Essentials of Business Law and the Legal Environment 12th Edition by Richard A. Mann - Test Bank
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1. A case before a U.S. Court of Appeals is generally heard by all judges of the circuit sitting en banc. a. True
ANSWER:
POINTS:
DIFFICULTY:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NATIONAL STANDARDS: STA...
1. William Blackstone, an English jurist, defined law as “a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a
state, commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong.”
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EBLE.MANN.16.01.01 - 01.01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS: A-Head: Nature of Law
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
2. The common law system is used in most of Europe, Scotland, and Latin America.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EBLE.MANN.16.01.04 - 01.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS: A-Head: Sources of Law
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
3. The primary function of the law is to maintain stability in the social, political, and economic system while
simultaneously permitting change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EBLE.MANN.16.01.01 - 01.01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS: A-Head: Nature of Law
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
4. Substantive law creates, defines, and regulates legal rights and duties.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
,LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EBLE.MANN.16.01.03 - 01.03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS: A-Head: Classification of Law
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
5. The Constitution provides that federal statutes are paramount to state constitutions and statutes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EBLE.MANN.16.01.04 - 01.04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS: A-Head: Sources of Law
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
6. The burden of proof in a criminal case is preponderance of the evidence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EBLE.MANN.16.01.03 - 01.03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS: A-Head: Classification of Law
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
7. The law does not change; it is based on unchanging and universal truths.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EBLE.MANN.16.01.01 - 01.01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS: A-Head: Nature of Law
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
8. The main categories of the law are (a) substantive and procedural, (b) public and private, and (c) civil and criminal.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
, POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EBLE.MANN.16.01.03 - 01.03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS: A-Head: Classification of Law
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
9. Law is an instrument of social control.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EBLE.MANN.16.01.01 - 01.01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS: A-Head: Nature of Law
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
10. Under the civil law system, adversaries initiate and conduct litigation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EBLE.MANN.16.01.03 - 01.03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS: A-Head: Classification of Law
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
11. A judge deciding a common law case must look for guidance to similar cases previously decided by that court or
superior courts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: EBLE.MANN.16.01.05 - 01.05
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - OH - AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS: A-Head: Sources of Law
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
12. The United States Constitution establishes the principle of judicial review, which divides the government into three
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