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Chapter 2-The Origins and Role of Law in Society


Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Formal law and legal processes cannot exist without:
a.
professional lawyers
b.
impartial judges
c.
the presence of centralized authority
d.
an elected legislature
e.
a democratic jury system
 

 2. 
Civil law refers to:
a.
the law of medieval cities
b.
the law of dispute settlement between individuals
c.
law that promotes peace and harmony
d.
the requirement that law is civilized
e.
law that applies to civilians
 

 3. 
A small-scale society is likely to have:
a.
vague norms and values
b.
a kin or self-based redress system
c.
economic inequality
d.
formal law
e.
complex division of labour
 

 4. 
An “acephalous” society is:
a.
governed by bureaucracy
b.
dominated by chiefs or tribal elders
c.
based on informal community co-operation
d.
led exclusively by men
e.
feudal
 

 5. 
Social inequality is greatest in:
a.
hunter-gatherer societies
b.
feudal societies
c.
kin-based societies
d.
forest-dwelling societies
e.
acephalous societies
 

 6. 
Surplus occurs when:
a.
more is produced than is consumed
b.
there is diffuseness of roles
c.
only subsistence needs are met
d.
governments regulate production
e.
there are changes in consumption
 

 7. 
Law where the state acts to try an offender and impose punishment is:
a.
traditional
b.
civil
c.
contract
d.
criminal
e.
mens rea
 

 8. 
A hunter-gatherer society is likely to have:
a.
complex government
b.
a state system
c.
wealth and income inequality
d.
specialized division of labour
e.
none of the above
 

 9. 
Hunter-gatherer, pastoral, and industrial are all:
a.
Gemeinschaft
b.
Gessellschaft
c.
Modes of production
d.
Collective solidarity
e.
Anomic
 

 10. 
The state form of social organization first arises in:
a.
hunter-gatherer societies
b.
pastoral societies
c.
agricultural societies
d.
communist societies
e.
none of the above
 

 11. 
Common law is:
a.
the law that is common to a group of different countries
b.
the law that regulates the relationships between countries
c.
law that regulates access to Crown land
d.
law that is available to all individuals
e.
none of the above
 

 12. 
The growth of transnational corporations tends to:
a.
increase the power of the state
b.
decrease the power of the state
c.
not affect the power of the state
d.
lead to monopoly
e.
increase commodity prices
 

 13. 
Vagrancy laws:
a.
are municipal
b.
are the oldest known laws
c.
have been used to provide a labour force
d.
are exempt from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
e.
were first used in the United States
 

 14. 
Free trade zones:
a.
strengthen regulation of corporations
b.
must have a Charter of worker’s rights and freedoms
c.
reduce taxation and regulation of corporations
d.
strengthen environmental protection
e.
must be freely unionized
 

 15. 
Which of the following terms is most descriptive of Aboriginal perspectives on justice?
a.
retributive
b.
restorative
c.
rule of law
d.
impartial
e.
consistent
 



 
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