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Paralegal

Category - Legal System

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The term “procedural law” refers to _____________________________.
  1. Rules that ensure that laws are enforced fairly.
  2. The order in which criminal and civil cases are processed by the judicial system.
  3. Legal rules that define and regulate the rights and duties that provide social order.
  4. Rules promulgated by federal regulatory agencies.
Explanation
Answer: A - Rules that ensure that laws are enforced fairly. Procedural law refers to the rules that govern the enforcement of substantive law through a judicial process and ensure that process was fair. “The rules that prescribe the steps for having a right or duty judicially enforced.” Black’s Law Dictionary 558 (2d Pocket Ed. 2001).
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