The state orders a person newly diagnosed with tuberculosis to be quarantined. Which of the following best describes the type of law that allows the state to do this?
a. Constitutional
b. Common
c. Judicial
d. State
ANS: A
Constitutional law provides overall guidance for selected practice situations. Judicial law is based on court or jury decisions. Common law means that judges are bound by previous decisions un-less they are convinced that the older law is no longer relevant or valid. State law is not one of the types of law.
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