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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Law as the Union of Primary and Secondary Rules.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do making laws differ from?
(a) Converting customs.
(b) Regulating lives.
(c) Giving orders to individuals.
(d) Regulating behaviors.

2. What do laws require exist?
(a) Social beliefs that laws are standing.
(b) A strong ruler.
(c) A structured society.
(d) An enforcement force.

3. Which status is the closest to the Austin/coercive order model?
(a) Secondary status.
(b) Civil statutes.
(c) Primary status.
(d) Penal status.

4. What is a common myth about laws?
(a) That they are fair.
(b) That they are easy to understand.
(c) That they are written with the public's best interest in mind.
(d) That they are all public.

5. What have judges power to do in the structure judicial practice?
(a) Create laws.
(b) Make decisions on their own.
(c) Interpret laws.
(d) Try certain types of cases.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would breaking the rule do to society?

2. What does the second type of rule do?

3. What do criminal laws specifies must be followed?

4. Who denies there are true laws against murder?

5. What are rules typically regarded as?

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