Chapter 1 Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning
Chapter 1 Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS A1. The stability and predictability of the law is essential to business activities. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic B1. 2 TYPE: AICPA Critical Thinking =
An important function of the law is to provide jurisprudence. ANSWER: F PAGE: NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking 2 TYPE: AICPA N Critical
A2.
Law is a body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic 2 AICPA Legal TYPE: =
B2.
How judges apply the law to specific disputes may depend in part on their personal philosophical views. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking 2 TYPE: AICPA = Critical
A3.
The basis for the U.S. legal system is natural law. 1
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TEST BANK A—UNIT ONE: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
ANSWER: F NAT: AACSB Ethics B3.
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A judge’s view of the law is of little importance in a common law legal system. ANSWER: F PAGE: NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking 2 TYPE: AICPA = Critical
A4.
Constitutional law includes only the U.S. Constitution. ANSWER: F PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic 6 AICPA Legal TYPE: =
B4.
Congress can only pass legislation that falls within the limits set up by the U.S. Constitution. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic 6 AICPA Legal TYPE: +
A5.
A state constitution is supreme within the state’s borders. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic 6 AICPA Legal TYPE: =
B5.
The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic 6 AICPA Legal TYPE: =
A6.
Whether a law is constitutional depends on its source. ANSWER: F PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic 6 AICPA Legal TYPE: =
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B6.
Each state has its own constitution. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic 6 TYPE: AICPA Critical Thinking =
A7.
Uniform laws apply in all states, including those in which the laws have not been adopted.
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS A1. The stability and predictability of the law is essential to business activities. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic B1. 2 TYPE: AICPA Critical Thinking =
An important function of the law is to provide jurisprudence. ANSWER: F PAGE: NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking 2 TYPE: AICPA N Critical
A2.
Law is a body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic 2 AICPA Legal TYPE: =
B2.
How judges apply the law to specific disputes may depend in part on their personal philosophical views. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking 2 TYPE: AICPA = Critical
A3.
The basis for the U.S. legal system is natural law. 1
2
TEST BANK A—UNIT ONE: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
ANSWER: F NAT: AACSB Ethics B3.
PAGE:
3 TYPE: AICPA Critical Thinking
N
A judge’s view of the law is of little importance in a common law legal system. ANSWER: F PAGE: NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking 2 TYPE: AICPA = Critical
A4.
Constitutional law includes only the U.S. Constitution. ANSWER: F PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic 6 AICPA Legal TYPE: =
B4.
Congress can only pass legislation that falls within the limits set up by the U.S. Constitution. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic 6 AICPA Legal TYPE: +
A5.
A state constitution is supreme within the state’s borders. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic 6 AICPA Legal TYPE: =
B5.
The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic 6 AICPA Legal TYPE: =
A6.
Whether a law is constitutional depends on its source. ANSWER: F PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic 6 AICPA Legal TYPE: =
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B6.
Each state has its own constitution. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic 6 TYPE: AICPA Critical Thinking =
A7.
Uniform laws apply in all states, including those in which the laws have not been adopted.