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LEGL 2700 UGA TEST 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER S |
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Question 1: What is law?
CORRECT ANSWER : Rules that are enforced by
public authority
Question 2: What is the Rule of Law?
CORRECT ANSWER : laws are generally and equally
applicable
Question 3: What are the Theories of Law?
CORRECT ANSWER : Natural Law, Positive Law,
Historical School, Sociological Jurisprudence, Legal Realism
Question 4: What is Natural Law?
CORRECT ANSWER : Law has universal properties
through human reason
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Question 5: Who created the idea of "each person is the
owner of his/her actions"?
CORRECT ANSWER : John Locke
Question 6: What is Positive Law?
CORRECT ANSWER : Law is simply the commands of
the state backed by enforcement
Question 7: Who was the creator of positive law?
CORRECT ANSWER : Jeremy Bentham, his head is
also on display at UCL
Question 8: What is the Historical School?
CORRECT ANSWER : law is the expression of
convictions of a particular people; different nations have different traditions
Question 9: What is Sociological Jurisprudence?
CORRECT ANSWER : law can and should change over
time
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Question 10: What is Legal Realism?
CORRECT ANSWER : law is what police, judges, etc.
actually enforce. i.e speed limit is 50 however you wont get pulled over for going 55 so the speed limit is 55
Question 11: What is Common Law?
CORRECT ANSWER : each case is independently
decided on
Question 12: What is Civil Law?
CORRECT ANSWER : rulings on cases are established
as precedent, playing a roll in deciding future cases
Question 13: What is Public Law?
CORRECT ANSWER : apply to society in general i.e
Constitutional Law
Question 14: What is Private Law?
CORRECT ANSWER : disputes between individuals
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Question 15: What is a Criminal Case?
CORRECT ANSWER : cases where one person has
committed a wrong to society i.e Georgia v. Gunton
Question 16: What is a Civil Case?
CORRECT ANSWER : injured party vs the person who
did the damage i.e Gunton v Cole
Question 17: What are Morals?
CORRECT ANSWER : principles on what is right vs
wrong; subjective and internal
Question 18: What are Ethics?
CORRECT ANSWER : principles of good conduct;
communal and external
Question 19: What is an example of morally wrong,
ethically right?