Harry S. Truman, Final Exam for Blackstone's Law, Kansas City School of Law

Harry S. Thuman KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF LAW BLACKSTONE. FINAL EXAMINATION DEC. 17, 1923. Judge J. M. Johnson Patrick Carr David P. Dabbs Glen A. Wisdom It is suggested that the student read all of the ques tions before attempting to answer any; and, moreover, before handing in his paper, that he re-read the questions 99 and all that he has written in answer to them. The student is requested to leave the room upon com- pleting his paper without conversing with other students or with the instructor. 1. Give Blackstone's definition of Municipal Law and give three reasons why it is called a rule. What is an ex post facto law? municipal Law is the suprema faps of what the is gurang It is coufie and state defining whating Yellow sal past act. Prohibited by the Constitution Expert facto a law makesa crime of some 2. What is Blackstone's idea of a Democracy? In what way, according to Blackstone, did the English Constitution combine the advantages of a democ- racy, an a commons, the House of The aristocracy Demacracy and monarchy? was by the House lords was reppetented ty the consisting of of the Reey Landburners, Kins. and the Monarchy a whole met and passed lairs thiold greek idea where the people as Blackstones idea of D was 3. What are the four (4) parts of every law? Give briefly the functions of each. rindicatory. Declaratory, divertory, remedial and directs is right the and pighifisting Remedial statusts indirecting The Declaratory declares what the law saying the what some cirl and the indicatory partas- sesses the penalty 4. How, when, from whom and by whom was the Magna Charta obtained and what was its chief provisoin? The Magna Charta was oftained from TRUMAN Banons of England against his tyranny. King John in 1215 by a refellion of the is U.S. NATIONAL LIBERTY life. hind and property. of established the It assumed trial by jary the right to count of Common Pleas at winhester