Exam 1: Legal Foundations and Thinking Strategically

George, the supervisor at Shylo Company, punches an employee, Fred, when he finds him asleep next to his work station. Fred sustains a broken jaw. Which statement is true.

__________ provide(s) mechanisms for resolving disputes from duties and rights and allows parties to enforce them in a court of law.

Connor is an aerospace engineer and project manager for Space Corporation. His team is actively researching, developing and building a satellite to be launched in soon. Connor learns that a new statute is passed that requires all satellites must be built using American made supplies. He immediately orders his team to scrap the current satellite and start building a new satellite in compliance with the new statute. However, what he did not know is that a provision of the new law states that this applies only to new projects started six months from today. Connor should have

Legal vocabulary used in the United States is a combination of

A presidential veto is only overridden by a two-thirds majority vote of the Senate.

__________ has the power to regulate interstate commerce.

The European Union fining Google $2.7 billion for manipulating search results illustrates a trend in the law that

Congress is drafting a federal statute to increase the speed limit on the interstate to 100 miles per hour. However, it has not been passed or been approved by the President. It is called a(n)

In 2008, the state of North Carolina created a law that made it illegal for a registered sex offender to access social media websites that allow minors to access it, as well. That law demonstrates:

Irina promised to mow Axel's lawn. In return, Axel paid her $500.00. When Irina arrived, she became mad at Axel and only mowed one strip of grass and then mowed over his foot and through his prized flower garden and then left. Which statement below is correct:

Attorneys representing a business only consult current laws to determine the best course of action or strategy.

Sunshine Recording Artists, a major business in the music industry, routinely seeks to copyright the songs of each artist they sign. Rockin' Robert, a new artist with amazing musical talent has just signed with them and he has already created 40 amazing songs in the first week alone and he is not expected to slow down. What advice would you give Sunshine Recording Artists about their legal needs due to their extraordinary increase in intellectual property rights due to Rockin' Robert?

Secondary sources of law, such as Restatements,

The U.S. Supreme Court bans registered sex offenders from accessing social media sites that minors may also access. This was declared unconstitutional because it impermissibly limits lawful speech and establishes the precedent that will be applied to future cases with similar facts and issues under the doctrine of:

Recent data breaches of some major corporations have increased

Regulation of financial markets through the Dodd-Frank Act show a current regulatory trend of

Today, many antidiscrimination statutes have been passed, especially in the area of education and employment. The goals of these statutes are

Statutory law is

__________ is derived from the courts.

Congress can override a presidential veto of a bill by: