The Articles of Confederation created a strong national government
False
The United States Constitution says that it and all federal laws that are made in line with constitutional principles are to be considered the supreme law of the land
True
The principle of separation of powers divides power between the state and federal government.
False
The principle of federalism divides power between the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch.
False
Stare decisis means 'let the decision stand'
True
Statutory interpretation is the process of determining the constitutionality of various legislative statutes, administrative regulations, or executive actions.
False
Judicial review is the process by which a court analyzes a statute that may be unclear or ambiguous
False
Binding precedent is a precedent that courts must follow
True
Persuasive precedent is precedent that a court is free to follow or ignore
True
A compilation of all the statutes of a particular state or the federal government is known as a code.
True
Laws passed by a legislature are known as ?
statutes
? refer(s) to the body of previously recorded legal decisions made by the courts in specific cases.
Common law
? is the process by which the courts decide that a federal statute must take precedence over a state statute.
Preemption
? is the process when the courts redefine a right and shift the obligation to enforce a right from an upper-level authority to a lower one.
Devolution
The ? is a unified set of statutes designed to govern almost all commercial transactions
Uniform Commercial Code
The basic law of a nation or state typically is the:
Constitution
? include(s) the freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion
The Bill of Rights
Typically, if a decision is made by the Florida Supreme Court, it would be:
binding in all Florida state courts.
A business asks a court to interpret the way in which newly enacted shoplifter detention legislation will be applied if the business, at some future point, detains a suspected shoplifter. The court may:
Not interpret the statute until faced with a case.
The legislature creates administrative agencies to:
All of these choices are correct.