Test Bank for The Legal Environment Today, 8th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller.pdf

,1. In n an briefnfiledninn Lea'snsuitn againstn Micaninn anstatencourt,nNeil,nLea'snattorney,ncites,nOle!nCafenv.nPannFoodsnCorp.,nannu
npublished n opinion.n With n respectn to n then persuasivenessn of n unpublished n opinions,n mostn states
a. allown theirn courtsn to n considern such n opinions.
b. do n notn allown theirn courtsn to n considern such n opinions.
c. imposen certain n hierarchicaln rankings.
d. requiren theirn courtsn to n considern such n opinions.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Then Common n Lawn Tradition
LEARNINGn OBJECTIVEn LO-3 n -n LOn -n 3
S:
NATIONALn STANDARDSUnited n Statesn -n AACSBn Reflective
:
LOCALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n OHn -n Defaultn City n -n AICPAn Legal
TOPICS: CHAPTERn 1 --ONLINEn DEVELOPMENTS:n HOWn THEn INTERNETn HASn EXPANDED
PRECEDENT
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:n Application

2. In n an briefnfiledninn Gene'snsuitn againstnHoytnin nanfederalncourt,nIlsa,nGene'snattorney,ncites,nJonnv.nKlint,n ann unpublished n
opinion.n Accordingn to n an rulingn of n then United n Statesn Supreme n Court,n then judgen in n Gene'sn suit
a. may n considern then unpublished n opinion n persuasive.
b. mustn apply n then unpublished n opinion n asn binding.
c. mustn ignoren then unpublished n opinion.
d. mustn issuen an judgmentn in n Hoyt'sn favor.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Then Common n Lawn Tradition
LEARNINGn OBJECTIVEn LO-3 n -n LOn -n 3
S:
NATIONALn STANDARDSUnited n Statesn -n AACSBn Reflective
:
LOCALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n OHn -n Defaultn City n -n AICPAn Legal
TOPICS: CHAPTERn 1 --ONLINEn DEVELOPMENTS:n HOWn THEn INTERNETn HASn EXPANDED
PRECEDENT
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:n Application

3. Iran isn anjudgeninn ancourtn ofnequity.n Innthisncourt,nIranmayn barn ansuitn ifnitnisnnotnfilednwithin nanproperntimen undernthen doctrinenk
nown n as
a. equitable n limitations.
b. equitable n maxims.
c. laches.
d. limitation n den baris.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Then Common n Lawn Tradition

,LEARNINGn OBJECTIVn LO-4
ES:
NATIONALn STANDARn United n Statesn -n AACSBn Analytic
DS:
LOCALn STANDARDS:n United n Statesn -n OHn -n Defaultn City n -n AICPAn Legal
TOPICS: CHAPTERn 1---
LANDMARKn INnTHEnLEGALnENVIRONMENT:nEQUITABLEnPRINCIPLESn ANDn MAXIM
S
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:n Application

4. Keisha n isn an staten courtn judge.n An statuten of n limitationsn limits
a. then amountn of n an judgmentn thatn Keisha n can n issuen in n any n onen case.
b. then length n of n an trialn in n Keisha'sn court.
c. then numbern of n casesn thatn Keishan isn permitted n to n hear.
d. then timen duringn which n an certain n suitn can n ben broughtn in n Keisha'sn court.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Then Common n Lawn Tradition
LEARNINGn OBJECTIVn LO-4
ES:
NATIONALn STANDARn United n Statesn -n AACSBn Reflective
DS:
LOCALn STANDARDS:n United n Statesn -n OHn -n Defaultn City n -n AICPAn Legal
TOPICS: CHAPTERn 1---
LANDMARKn INnTHEnLEGALnENVIRONMENT:nEQUITABLEnPRINCIPLESn ANDn MAXIM
S
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:n Application

5. Bly n isn anjudgeninn ancountrynthatn followsnancommonn lawnsystem.n Innthisn system,nBly'snapplicationnofnan principlenofnlawntonanc
ertain n setn of n factsn mustn ben adhered n to n by
a. alln judgesn in n courtsn of n inferiorn rank.
b. alln othern judges.
c. no n othern judges.
d. only n thosen judgesn who n electn to n apply n it.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Classificationsn of n Law
LEARNINGn OBJECTIVES: LO-5
NATIONALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n AACSBn Reflective
LOCALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n OHn -n Defaultn City n -n AICPAn Criticaln Thinking
TOPICS: CHAPTERn 1 -- BEYONDn OURn BORDERS:n NATIONALn LAWn SYSTEMS
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:n Application

6. Arno n isn judgen in n an country n thatn followsn an civiln lawn system.n In n Arno'sn court,n then primary n source n of n lawn consistsn of
a. administrative ndecisions.
b. an statutory n code.
c. casen precedents.

, d. then lawsn of n othern nations.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Classificationsn of n Law
LEARNINGn OBJECTIVES: LO-5
NATIONALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n AACSBn Reflective
LOCALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n OHn -n Defaultn City n -n AICPAn Criticaln Thinking
TOPICS: CHAPTERn 1 -- BEYONDn OURn BORDERS:n NATIONALn LAWn SYSTEMS
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:n Application

7. Globaln Enterprisesn Corporation n (GEC)n engagesn in n whatn somen unhappy n ex-
employeesnandndisgruntlednconsumersnconsidernto nbenbadn corporatenbehavior.nThesenindividualsn postn "horrorn stories
"n aboutnGECnon nroguen Webn sites.n Bynprovidingn anforumnforn complaints,nthenpotentialn forndamagento nthenreputationnof
n any n corporation n via n the n Internetn has

a. decreased.
b. increased.
c. neithern decreased n norn increased.
d. both n decreased n and n increased.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Globaln Businessn Ethics
LEARNINGnOBJECTIVES:LO-5

NATIONALn STANDARDS:nUnited n Statesn -n AACSBn Ethics

LOCALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n OHn -n Defaultn City n -n AICPAn Criticaln Thinking
TOPICS: CHAPTERn 2 -- ONLINEn DEVELOPMENTS:n CORPORATEn REPUTATIONSn UNDER
ATTACK
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:n Application

8. World n Investmentn&nTrading,n Inc.n(WIT),n encouragesnitsnemployeesnto nbuildn trustnwithnitsn customersn and nothern compani
es.n Unfoundedncomplaintsnandnexaggeratednchargesnleveled nagainstnWITnonlinenwould nmostnlikely nbenregardednby nancourtnas
a. an n expression n of n fact.
b. an formn of n speech n protected n by n then Firstn Amendment.
c. an n inappropriate n onlinen disclosure.
d. libelous.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Globaln Businessn Ethics
LEARNINGnOBJECTIVES:LO-5

NATIONALn STANDARDS:nUnited n Statesn -n AACSBn Ethics

LOCALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n OHn -n Defaultn City n -n AICPAn Criticaln Thinking