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

1. Traditional societies rely almost exclusively on __________ as the source of legal rules.

a.           conventions

b.           norms

c.            compensatory rule

d.           customs

e.           prerogative powers

            ANSWER: D                   DIFFICULTY: EASY                      PAGE: 2

2. Rules for conduct, involving a sense of duty and obligation, are known as ___________.

a.           conventions

b.           norms

c.            compensatory rule

d.           customs

e.           prerogative powers

            ANSWER: A                   DIFFICULTY: EASY                      PAGE: 8

3. Which of the following statements is false in describing sociological jurisprudence?

a.           Sociological jurisprudence is the study of law and legal philosophy.

b.           Sociological jurisprudence is based on a comparative study of legal doctrines.

c.            Sociological jurisprudence considers law as it actually is—“the law in action.”

d.           Ralf Dahrendorf is generally identified as the father of sociological jurisprudence.

e.           The writings of early sociologists such as Adamson Ross and Lester Ward greatly             influenced the development of legal philosophy and sociological jurisprudence.

            ANSWER: D                   DIFFICULTY: MODERATE            PAGE: 3

4. Which sociologist relied heavily on earlier findings to argue that law should be studied as a social institution?

a.           Oliver Wendell Holmes

b.           Roscoe Pound

c.            Adamson Ross

d.           Lester Ward

e.           Ralf Dahrendorf

            ANSWER: B                   DIFFICULTY: MODERATE             PAGE: 3

5. The International Institute for the Sociology of Law was founded in _______ in ________.

a.           the United States; 1965

b.           Israel; 1949

c.            Spain; 1988

d.           Germany; 1989

e.           England; 1950

            ANSWER: C                   DIFFICULTY: MODERATE PAGES: 4–5

6. According to Vilhelm Aubert, legal thinking  ___________.

a.           is a synonym for scientific thinking

b.           is a synonym for rationalistic thinking

c.            endeavours to establish dramatic connections between means and ends

d.           regards truth as normative and nonprobabilistic

e.           is future-oriented

            ANSWER: D                   DIFFICULTY: MODERATE            PAGE: 7

7. Legal literacy refers to all of the following, except _________.

a.           the capacity to mobilize for change

b.           the process of acquiring critical awareness

c.            the ability to assert rights

d.           the propensity to look to the past for legal structuring

e.           A, B, and C

            ANSWER: D                   DIFFICULTY: MODERATE            PAGE: 6

8. In the ________ style of law, the deviant is viewed as a violator of a prohibition and an offender is subjected to punishment and condemnation.

a.           penal

b.           compensatory

c.            therapeutic

d.           conciliatory

e.           retributive

            ANSWER: D                   DIFFICULTY: MODERATE            PAGE: 9

9. In the _________ style of social control, the deviant’s conduct is defined as abnormal—the person needs help, such as treatment or medical intervention.

a.           penal

b.           compensatory

c.            therapeutic

d.           conciliatory

e.           retributive

            ANSWER: C                   DIFFICULTY: MODERATE            PAGE: 9

10. Which legal system rejects the separation of powers between state and