Question 1

Procedural law sets forth the rules for enforcing substantive rights in a court of law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

State the steps in determining law based on the sociological school of law.

Accepted Answer

Followers of the sociological school propose three steps in determining law:
1. A legislator or a judge should make an inventory of community interests.
2. Judges and legislators should use this inventory to familiarize themselves with the community's standards and mores.
3. The judge or legislator should rule or legislate in conformity with those standards and mores.

Question 3

Which of the following arguments has been made by legal scholars when criticizing the positivist school of law?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is impossible to remain positive about everything when there is so much negativity in the world. 
B)  The positivist school is irrational and not founded in logic. 
C)  The positivist school ignores the importance of precedence. 
D)  The positivist school adopts a view that is too narrow and literal-minded. 
A)  It is impossible to remain positive about everything when there is so much negativity in the world. 
B)  The positivist school is irrational and not founded in logic. 
C)  The positivist school ignores the importance of precedence. 
D)  The positivist school adopts a view that is too narrow and literal-minded. D

Question 4

law comprises federal and state statutes governing litigation between two private parties.

Accepted Answer

A)  Criminal 
B)  Constitutional 
C)  Civil 
D)  Code 
A)  Criminal 
B)  Constitutional 
C)  Civil 
D)  Code

Question 5

Discuss how one determines whether a law is just or unjust.

Accepted Answer

A just law is a manmade code that square

Question 6

Which of the following best describes a private law?

Accepted Answer

A)  a law dealing with the enforcement of contracts and torts between two businesses 
B)  a law requiring a local zoning board to conduct a hearing before approving a request to change the zoning assigned to a particular parcel of land 
C)  a law defining burglary as the breaking and entering of the property of another with the intent to commit a felony 
D)  a law requiring police officers to have probable cause when requesting a search warrant 
A)  a law dealing with the enforcement of contracts and torts between two businesses 
B)  a law requiring a local zoning board to conduct a hearing before approving a request to change the zoning assigned to a particular parcel of land 
C)  a law defining burglary as the breaking and entering of the property of another with the intent to commit a felony 
D)  a law requiring police officers to have probable cause when requesting a search warrant

Question 7

Civil law comprises those federal and state statutes that prohibit wrongful conduct such as arson, rape, murder, extortion, forgery, and fraud.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Statutory law is made by the branch of the government.

Accepted Answer

A)  legislative 
B)  executive 
C)  judicial 
D)  administrative 
A)  legislative 
B)  executive 
C)  judicial 
D)  administrative

Question 9

The study of the legal environment of business includes an understanding that the law is , not .

Accepted Answer

A)  state; federal 
B)  federal; state 
C)  dynamic; static 
D)  static; dynamic 
A)  state; federal 
B)  federal; state 
C)  dynamic; static 
D)  static; dynamic

Question 10

Discuss two ways in which the executive branch is a source of law.

Accepted Answer

The executive branch is a source of law

Question 11

Article , Section of the U.S. Constitution states "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States which shall consist of a House and Senate."

Accepted Answer

A)  I; 1 
B)  II; 2 
C)  III; 1 
D)  IV; 2 
A)  I; 1 
B)  II; 2 
C)  III; 1 
D)  IV; 2

Question 12

According to the critical legal studies school of law, members of society's elite have constructed an interlocking system of beliefs that .

Accepted Answer

A)  opposes existing religious order 
B)  contradicts political rulings meant for the lower classes 
C)  focuses on advancements in infrastructure 
D)  reinforces established wealth and privilege 
A)  opposes existing religious order 
B)  contradicts political rulings meant for the lower classes 
C)  focuses on advancements in infrastructure 
D)  reinforces established wealth and privilege

Question 13

Judicial review is the power .

Accepted Answer

A)  to reorganize the panel of Supreme Court judges 
B)  to determine whether a statute is constitutional 
C)  to change the working of the federal courts 
D)  given to the Senate to amend laws 
A)  to reorganize the panel of Supreme Court judges 
B)  to determine whether a statute is constitutional 
C)  to change the working of the federal courts 
D)  given to the Senate to amend laws

Question 14

Which of the following schools of jurisprudence is characterized by the existence of values that are unchanging because their source is absolute?

Accepted Answer

A)  natural law 
B)  positivist 
C)  sociological 
D)  American realist 
A)  natural law 
B)  positivist 
C)  sociological 
D)  American realist

Question 15

A pocket veto occurs whenever the president signs a bill into law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Property law falls under public law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Civil law is the law governing litigation between two private parties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Explain the characteristics of the natural law school.

Accepted Answer

For adherents of the natural law school,

Question 19

Which of the following arguments has been made by critics of the sociological school of law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociology is not relevant to law, and so its views can be ignored. 
B)  The sociological school has proposed a view of law that is rigid and uncompromising. 
C)  The sociological school places too great an emphasis on quantitative data rather than experienced gut reactions. 
D)  The sociological school makes the law unpredictable, since community standards change over time. 
A)  Sociology is not relevant to law, and so its views can be ignored. 
B)  The sociological school has proposed a view of law that is rigid and uncompromising. 
C)  The sociological school places too great an emphasis on quantitative data rather than experienced gut reactions. 
D)  The sociological school makes the law unpredictable, since community standards change over time.

Question 20

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the legal environment of business?

Accepted Answer

A)  adherence to autocratic doctrine 
B)  critical thinking skills 
C)  an understanding that the law is dynamic 
D)  real-world problems 
A)  adherence to autocratic doctrine 
B)  critical thinking skills 
C)  an understanding that the law is dynamic 
D)  real-world problems

Exam 2: Introduction to Law and the Legal Environment of Business

Procedural law sets forth the rules for enforcing substantive rights in a court of law.

State the steps in determining law based on the sociological school of law.

Which of the following arguments has been made by legal scholars when criticizing the positivist school of law?

law comprises federal and state statutes governing litigation between two private parties.

Discuss how one determines whether a law is just or unjust.

Which of the following best describes a private law?

Civil law comprises those federal and state statutes that prohibit wrongful conduct such as arson, rape, murder, extortion, forgery, and fraud.

Statutory law is made by the branch of the government.

The study of the legal environment of business includes an understanding that the law is , not .

Discuss two ways in which the executive branch is a source of law.

Article , Section of the U.S. Constitution states "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States which shall consist of a House and Senate."

According to the critical legal studies school of law, members of society's elite have constructed an interlocking system of beliefs that .

Judicial review is the power .

Which of the following schools of jurisprudence is characterized by the existence of values that are unchanging because their source is absolute?

A pocket veto occurs whenever the president signs a bill into law.

Property law falls under public law.

Civil law is the law governing litigation between two private parties.

Explain the characteristics of the natural law school.

Which of the following arguments has been made by critics of the sociological school of law?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the legal environment of business?

Critical Thinking and Legal Reasoning

The American Legal System

Alternative Tools of Dispute Resolution

Constitutional Principles

White-Collar Crime and the Business Community

Ethics, Social Responsibility, and the Business Manager

The International Legal Environment of Business

The Law of Contracts and Sales I

The Law of Contracts and Sales Ii

The Law of Torts

Product and Service Liability Law

Law of Property: Real and Personal

Intellectual Property

Agency Law

Law and Business Associations I

Law and Business Associations II

The Law of Administrative Agencies

The Employment Relationship and Immigration Laws

Laws Governing Labor-Management Relations

Employment Discrimination

Environmental Law

Rules Governing the Issuance and Trading of Securities

Antitrust Laws

Laws of Debtor-Creditor Relations and Consumer Protection

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