the most important primary source of law is.. U.S. Constitution
any law based on a constitution constitutional law
the U.S. constitution is.. _______ supreme
Hector believes that a law under which he was convicted for a crime violates the Constitution. If
ultimately the Supreme Court agrees with him, that law will be declared
unconstitutional
A second primary source of law involves the U.S. ______ and state and local _____
Congress
legislatures
The U.S. Congress passes federal statutes. They do not apply to all states False
there is no law higher than the laws created by the government positivist
doctrines that have withstood the passage of time help guide us in shaping present laws
historical
universal law as applicable to all human beings natural law
takes into account customary practices and the circumstances surrounding the particular
transaction legal realism
The Texas Supreme Court decides the case of Livewire Entertainment Co. v. Power Play Corp.
Of nine justices, six believe the judgment should be in Livewire’s fa¬vor. Justice Bellamy, one of
the six, writes a separate opinion. The four justices who be¬lieve the judgment should be in
Power’s favor join in a third separate opinion
Refer to Fact Pattern 1-A1. These opinions are collected and published in volumes called
reporters