Law & Society
Laws are created to __________ relations between people in a society.
a) violate
b) regulate
c) dismiss
d) consult
b) regulate
The legal system based on judges' decisions and precedents is called __________ law.
a) Civil
b) Common
c) Religious
d) Codified
b) Common
In civil law systems, new laws __________ by the legislative body.
a) make
b) are made
c) made
d) makes
b) are made
People usually seek legal advice when they set __________ a business.
a) on
b) out
c) up
d) in
c) up
What is the opposite of 'legal'?
a) moral
b) illegal
c) social
d) formal
b) illegal
A situation of complete disorder and absence of government is called __________.
a) justice
b) anarchy
c) society
d) legislation
b) anarchy
A law passed by a legislative body and written in a formal document is called a __________.
a) precedent
b) code (or statute)
c) trust
d) dispute
b) code (or statute)
The dispute __________ last week.
a) is settled
b) was settled
c) settles
d) has settled
b) was settled
Judges have to apply existing precedents __________ each new case.
a) for
b) to
c) with
d) at
b) to
If a law is not clear, the government may need to __________ it.
a) enforce
b) clarify
c) violate
d) dismiss
b) clarify
When someone does not follow a law, they __________ it.
a) enforce
b) seek
c) violate
d) settle
c) violate
In a common law system, a previous court decision that must be followed in similar cases is called a __________.
a) verdict
b) precedent
c) injunction
d) legislation
b) precedent
The property __________ for the beneficiary's benefit by the trustee.
a) holds
b) is held
c) is being held
d) held
c) is being held
The legal rights of citizens in civil law systems originate __________ the state.
a) from
b) in
c) on
d) with
b) in
The noun from the verb 'to interpret' is __________.
a) interpreter
b) interpretation
c) interpretive
d) interpreting
b) interpretation
The main purpose of law is to protect society from chaos and to ensure __________.
a) profit
b) justice
c) dismissal
d) injury
b) justice
The principle of __________ was developed to provide fairer solutions where common law was too rigid.
a) equity
b) anarchy
c) sovereignty
d) legislature
a) equity
Common law __________ primarily in English-speaking countries.
a) uses
b) is used
c) used
d) is using
b) is used
A trustee must act only __________ the interests of the beneficiaries.
a) in
b) for
c) on
d) with
a) in
Choose the word with a negative prefix: The people were __________ with the inflexibility of the common law courts.
a) satisfied
b) dissatisfied
c) unsatisfied
d) resatisfied
b) dissatisfied
In modern society, some __________, such as buying a house, are so complex that people need legal advice.
a) transactions
b) ordinances
c) customs
d) legislations
a) transactions
A court order that requires a party to perform their contractual obligations is known as __________.
a) damages
b) specific performance
c) injunction
d) breach of contract
b) specific performance
Many of the differences that __________ between the common law and civil law systems are less visible now.
a) used to exist
b) used to be existed
c) were used to exist
d) are used to existing
b) used to be existed
The problem was that a person had to start an action in two different courts in order to get a satisfactory solution __________ the dispute.
a) from
b) to
c) for
d) with
b) to
Which word best completes the sentence: "The __________ of the new statute by the court created an important new precedent."
a) interpretation
b) interruption
c) intervention
d) interrogation
a) interpretation