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The Legal Environment of Business introduces students to the fundamental principles of law that affect business operations and management. This course explores the structure of the American legal system, the nature and sources of law, and key areas such as contracts, torts, agency, and property. Topics include regulatory frameworks, ethical issues, dispute resolution, consumer rights, and business organization structures. Students will analyze how laws influence business decision-making and develop the ability to recognize legal issues in various business contexts, preparing them to navigate the complexities of modern commercial environments.
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Introduction to Law 4th Edition by Joanne
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Law
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Q1) Jurisprudence is
A) another term for precedent
B) another term for common law
C) the study of law
D) the study of the philosophy of law
Answer: D
Q2) Substantive laws are those laws that define the rights and duties of parties.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Rules of court usually contain
A) civil substantive law
B) civil procedural law
C) criminal substantive law
D) criminal procedural law
E) both b and d
Answer: E
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Chapter 2: The Us Legal System
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Q1) The court resolves disputes by:
A) making new laws to meet the situation
B) asking the legislature to make a new law to meet the situation
C) applying existing constitutional, statutory, and case law to the situation
D) applying only existing case law or precedent to the situation
E) none of the above
Answer: C
Q2) When both state and federal governments have the right to regulate an area, those governments have:
A) exclusive jurisdiction
B) concurrent jurisdiction
C) original jurisdiction
D) bicameral legislatures
E) none of the above
Answer: B
Q3) Courts of appeals in the various states decide many cases that never become stare decisis.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 3: The Courts and Legal Personnel
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Q1) All paralegals work in law offices.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Individuals must take and pass an examination known as a bar exam before they are licensed to practice law.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Prosecutor's offices are also known as:
A) Public Defenders' Offices
B) District Attorneys' Offices
C) Corporate Legal Departments
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
Answer: B
Q4) The U.S. Court of Appeals is primarily a court of original jurisdiction.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Finding the Law: Legal Research
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Q1) Precedent is an example set by the decision of an earlier court for similar cases or similar legal questions which arise in later cases.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Form books are filled with sample forms and explanations on how and when to use the forms.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Facts should be sorted into the following three categories: relevant, explanatory, and unnecessary.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Relevant facts are sometimes called:
A) key facts
B) focus facts
C) explanatory facts
D) important
E) precedent
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Chapter 5: Using the Law: Analysis and Legal Writing
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Q1) Legal documents should be written with complex sentence structure to reflect the complexity of the law.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Id. and supra are examples of:
A) shorthand ways of citing authorities
B) abbreviations for certain courts
C) Latin terms that describe legal principles
D) terms that should never be used in a formal legal memorandum
E) Latin terms that have nothing to do with the law
Q3) When citing authorities you should use:
A) a legal treatise
B) a legal encyclopedia
C) A Uniform System of Citation
D) a state style manual
E) either c or d
Q4) The issue in a case is also known as the question presented.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Constitutional Law
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Q1) The most important amendment in the development of civil rights legislation limiting discrimination by the states is the 14th Amendment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The doctrine of separation of powers refers to the power of the courts to determine the constitutionality of statutory law.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following types of speech is not protected by the Constitution?
A) political speech
B) advertising
C) obscene material
D) none of the above; they are all protected
Q4) State support for religious schools
A) is allowable as long as the money is not used for religious purposes
B) is unconstitutional because of the entanglement of church and state
C) is unconstitutional because it violates the Free Exercise Clause
D) both b and c
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Chapter 7: Tort Law, Workers Compensation, and Environmental Law
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Q1) Res ipsa loquitur means
A) breach of duty
B) causation
C) the things speaks for itself
D) it is proven
E) reasonably prudent person
Q2) A cause of action is a legally recognized right to relief or damages.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is not a defense to negligence?
A) assumption of the risk
B) contributory negligence
C) comparative negligence
D) immunity
E) self defense
Q4) Vicarious liability is also known as respondeat superior.
Multiple Choice
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Family Law
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Q1) The petition is the pleading used to initiate a family law action.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In child custody matters the court will look for solutions that are:
A) easy to enforce
B) in the best interest of the child
C) economically sound
D) designed to keep the parents close to their children
E) designed to move the children around as little as possible
Q3) Parents do not always have a legal duty to support their children.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A divorce is a total dissolving of a marriage.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A legal separation asks the court to resolve just the child support and child custody issues.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Wills, Trusts, and Probate
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Q1) Which of the following may a person not distribute in a will?
