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ACC 241 Exam1 BYU 70 Questions with Verified Answers1.
Place the following in their general order of importance, from greatest to least:
regulations
cases
constitution
statutes - CORRECT ANSWER constitution, statues, regulations, cases
2.
Which of the following is the most correct?
Crimes and contracts are divisions of civil law.
Crimes and torts are divisions of civil law.
Contracts and torts are divisions of civil law. - CORRECT ANSWER Contracts and
torts are divisions of civil law.
contracts and torts are civil law. Crimes are not classified as civil law.
At the beginning of the lesson, it is stated that "law may be defined as a rule or
requirement made and enforced by government." Which governmental bodies
can make law?
legislative bodies
judges
regulatory agencies
all of these options - CORRECT ANSWER all of these
,Suppose that the provision of a state constitution conflicted with the provisions of
the U.S. constitution. What would happen?
Under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the provisions of the U.S.
Constitution would prevail.
Under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the provisions of the U.S.
Constitution would stand, except when those provisions conflict with a state
constitution. - CORRECT ANSWER constitution would prevail
This question focuses on the case of Loving v. U.S. The question in that case is
whether the Congress or the president has the exclusive power to regulate the
armed forces or whether that power is shared. Which of the following is correct?
The president has the exclusive power to regulate the armed forces.
The power to regulate the armed forces is a shared power.
Congress has the exclusive power to regulate the armed forces - CORRECT
ANSWER the right to regulate is shared
What is stare decisis?
the power of the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule any legal action that is not
constitutional
the requirement that courts be consistent in making present decisions conform to
the rulings in earlier decision
the requirement that every decision must have a precedent - CORRECT ANSWER
requirement to make decisions that uphold previous decisions
Ricky ignores a stop sign and drives his car into an intersection located in the city
of Utopia. He hits and injures a pedestrian named Kate. Which of the following is
the correct answer?
The city may prosecute Ricky, but if that occurs, he cannot be sued by Kate for
damages.
, Kate may sue Ricky for damages, but if that occurs, the city may not prosecute
Kate.
The city may prosecute Ricky, and Kate may sue him for damages. - CORRECT
ANSWER the city may prosecute Ricky and Kate may sue him for damages
Which of the following is correct?
Statutes are found in codes and case opinions in reporters.
Case opinions are found in codes and statutes are found in reporters. - CORRECT
ANSWER statues are in codes and case opinions in reporters
The case of City of Piggott v. Eblen dealt with a conflict between laws. Which laws
were conflicting?
a city ordinance and a state constitution
a state constitution and a state statute
a state statute and a city ordinance - CORRECT ANSWER a state statute and a city
ordinance
the conflict was between a city ordinance prohibiting pinball machines and a state
statute allowing pinball machines
If a case is brought by the government, the burden of proof is "beyond a
reasonable doubt," and the possible sanctions are fines and/or incarceration,
which of the following is true?
We cannot tell what kind of case this is based on these facts.
This is a criminal case.
This is a civil case. - CORRECT ANSWER a criminal case
In World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson, the facts showed that the
defendant (the dealer) sold an Audi to New York residents in New York. Those
people were later in an accident in Oklahoma in which the Audi was claimed to be
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