Business Law - Federalism and Separation of Powers

In a common law system such as ours, greater emphasis is placed on this type of law:

Statutory codes

Agency Regulations

Court Decisions

Local Ordinances

Court Decisions

Which government branch was not created in the Constitution:
Executive

Legislative

Judicial

Administrative Agencies

Adminsitrative Agencies

The job of this branch is to enforce the law

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

Congress

Executive

Some administrative agencies have the power to pass, enforce, and interpret laws

True

False

True

State governments also have legislative, executive, and judicial branhces

True

False

True

The division of powers between a central and regional governments, such as federal and states, is known as:

Seperation of powers

Federalism

Checks and Balances

Articles of Confederation

Federalism

The American legal system is primarily based upon:
The French Napoleonic Code

Old Roman Law

Islamic Law

The British System

The British System

There are certain areas of law, such as copyright, which only the federal government has authority over

True

False

True

The primary function of Congress with the law is to:

Interpret it

Enforce it

Pass it

None of the above

Pass it

The doctrine results in the federal law usually overriding a conflicting state law:

Double jeopardy

Preponderance of evidence

Preemption

Separation of powers

Preemption

The Supreme Court struck provisions of an Arizona law that attempted to punish immigrants illegally in the state
True

False

True