A) real property
B) personal property
C) money
D) property owned by another
E) car
Q2) Wills need not be drafted by attorneys.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A will is a document in which an individual provides for the distribution of his or her property upon his or her death.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Changes to a will may be published in:
A) an addendum
B) a codicil
C) an attestation clause
D) a testimonium clause
E) the closing clause
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Chapter 10: Contract Law, Real Property Law, Intellectual
Property, and Employment Law
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Q1) Deeds are used to transfer ownership to property.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A contract entered into by a minor
A) is usually void
B) is usually voidable
C) is usually enforceable against the minor
D) becomes enforceable if not rescinded within 60 days
E) none of the above
Q3) The key feature of joint tenancy is a right of survivorship.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The parole evidence rule limits the types of evidence that be used to prove terms of an agreement
A)True
B)False
Q5) In contract law, the person who makes an offer is the offeree.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: The Law of Business Organizations and Bankruptcy
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Q1) A corporation is sometimes called an artificial person.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The term "securities" is used to describe:
A) a financial interest in a business
B) only shares of stock in a corporation
C) only a partnership interest in a general partnership
D) only a partnership interest in a limited partnership
E) none of the above
Q3) Equity securities are:
A) loans taken out by the corporation
B) only owned by shareholders in public corporations
C) only owned by shareholders in close corporations
D) usually in the form of shares of stock for a corporation
E) always regulated by the federal government
Q4) In a limited liability partnership, partners have limited liability as long as they do not participate in the management of the business.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Civil Procedure Before Trial
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Q1) Motions generally require court hearings.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A document describing the nature of a motion and the time and place set for hearing is known as:
A) notice of motion
B) declaration in support of motion
C) memorandum of points and authorities
D) declaration in opposition to motion
E) none of the above
Q3) Disclosure requires that each party disclose the following information to the other after filing a lawsuit
A) identity of persons who have relevant information
B) description of relevant documents
C) computation of damages
D) identity and qualifications of potential expert witnesses
E) all of the above
Q4) A general denial denies each and every allegation contained in the complaint.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Q1) ADR is never used in criminal cases.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If parties use any form of ADR they give up their right to trial.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The type of ADR most popular with family law and labor matters is:
A) arbitration
B) mediation
C) mini-trial
D) summary trial
E) trial
Q4) Arbitration is always binding.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A special master is a person usually appointed by a court to resolve disputed pretrial matters in civil actions.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Criminal Practice: Criminal Law and Juvenile Law
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Q1) A battery is the reckless or intentional injuring of a person.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Model Penal Code has been adopted in all states.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is not a purpose of criminal law?
A) deterrence
B) retribution
C) incapacitation
D) rehabilitation
E) mens rea
Q4) Crimes can be committed against the public.
A)True
B)False
Q5) There is general uniformity among the states in how the juvenile court system works.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Criminal Procedure Before Trial
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Q1) The Sixth Amendment provides:
A) the accused shall have the right to assistance of counsel for his defense
B) the defendant has a right to a jury trial
C) the right to a speedy trial
D) the right to subpoena witnesses for trial
E) all of the above
Q2) Due process refers to the system of rules and regulations designed to assure justice in the American legal system.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Criminal procedure is a branch of federal law.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The warrant is intended to protect persons from:
A) overeager law enforcement behavior
B) bad informants
C) exigent circumstances
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
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Chapter 16: Rules of Evidence
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Q1) An inference is a logical conclusion of a fact that is not supported by direct evidence.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Evidence is either direct or circumstantial.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Hearsay is only admissible when
A) two or more persons heard the statement
B) the witness is credible
C) the prosecutor asks the court to allow the statements
D) there were no exigent circumstances
E) none of the above
Q4) Direct evidence is:
A) always required at trial
B) sometimes required at trial
C) evidence that actually proves a point
D) circumstantial in nature
E) all of the above
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Chapter 17: The Trial
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Q1) The deliberation of the jury takes place in private.
Multiple Choice
A)True
B)False
Q2) The judge will make the first "opening statement."
A)True
B)False
Q3) When a jury is sequestered
A) it cannot deliberate more than two weeks
B) it will be confined to a hotel when it is not deliberating
C) it cannot ask the court questions
D) it must not read newspapers
E) all of the above
Q4) In closing arguments each attorney will highlight:
A) the problems with the evidence
B) the importance of the jury
C) the evidence most favorable to his or her client
D) a and b
E) all of the above
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Chapter 18: Sample Video Worksheets
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Q1) Which Constitutional Amendment or Amendments were involved in this case?
Q2) Describe the judicial history of the case (i.e., in what court did it begin and in what appellate courts was it heard?).
Q3) What was the name of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when this case was decided?
Q4) What rule of law (or holding) do we get from the Supreme Court's ruling in this case?
Q5) Was Briggs the plaintiff or the defendant?
Q6) Give a brief factual description of what led to this lawsuit.
Q7) What was the offense with which Gideon was originally charged with?
Q8) What is the name of the attorney who represented Briggs?
Q9) What did the judge rule regarding Gideon's motion for change of venue?
Q10) Why did Gideon think that a retrial after the Supreme Court decision was illegal?
Q11) Who represented Gideon at the first trial?
Q12) What was the legal issue in the case?
Q13) Which Constitutional Amendment formed the basis for this Court's decision?
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Q14) Did Abe Fortas think traffic offenders should be entitled to court-appointed counsel?
Q15) What was the name of the chief witness against Gideon at the trial?
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