Family Law
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Q1) A divorce is a total dissolving of a marriage.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Once a court determines that a parent-child relationship exists, it must consider:
A) child support
B) spousal support
C) property issues
D) whether restraining orders are needed
E) income and expense situation for each party
Q3) Spousal support is awarded when people end their marriage.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A premarital agreement may help to protect the assets of persons who plan to marry.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A marital partner has no legal interest in quasi-community property.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Wills, Trusts, and Probate
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Q1) Which of the following is not an element of a trust?
A) a trustee
B) a beneficiary
C) a settlor
D) a gift
E) trust property
Q2) Technically a trust is a situation where the title to property is divided into two parts: legal title and equitable title.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A living trust becomes effective
A) during the life of the settlor
B) upon death of the settlor
C) upon death of the beneficiary
D) when an express trust is created
E) during the probate process
Q4) A will may not be changed.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Contract Law, Real Property Law, Intellectual
Property, and Employment Law
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Q1) Deeds are used to transfer ownership to property.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A type of deed in which the grantor makes no representations is a:
A) quitclaim deed
B) warranty deed
C) grant deed
D) none of the above
E) all of the above
Q3) Which of the following is a void contract?
A) contract entered into by a minor
B) contract entered into by someone who is drunk
C) contract entered into by someone who suffers a mental incapacity but who had not been adjudicated by a court to be incapable
D) contract entered into by someone who has been adjudicated by a court to be incapacitated or insane
E) all of the above are void
Q4) Once a patent is obtained it is good forever.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: The Law of Business Organizations and Bankruptcy
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Q1) Blue Sky laws refer to:
A) federal securities laws
B) state securities laws
C) federal bankruptcy laws
D) state bankruptcy laws
E) none of the above
Q2) All debts are dischargeable in bankruptcy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Actual authority of partners to enter contracts on behalf of the partnership
A) means that authority is implied because the conduct of the parties have reasonably led third persons to believe that such authority exists
B) means that other partners have approved the contract
C) always exists for all partners
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
Q4) A limited partnership must have at least one general partner.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Civil Procedure Before Trial
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Q1) Disclosure requires that each party disclose the following information to the other after filing a lawsuit
A) identity of persons who have relevant information
B) description of relevant documents
C) computation of damages
D) identity and qualifications of potential expert witnesses
E) all of the above
Q2) Service of process
A) must be made personally
B) can be done by the plaintiff
C) involves the service of a complaint and summons on the defendant
D) can be waived under federal rules
E) both c and d
Q3) The authority of the federal courts to hear trials is known as original jurisdiction.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A general denial denies each and every allegation contained in the complaint.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Q1) A procedure often used by businesses in which disputing parties present their dispute before a special jury in non-binding trial is known as:
A) mini-trial
B) summary trial
C) binding arbitration
D) nonbinding arbitration
E) early neutral evaluation
Q2) The ADR proceeding involving an out-of-court hearing before a neutral party who listens to two or more disputing parties and renders a decision resolving the dispute is known as
A) arbitration
B) mediation
C) negotiation
D) mini-trial
E) early neutral evaluation
Q3) Courts have the right to stay arbitration proceedings.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Criminal Practice: Criminal Law and Juvenile Law
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Q1) Most crimes have two basic elements.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Model Penal Code is:
A) a set of uniform laws for all federal criminal cases
B) a collection of criminal statutes
C) a uniform collection of criminal laws followed by all states
D) a uniform collection of criminal laws followed by the federal courts
E) a and b
Q3) There is general uniformity among the states in how the juvenile court system works.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Crimes can be committed against:
A) property
B) persons
C) the public
D) b and c
E) all of the above
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Chapter 15: Criminal Procedure Before Trial
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Q1) What must be established before a warrant may be issued?
A) guilt
B) witnesses exist
C) evidence exists
D) an informant exists
E) probable cause
Q2) The warrant requirement is designed to protect law enforcement officers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is not an exception to the warrant requirement?
A) plain-view doctrine
B) hot pursuit
C) exigent circumstances
D) exclusionary rule
E) none of the above
Q4) Criminal procedure is a branch of federal law.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Rules of Evidence
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Q1) Actual evidence might include the weapon used in a crime.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Hearsay is only admissible when
A) two or more persons heard the statement
B) the witness is credible
C) the prosecutor asks the court to allow the statements
D) there were no exigent circumstances
E) none of the above
Q3) Evidence is either direct or circumstantial.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Circumstantial evidence is a form of evidence that is:
A) non-hearsay
B) indirect
C) a logical conclusion
D) a and b
E) all of the above
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Chapter 17: The Trial
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Q1) As part of the jury instructions, the judge explains the jury process and the role of the jurors.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The judge will decide which jury instructions to give based on:
A) the legal and factual arguments
B) the overall appropriateness of the instruction
C) whether sufficient evidence was presented during the trial
D) recommended or pattern jury instructions for the jurisdiction
E) all of the above
Q3) A trial will always involve a jury.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The deliberation of the jury takes place in private.
Multiple Choice
A)True
B)False
Q5) In a criminal case the burden of proof falls upon the prosecutor.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Sample Video Worksheets
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Q1) What is the name of the attorney who represented Briggs?
Q2) Who wrote the Court's opinion in this matter?
Q3) What was the offense with which Gideon was originally charged with?
Q4) Did Abe Fortas think traffic offenders should be entitled to court-appointed counsel?
Q5) Give a brief factual description of what led to this lawsuit.
Q6) How did Abe Fortas come to represent Gideon?
Q7) What was the jury verdict in the retrial of Gideon?
Q8) What rule of law (or holding) do we get from the Supreme Court's ruling in this case?
Q9) What was the name of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when this case was first brought to the court?
Q10) Who represented Gideon at the first trial?
Q11) Did Gideon have an attorney in his second trial? If so, what was his name, and who paid for him?
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Q12) What did the judge rule regarding Gideon's motion for change of venue?
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