 Question 1

0 out of 1 points
Our rights flow from:

Us constitution, state constitutions, Federal and state statutes, and

ordinances at the local levels (ie cities, counties, and boroughs)

 Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures
conducted by the police is guaranteed by state statute.

FALSE – The Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution

 Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Interpretations of aspects of the right to privacy are often found in:

Statutes

 Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Individual rights guaranteed in the United States Constitution:
generally have accompanying duties.

Consists of both the right to be secure against unreasonable searches by the

government and the right to protection against intrusions by others.

 Question 5
1 out of 1 points
The group of time-honored rules that courts have used to solve similar
problems for decades is called stare decisis.

TRUE

 Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A right is defined as:
A legal capacity to require another person to perform or refrain from
performing an act.
 Question 7
1 out of 1 points
 The group of time-honored rules that courts have used to solve similar
problems for decades is called stare decisis.

TRUE

 Question 8
0 out of 1 points
Administrative regulations are a type of law.

TRUE

 Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Statutes which are drafted from Uniform State Laws are often used to
regulate:

business

 Question 10
1 out of 1 points
The pattern of rules that society uses to control the conduct of individuals in
their relationships is called law.

TRUE

 Question 1
1 out of 1 points
The law could best be described as:

a multitude of rights and corresponding duties

 Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Substantive law:
creates, defines, and regulates rights and liabilities.

 Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Individual rights guaranteed in the United States Constitution:

usually have accompanying duties

 Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The pattern of rules that society uses to control the conduct of individuals in
their relationships is called law.

TRUE

 Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Law consists of:

principles that govern conduct

 Question 6
0 out of 1 points
Rights guaranteed in the United States Constitution are not accompanied by
duties.

False

 Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Interpretations of aspects of the right to privacy are often found in:
Statutes

 Question 8
1 out of 1 points
The right of privacy consists of:

both the right to be secure against unreasonable searches by the

government and the right to protection against intrusions by others

 Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Legal principles expressed for the first time in court decisions are called:

Precedents
  Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A right can exist:

only if there is a corresponding duty.

 Question Completion Status:

QUESTION 1
1. Rights guaranteed in the United States
Constitution:
2.
cannot be taken away by statutes or court decisions.
can be taken away by statutes.
can be taken away by court decisions.
can be taken away by local ordinances.
1 points   
QUESTION 2
1. The right of privacy does not apply to
intrusions into our privacy by means of new
technology.
 True
 False

1 points   
QUESTION 3
1. Those uniform state laws that have been
adopted by individual states were first written
by Congress.
 True
 False

1 points   
QUESTION 4
1. One advantage of our current legal system is
that the growth of technology has not created
many new laws.
 True
 False
 1 points   
QUESTION 5
1. Substantive law creates rights and duties.
 True
 False

1 points   
QUESTION 6
1. ____ is a body of principles that establishes
the structure of a government and the
relationship of that government to the people.
2.
A constitution
State statute
Stare decisis
The common law
1 points   
QUESTION 7
1. A right can exist:
2.
by itself.
only if created by a court.
only if there is a corresponding duty.
only under local law.
1 points   
QUESTION 8
1. Administrative regulations generally do not
have the force of a statute.
 True
 False

1 points   
QUESTION 9
1. Uniform State Law generally is not applicable
to business.
 True
 False

1 points   
QUESTION 10
1. Several layers of law are enacted at different
levels of government to provide the
framework for business and personal rights
and duties. At the base of this framework of
laws is/are:
2.
statutory law.
 case law.
constitutional law.
all of the above.
1 points   

QUESTION 1
1. Law is often defined as the body of principles
that courts will enforce.
 True
 False

1 points   
QUESTION 2
1. Jane asserts she has a legal right. Jane is
really saying she has an obligation to perform
or refrain from performing an act.
 True
 False - duty

1 points   
QUESTION 3
1. One advantage of our current legal system is
that the growth of technology has not created
many new laws.
 True
 False

1 points   
QUESTION 4
1. Law may be classified in terms of principles of
law and principles of equity.
 True
 False

1 points   
QUESTION 5
1. The private life of a nonpublic citizen is
subject to public scrutiny.
 True
 False

1 points   
QUESTION 6
1. Treaties made by the United States are not
deemed part of the law.
  True
 False

1 points   
QUESTION 7
1. Statutes which are drafted from Uniform
Stated Laws are often used to regulate:
2.
business.
foreign countries.
criminal behavior.
none of the above.
1 points   
QUESTION 8
1. Administrative regulations generally do not
have the force of a statute.
 True
 False

1 points   
QUESTION 9
1. In addition to state legislatures and the United
States Congress, all cities, counties, and
other governmental subdivisions have some
power to adopt ordinances within their sphere
of operation.
 True
 False

1 points   
QUESTION 10
1. Court decisions and statutes can take away
rights created by the United States
Constitution.
 True
 False

1 points