Question 1

Money or property,including land,areremedies at law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

ViolentVideoGames,Inc.markets a variety of shooting,fighting and hunting video games.A state statue is enacted that requires all video game manufacturers to label any games with an option to kill something as "excessively violent." A court would likely hold this regulation to be

Accepted Answer

A) an unconstitutional restriction of speech. 
B) constitutional under the First Amendment. 
C) justified by the need to protect individual rights. 
D) necessary to protect national interests. 
A) an unconstitutional restriction of speech. 
B) constitutional under the First Amendment. 
C) justified by the need to protect individual rights. 
D) necessary to protect national interests. A

Question 3

Congress enacts a statute,the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (an administrative agency) issues rules,the Southeast Financial Institutions Association (a private organizations) issues instructions,South Valley Bank posts a memo with orders for its employees,and Tina tells her co-worker about a recent news story.Sources of law include

Accepted Answer

A) the instructions issued by private associations. 
B) the orders posted by employers. 
C) the rules issued by federal administrative agencies. 
D) the stories released by news agencies. 
A) the instructions issued by private associations. 
B) the orders posted by employers. 
C) the rules issued by federal administrative agencies. 
D) the stories released by news agencies. C

Question 4

A law that has any impact on religion is unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Criminal law focuses on duties that exist between persons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Oklahoma enacts a law requiring all businesses in the state to donate 10 per-cent of their profits to Protestant churches that provide certain services to persons whose income is below the poverty level.PriceLess Stores files a suit to block the law's enforcement.The court would likely hold that this law violates

Accepted Answer

A) no clause in the U.S.Constitution. 
B) the establishment clause. 
C) thefree exercise clause. 
D) thesupremacy clause. 
A) no clause in the U.S.Constitution. 
B) the establishment clause. 
C) thefree exercise clause. 
D) thesupremacy clause.

Question 7

Chelsea is a state court judge.Like judges in most state courts,in a particular case,she may grant a remedy

Accepted Answer

A) at law only. 
B) in equity or at law,but not both. 
C) in equity and at law. 
D) in equity only. 
A) at law only. 
B) in equity or at law,but not both. 
C) in equity and at law. 
D) in equity only.

Question 8

Statutory law includes state statutes and ordinances passed by cities and counties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

South Dakota,like other states,may regulate private activities to protect or promote the public order,health,safety,and general welfare under

Accepted Answer

A) the state's police powers. 
B) the dormant commerce clause. 
C) the due process clause. 
D) the free exercise clause. 
A) the state's police powers. 
B) the dormant commerce clause. 
C) the due process clause. 
D) the free exercise clause.

Question 10

Leona enters into a contract with Munchie Bakery to cater a sales conference.When the conference is postponed indefinitely,Leona asks a court to cancel the contract and return the parties to the positions that they held before its formation.This request involves

Accepted Answer

A) specific performance. 
B) an injunction. 
C) rescission. 
D) an action that the court cannot order. 
A) specific performance. 
B) an injunction. 
C) rescission. 
D) an action that the court cannot order.

Question 11

A restriction on commercial speech is valid as long as it forbids only the expression of views on controversial issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Jane enters into a contract with Jill to provide 100 roses for a dinner party.Jane fails to deliver the roses.Jill initiates a suit against Jane,asking the court to order Jane to deliver the roses.Jill is

Accepted Answer

A) the plaintiff. 
B) the defendant. 
C) the binding authority. 
D) the persuasive authority. 
A) the plaintiff. 
B) the defendant. 
C) the binding authority. 
D) the persuasive authority.

Question 14

The commerce clause includes an express grant of exclusive authority to regulate commerce that substantially affects trade and commerce among states.This is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) thedormant aspect of the commerce clause. 
B) thepositive aspect of the commerce clause. 
C) thenegative aspect of the commerce clause. 
D) theexclusive aspect of the commerce clause. 
A) thedormant aspect of the commerce clause. 
B) thepositive aspect of the commerce clause. 
C) thenegative aspect of the commerce clause. 
D) theexclusive aspect of the commerce clause.

Question 15

Administrative law is a source of American law that is comprised of statutes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bail and fines,as well as cruel and unusual punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In a dispute between Cosmic Games Corporation and Mythic 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?

Accepted Answer

In a common law legal system,past judici

Question 18

The Children's Internet Protection Act requires public schools and libraries to use filtering software to block children's access to adult contact on Web sites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Criminal acts are prohibited only by federal government statutes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The federal government and the states have the same constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Legal and Constitutional Environment of Business

Money or property,including land,areremedies at law.

ViolentVideoGames,Inc.markets a variety of shooting,fighting and hunting video games.A state statue is enacted that requires all video game manufacturers to label any games with an option to kill something as "excessively violent." A court would likely hold this regulation to be

A law that has any impact on religion is unconstitutional.

Criminal law focuses on duties that exist between persons.

Chelsea is a state court judge.Like judges in most state courts,in a particular case,she may grant a remedy

Statutory law includes state statutes and ordinances passed by cities and counties.

South Dakota,like other states,may regulate private activities to protect or promote the public order,health,safety,and general welfare under

Leona enters into a contract with Munchie Bakery to cater a sales conference.When the conference is postponed indefinitely,Leona asks a court to cancel the contract and return the parties to the positions that they held before its formation.This request involves

A restriction on commercial speech is valid as long as it forbids only the expression of views on controversial issues.

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

Jane enters into a contract with Jill to provide 100 roses for a dinner party.Jane fails to deliver the roses.Jill initiates a suit against Jane,asking the court to order Jane to deliver the roses.Jill is

The commerce clause includes an express grant of exclusive authority to regulate commerce that substantially affects trade and commerce among states.This is referred to as

Administrative law is a source of American law that is comprised of statutes.

The Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bail and fines,as well as cruel and unusual punishment.

In a dispute between Cosmic Games Corporation and Mythic 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?

The Children's Internet Protection Act requires public schools and libraries to use filtering software to block children's access to adult contact on Web sites.

Criminal acts are prohibited only by federal government statutes.

The federal government and the states have the same constitution.

Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Ethics and Business Decision Making

Tort Law

Intellectual Property

Internet Law,social Media,and Privacy

Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

Nature and Classification

Agreement in Traditional and E-Contracts

Consideration, capacity, and Legality

Defenses to Contract Enforceability

Third Party Rights and Discharge

Breach and Remedies

The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts

Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts

Warranties and Product Liability

Negotiability, transferability, and Liability

Checks and Banking in the Digital Age

Secured Transactions

Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy

Agency Relationships

Employment Law

Sole Proprietorships, partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies

Corporate Formation, financing, and Termination

Corporate Directors, officers, and Shareholders

Investor Protection, insider Trading, and Corporate Governance

Personal Property and Bailments

Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law

Insurance, wills, and Trusts

Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals

International Law in a Global Economy

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