Law and Society Canadian 4th Edition by Vago - Test Bank

Law and Society Canadian 4th Edition by Vago – Test Bank

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1. The _________________ model of lawmaking proposes that laws are created as a means of protecting the members of society from social harm.
2. functionalistic
3. conflict
4. rationalistic
5. moral entrepreneur
6. heuristic

ANSWER: C        DIFFICULTY: EASY                             PAGE: 109

2. Formulated by Paul Bohanan, the _______ view of law proposes that failure in other institutional norms encourages the reinstitutionalization of the norms by the legal institution.
3. functionalistic
4. conflict
5. rationalistic
6. moral entrepreneur
7. heuristic

ANSWER: A                         DIFFICULTY: MODERATE PAGE: 109

3. The ________ view cites value diversity, unequal access to economic goods, and the resulting structural cleavages of society as the basic determinants of laws.
4. functionalistic
5. conflict
6. rationalistic
7. moral entrepreneur
8. heuristic

ANSWER: B         DIFFICULTY: EASY                             PAGE: 109

4. The term ____________ describes the deliberate creation of legal precepts by a body of government that gives articulate expression to such precepts in a formalized legal document.
5. statutes
6. administrative rulemaking
7. administrative adjudication
8. legislation
9. judicial lawmaking

ANSWER: D         DIFFICULTY: MODERATE                PAGE: 111

5. All of the following are banned under Canada’s Assisted Human Reproduction Act, except __________.
6. human cloning
7. volunteer surrogacy contracts
8. the sale of human eggs and sperm
9. creation of artificial wombs
10. retrieval of eggs from fetuses and cadavers

ANSWER: B         DIFFICULTY: MODERATE PAGE: 113

6. The first country in the world to legalize surrogate mother agreements was __________.
7. the United States
8. Russia
9. Israel
10. Turkey
11. Canada

ANSWER: C         DIFFICULTY: EASY                             PAGE: 113

7. The principle that judges should build on the precedents established by past decisions is known as the doctrine of ___________.
8. caveat emptor
9. voir dire
10. estoppel
11. de minimus non curat
12. stare decisis

ANSWER: E          DIFFICULTY: MODERATE PAGE: 116

8. The doctrine of stare decisis is rooted in __________.
9. common law
10. socialist law
11. Islamic law
12. administrative rulemaking
13. administrative adjudication

ANSWER: A         DIFFICULTY: MODERATE                PAGE: 118

9. __________ refers to constituent pressures that offer rewards or sanctions to lawmakers.
10. Direct influence
11. Group influence
12. Indirect influence
13. Interest group thesis
14. Impetus

ANSWER: A         DIFFICULTY: MODERATE PAGE: 123

10. ___________ is a fundamental prerequisite for setting the mechanism of lawmaking in motion.
11. Direct influence
12. Group influence
13. Indirect influence
14. Interest group thesis
15. Impetus

ANSWER: E          DIFFICULTY: MODERATE PAGE: 125

TRUE/FALSE

11. The book Silent Spring (1962) was the first of many times the environmental threats of pesticides would be announced to a wide audience.

ANSWER: T          DIFFICULTY: MODERATE PAGE: 125

12. The movement to legalize abortion is an example of direct group influence.

ANSWER: F          DIFFICULTY: EASY                             PAGE: 128

13. Private interests are much less represented than public interests in lawmaking.

ANSWER: F          DIFFICULTY: EASY                             PAGE: 128

14. The mass media function in part as an interest group.

ANSWER: T          DIFFICULTY: EASY                             PAGE: 129

15. The “letters to the editor” section of newspapers is an example of providing a forum for citizens’ concerns.

ANSWER: T          DIFFICULTY: EASY                             PAGE: 131

16. The foremost principle of statutory rule is the golden rule.

ANSWER: F          DIFFICULTY: MODERATE PAGE: 119

17. More than any other North American, Michael Moore has provided the impetus for a substantial number of auto safety provisions.

ANSWER: F          DIFFICULTY: EASY                             PAGE: 126

18. The Heather Crowe campaign has directed attention to the danger of silicone breast implants.

ANSWER: F          DIFFICULTY: EASY                             PAGE: 126

19. “Hactivism” is an example of protest activity.

ANSWER: T          DIFFICULTY: EASY                             PAGE: 126

20. A social movement is always built around a single charismatic leader.

ANSWER: F          DIFFICULTY: MODERATE PAGE: 127–128

SHORT ANSWER

21. Identify and briefly describe the pre-lawmaking stages of legislation. [p. 114]
22. Briefly discuss the three main rules of statutory interpretation. [p. 119]
23. Discuss the major influences on the lawmaking process and provide an example of each. [pp. 120-–124]
24. Your textbook identifies six processes considered essential in understanding how mass media can influence public opinion. Identify and briefly discuss each. [pp. 130–131]
25. Compare and contrast the four perspectives on lawmaking. [pp. 109–111]