Legal Environment 8th Edition Beatty Test Bank
Test Bank for Legal Environment 8th Edition Jeffrey F. Beatty, Susan S. Samuelson, Patricia Abril, ISBN-13: 9780357634448
Table of Contents
Unit 1: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT.
1. Introduction to Law.
2. Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility.
3. Dispute Resolution
4. Common Law, Statutory Law, and Administrative Law.
5. Constitutional Law.
6. Torts and Product Liability.
7. Privacy and Internet Law
8. Crime.
9. International Law.
Unit 2: Contracts and the UCC.
10. Introduction to Contracts.
11. Legality, Consent, and Writing.
12. Performance, Discharge, and Remedies.
13. Practical Contracts.
14. The UCC: Sales and Secured Transactions.
15. Negotiable Instruments.
16. Bankruptcy.
Unit 3: Agency and Employment Law.
17. Agency Law.
18. Employment and Labor Law.
19. Employment Discrimination.
Unit 4: Business Organizations.
20. Starting a Business: LLCs and Other Options.
21. Corporations.
22. Securities Regulation.
Unit 5: Government Regulation and Property.
23. Antitrust.
24. Intellectual Property.
25. Property.
26. Consumer Protection.
27. Environmental Law.
1. Congress passed a law imposing penalties for displaying “indecent” material online where children could see it.
If the U.S. Supreme Court subsequently rules that the statute conflicts with the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution,
the statute is void.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. In Anglo-Saxon society, men were put into groups of ten, known as a “tithing,” and were individually held responsible for any injury caused by any member of the group. This is the forerunner of the idea of business partnerships.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
3. A rule that establishes maximum length of work shifts for air traffic controllers demonstrates an agency imposing a regulation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. Wilfred was driving too fast for the icy road conditions and hit Sally’s car. Sally can sue Wilfred in criminal court.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
6. Lawyers originated in Anglo-Saxon courts, where they were used to mediate disputes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
7. Congress can create a statute on any topic at all.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
8. If the president vetoes a bill, it can still become law if both the House and the Senate approve it with a 51 percent majority.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
9. The doctrine of precedent is binding on all courts from county courts to the U.S. Supreme Court.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
10. The case called Kuehn v. Pub Zone would reveal that Kuehn is the plaintiff, since the plaintiff is always listed first.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Under the natural law theory of jurisprudence, an unjust law is no law at all.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. Common law is a body of cases decided by legislatures.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
13. In order to determine if the case she was hearing broke the law, Judge Jane referred to prior rulings on the same subject. In other words, the judge is relying on precedent to make her decision.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
14. DoorWay Computers, Inc., the trademark owner of “DoorWay,” sought a court injunction to prevent Handyman Hardware, Inc. from using the domain name, “DoorWay.com.” A jury will decide whether DoorWay is entitled to this remedy.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
15. In the case of Panavision Int’l. v. Toeppen, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision. This means that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals approved the district court’s decision and upheld the outcome in the case.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
16. The government itself prosecutes the wrongdoer in a case involving behavior so threatening that society outlaws it altogether. This kind of case involves
a. procedural law.
b. private law.
c. civil law.
d. criminal law.
ANSWER: d
17. In the House of Representatives, a state’s voting power is based on its
a. relative wealth.
b. date of entry into the Union.
c. physical size.
d. population.
ANSWER: d
18. Common law refers to
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.
ANSWER: b
19. Hasbro, Inc., the trademark owner of “Candy Land,” sought a court injunction to stop Internet Entertainment Group, LTD from using the domain name, “candyland.com.” Internet Entertainment Group had established a sexually explicit site at the domain name. This injunction would have to be issued by
a. a jury.
b. a judge.
c. an executive order.
d. a lawyer.
ANSWER: b
20. The three branches of government in the United States are
a. the executive, legislative, and administrative.
b. the administrative, executive, and statutory.
c. the executive, legislative, and judicial.
d. the administrative, legislative, and international.
ANSWER: c
