Question 1

A natural law school teaches that ________.

Accepted Answer

A) good laws depend on good judges 
B) law, ethics, and morality should remain separate 
C) one has a moral responsibility to disobey an unjust law 
D) the U. S. Constitution is the highest legal authority in the United States 
A) good laws depend on good judges 
B) law, ethics, and morality should remain separate 
C) one has a moral responsibility to disobey an unjust law 
D) the U. S. Constitution is the highest legal authority in the United States

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) Public law 
B) Constitutional law 
C) Private law 
D) Procedural law 
A) Public law 
B) Constitutional law 
C) Private law 
D) Procedural law

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A just law is a manmade code that square

Question 5

The Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum is discussing the creation of an economic free trade zone that would extend from ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Chile to China 
B) the United States to China 
C) China to Singapore 
D) Japan to China 
A) Chile to China 
B) the United States to China 
C) China to Singapore 
D) Japan to China

Question 6

Which of the following statements is a feature of the study of the legal environment of business?

Accepted Answer

A) It is designed to maximize enrollment at schools of law throughout the United States. 
B) It develops an understanding that the law is dynamic, not static. 
C) It encourages the search for the one true answer to each legal question. 
D) It is based on the Platonic system of social control. 
A) It is designed to maximize enrollment at schools of law throughout the United States. 
B) It develops an understanding that the law is dynamic, not static. 
C) It encourages the search for the one true answer to each legal question. 
D) It is based on the Platonic system of social control.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the American realist school of law?

Accepted Answer

A) It sees law as part of society and a means of enforcing political and social values. 
B) It says that judges and legislators should use an inventory of community interests to familiarize themselves with the community's standards and mores. 
C) It believes that morality is important to determine whether discrimination exists when a business pays workers differently on the basis of their sex, race, religion, or ethnic origin. 
D) It is the same as the sociological school because it focuses on the larger community to determine the meaning of law. 
A) It sees law as part of society and a means of enforcing political and social values. 
B) It says that judges and legislators should use an inventory of community interests to familiarize themselves with the community's standards and mores. 
C) It believes that morality is important to determine whether discrimination exists when a business pays workers differently on the basis of their sex, race, religion, or ethnic origin. 
D) It is the same as the sociological school because it focuses on the larger community to determine the meaning of law.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The executive branch is a source of law

Question 9

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.

Question 10

________ covers the process by which individuals or businesses can redress grievances against regulatory agencies such as the FTC and the SEC.

Accepted Answer

A) Administrative law 
B) Constitutional law 
C) Civil law 
D) Criminal law 
A) Administrative law 
B) Constitutional law 
C) Civil law 
D) Criminal law

Question 11

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 12

Which of the following would prove to be most helpful to a disciple of the American realist school?

Accepted Answer

A) a scientific study of plea bargaining in the courtroom 
B) a law passed to show the importance of morality in cases of discrimination 
C) a quantitative analysis of statistical data about county government expenditures 
D) a study of the community interests and standards 
A) a scientific study of plea bargaining in the courtroom 
B) a law passed to show the importance of morality in cases of discrimination 
C) a quantitative analysis of statistical data about county government expenditures 
D) a study of the community interests and standards

Question 13

Which of the following is a feature of the study of the legal environment of business?

Accepted Answer

A) It is arbitrary and capricious. 
B) It involves theoretical legal problems. 
C) It excludes ethical considerations. 
D) It is interdisciplinary. 
A) It is arbitrary and capricious. 
B) It involves theoretical legal problems. 
C) It excludes ethical considerations. 
D) It is interdisciplinary.

Question 14

According to the American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, law is grounded in theory rather than experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the primary argument raised by traditional critics of the critical legal studies school?

Accepted Answer

A) Critical legal theorists have constructed an essentially negative position without developing concrete strategies to bring about improvements. 
B) Critical legal theorists tend to base their pronouncements on female-dominated scholarship. 
C) Critical legal theorists pay too much attention to law without considering the effects of morality. 
D) Critical legal theorists tend to downplay the interaction between statutory and common law. 
A) Critical legal theorists have constructed an essentially negative position without developing concrete strategies to bring about improvements. 
B) Critical legal theorists tend to base their pronouncements on female-dominated scholarship. 
C) Critical legal theorists pay too much attention to law without considering the effects of morality. 
D) Critical legal theorists tend to downplay the interaction between statutory and common law.

Question 16

Judicial review is ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

Juan, a lawyer, argues that morals have no say in determining legal decisions and extralegal factors must be ignored by judges when determining violations of the law. Juan is an adherent of the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) critical legal studies school of law 
B) sociological school of law 
C) American realist school of law 
D) positivist school of law 
A) critical legal studies school of law 
B) sociological school of law 
C) American realist school of law 
D) positivist school of law

Question 19

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 20

Plato believed that law is a rule of conduct, a contract, or an ideal of reason.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

A natural law school teaches that ________.

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

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

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

The Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum is discussing the creation of an economic free trade zone that would extend from ________.

Which of the following statements is a feature of the study of the legal environment of business?

Which of the following is true of the American realist school of law?

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

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

________ covers the process by which individuals or businesses can redress grievances against regulatory agencies such as the FTC and the SEC.

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

Which of the following would prove to be most helpful to a disciple of the American realist school?

Which of the following is a feature of the study of the legal environment of business?

According to the American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, law is grounded in theory rather than experience.

What is the primary argument raised by traditional critics of the critical legal studies school?

Judicial review is ________.

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

Juan, a lawyer, argues that morals have no say in determining legal decisions and extralegal factors must be ignored by judges when determining violations of the law. Juan is an adherent of the ________.

Statutory law is made by the ________ branch of the government.

Plato believed that law is a rule of conduct, a contract, or an ideal of reason.

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

Law and Business Associations

The Law of Administrative Agencies

The Employment Relationship

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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