1-1 Quiz

What are laws?

• Enforceable rules of conduct in a society

• Suggestions for behavior

• Unwritten customs

• Personal beliefs

What is a code in the context of law?

• Laws grouped into an organized form

• A secret language

• A set of guidelines

• A moral principle

What is the first stage in the growth of law?

• Individuals take revenge for wrongs done to them

• A leader acquires power

• The leader gives power to a system of courts

• The leader acts to prevent wrongs

What happens in the second stage of the growth of law?

• A leader acquires power and forces revenge-minded individuals to accept an award of goods or money

• Individuals take revenge for wrongs done to them

• The leader gives power to a system of courts

• The leader acts to prevent wrongs

In the third stage of the growth of law, what does the leader do?

• Gives power to a system of courts

• Takes revenge for wrongs

• Acquires power

• Acts to prevent wrongs

What should laws be?

• Predictable and flexible

• Rigid and unchangeable

• Complex and confusing

• Secretive and hidden

Where was English Common Law brought from?

• England by colonists

• France by traders

• Spain by explorers

• Italy by merchants

What is the origin of the U.S. legal system?

• English Common Law and Roman Civil Law

• French Civil Law and Germanic Law

• Spanish Law and Italian Law

• Greek Law and Egyptian Law

What is the purpose of positive law?

• To prevent disputes and wrongs

• To encourage personal beliefs

• To promote religious practices

• To enforce unwritten customs

What is our current legal system a combination of?

• Common law and criminal law

• Equity and criminal law

• Common law and equity

• Equity and civil law