Question 1

Common law is a body of cases decided by legislatures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Common law refers to

Accepted Answer

A) law that is the same or similar in all the states. 
B) law made when judges decide cases and then follow those decisions in later cases. 
C) law made by legislatures in the form of statutes. 
D) the legal systems of France, Germany, and Italy. 
A) law that is the same or similar in all the states. 
B) law made when judges decide cases and then follow those decisions in later cases. 
C) law made by legislatures in the form of statutes. 
D) the legal systems of France, Germany, and Italy.

Question 3

In 1992,the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled in a case entitled Goodman v.Wenco Foods,Inc.,that when a substance in food causes injury to a consumer of the food,it is not a bar to recovery against the seller that the substance was natural to the food.If,in a 2008 case involving a consumer's injury caused by a fish bone in a bowl of fish chowder,the court followed the decision in Goodman v.Wenco Foods,Inc.,the court's action in the second case is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) stare decisis. 
B) statutory law. 
C) public law. 
D) criminal law. 
A) stare decisis. 
B) statutory law. 
C) public law. 
D) criminal law.

Question 4

In 1994,the Arizona Supreme Court decided the case of Hernandez v.Arizona Board of Regents and found a duty of care to avoid furnishing alcohol to underage consumers.If in 2008 a Flagstaff,Arizona plaintiff brings a lawsuit against an Arizona university's fraternity for providing alcohol to members under the legal drinking age,the Hernandez v.Arizona Board of Regents case will serve as precedent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Treaties with foreign nations can only be made by ________ and ratified by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the Secretary of State; the President 
B) the President; the Senate by a two-thirds vote 
C) the Department of Defense; the Senate by a plurality 
D) the President; the House of Representatives by a three-fourths vote 
A) the Secretary of State; the President 
B) the President; the Senate by a two-thirds vote 
C) the Department of Defense; the Senate by a plurality 
D) the President; the House of Representatives by a three-fourths vote

Exam 1: Introduction to Law

Common law is a body of cases decided by legislatures.

Common law refers to

Treaties with foreign nations can only be made by ________ and ratified by ________.

Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

International Law

Common Law, Statutory Law, and Administrative Law

Constitutional Law

Dispute Resolution

Crime

Intentional Torts and Business Torts

Negligence, Strict Liability, and Product Liability

Cyberlaw and Privacy

Introduction to Contracts

Agreement

Consideration

Legality

Capacity and Consent

Written Contracts

Third Parties

Performance, Breach and Discharge

Remedies

Practical Contracts

Introduction to Sales

Ownership, Risk and Warranties

Performance and Remedies

Secured Transactions

Creating a Negotiable Instrument

Liability for Negotiable Instruments

Accountants' Liability

Agency Law

Employment and Labor Law

Employment Discrimination

Starting a Business: LLCs and Other Options

Partnerships

Life and Death of a Corporation

Management Duties

Shareholder Rights

Bankruptcy

Securities Regulation

Antitrust

Consumer Protection

Environmental Law

Intellectual Property

Real Property and Landlord Tenant

Personal Property and Bailment

Planning for the Future: Estates and Insurance

Filters

Treaties with foreign nations can only be made by and ratified by .