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TRUMAN
CITY
"NATIONAL
the
ARCHIVES AND
BLACKSTONE
RECORDS
SERVICE"
WRITTEN QUIZ
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- October 15th, 1923.
1.
What is Blackstone's definition of political or civil liberty?
2.
(a) By what law did the fixing of the Court of Common Pleas
in one certain place take place effect
(b) How did this change affect the study of Common Law?
3.
What, in its broadest sense, does law signify?
4.
Law, in the confered sense, denotes what?
Enfine
5.
What do you understand by the Law of Nature?
6.
Would a law authorizing murder be a valid exercise of legisla-
tive authority? Give reasons for your answer.
7.
What do you understand by the Law of Nations.
8.
Define Municipal Law.
9.
What is an Ex Post Facto Law?
10. What three forms of government are mentioned by Blackstone?
Give his definition of each.
11. How had England the advantages of all three forms of government?
12. What four parts of every law does Blackstone mention? Explain
each.
13. What do you understand by the terms:
(a) Mala in Se
(b)
Mala
Prohibita.
14. What definition of Equity does Blackstone give?
15. What is meant by the terms:- -
(a)
Lex Non Scripta
(b) Lex Scripta.
16. Where, according to Blackstone, was the unwritten law to be
found and why was it so called.
17. Distinguish between --
(a) Declaratory Statute and (B) A remedial Statute.
18. What three points are to be considered in the construction of
all remedial statutes.
19. Where the Common Law and a Statute differ, which controls?
20. What is the effect an Act of Parliament derogatory to the
of
power of subsequent Parliaments?
Give your reasons.