Exam 1: The Legal Environment

Businesspersons are expected to make decisions that are ethically sound.

Courts do not depart from precedents.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is a government agency that issues rules,orders,and decisions. The Colorado state legislature enacts statutes. The Washington County Board and the Silver City Council enact or-dinances. Administrative law includes

Uniform laws apply in all states,including those in which the laws have not been adopted.

Charles is a federal judge whose judicial decisions are part of case law,which does not include interpretations of

The branch of law dealing with the definition and enforcement of all private or public rightsis

Constitutional law includes only the U.S. Constitution.

Whether a law is constitutional depends on its source.

In most states,the courts no longer grant "equitable" remedies.

Hector is a state court judge. Ilena appears in a case in Hector's court,claiming that Jacob breached a contract. Possible remedies include

In the case of Retail Sales Corp. v. Trucking Delivery Co.,the court may rule contrary to a precedent if the court decides that the precedent

In a common law system,judges are not obligated to follow the precedents established within their jurisdictions.

In a dispute between Digital Hardware Corporation and Software Engineering Associates,Inc.,the court applies the doctrine of stare decisis. What is this doctrine? What does this doctrine have to do with the American le-gal system?

Japan violates an international law. Other countries may

Criminal acts are prohibited by

Statutory law does not include county ordinances.

National law is

In a suit against Ian,Jenna obtains an injunction. This is

Common law is a term for the laws that are familiar to most of us.

Much of American law is based on