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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many conditions are necessary to have a legal system?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. What do we need to define state sovereignty?
(a) What local laws they are subjected to.
(b) What international laws they are subject to.
(c) Who is creating the laws.
(d) Borders and a fixed system of law.

3. What does the law need not be determined by?
(a) Elected officials.
(b) The meaning of the words.
(c) Judges.
(d) Independent lawmakers.

4. What do judges do when they state that a law is valid?
(a) They make a multiple statement.
(b) The make an external statement.
(c) They make an internal statement.
(d) The make a simple statement.

5. How many problems arise in studying international law?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

6. What do moral offense seems to be?
(a) Short.
(b) Rare.
(c) Unvoluntary.
(d) Voluntary.

7. What are not always Rules of recognition?
(a) Morale.
(b) Laws.
(c) Customs.
(d) External statements.

8. What make the conduct obligatory?
(a) Fear of repression.
(b) Peer pressure.
(c) The law.
(d) Some moral rules.

9. What standard do we often try to employ, according to Hart?
(a) Reasonableness.
(b) Speed.
(c) Fairness.
(d) Efficiency.

10. What does International law threatens according to Chapter 10?
(a) The account of law previously developed.
(b) Local judges.
(c) National independence.
(d) Smaller countries.

11. Who would have different view of justice ?
(a) Different moralities.
(b) Different class.
(c) Different income level.
(d) Different countries.

12. What happens when secondary rules are accepted, according to Chapter 6?
(a) Societies have authoritative methods to change morale.
(b) Societies have authoritative methods to determine what law is.
(c) Societies have authoritative methods to change laws.
(d) Societies have authoritative methods to determine what custom is.

13. What are subordinate to rules of recognition?
(a) Rules based on Customs.
(b) Rules based on laws.
(c) Stable rules.
(d) Unstated rules.

14. What is the most dangerous sort of international disputes?
(a) Negotiation between small and large countries.
(b) Bank disputes.
(c) Peace treaty.
(d) International aggression.

15. What do some see morality as doing?
(a) Make people the enforcers.
(b) Render law just.
(c) Ensure no resistance to the law.
(d) Render laws unjust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some skeptical of?

2. Who has significant objections in Hart's views?

3. Why does Austin claim international law is not binding?

4. What does Hart say is connected to the idea of justice?

5. What do those insisting on the connection between law and morality differ on, according to Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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