MGT 200 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The primary purposes of the law include all but which one of the following?
a. To promote equality and justice in society.
b. To allow those with better counsel to have a business advantage.
c. To provide a method for resolving disputes.
d. To provide a system of order that defines conduct and consequences.
e. To promote good faith dealing among merchants. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. To allow those with
better counsel to have a business advantage.
All of these are primary purposes of the law except ______.
a. To provide a system of order that defines conduct and consequences.
b. To allow those with better counsel to have a business advantage.
c. To provide a method for resolving disputes.
d. To promote equality and justice in society.
e. To promote good faith dealing among merchants. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. To allow those with
better counsel to have a business advantage.
Which of the following is not a primary source of law?
a. Restatements of law
b. Administrative law
c. Constitutional law
d. Common law
e. Statutory law - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. Restatements of law
In determining how a statute applies, a state court judge looks at the legislative records of conferences
and debates. What source is the court using to interpret the statute?
,I. Ordinances
II. Statutory scheme
III. Legislative history
IV. Citations
a. II, III, and IV
b. I only
c. II and III
d. III only
e. II only - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. III only
The city council passed a zoning law prohibiting any manufacturing facility to be located within one mile
of a public park. The law is a
a. constitutional amendment.
b. federal statute.
c. state statute.
d. federal administrative regulation.
e. local ordinance. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅e. local ordinance.
The U.S.-based system of common law has deep-seated roots from
a. ancient civil codes.
b. French civil law.
c. European statutes.
d. Roman emperors.
e. British common law. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅e. British common law.
,A state legislature passes a law that requires all contracts for the sale of goods over $500 be in writing.
The law is a:
a. constitutional amendment.
b. state statute.
c. federal administrative regulation.
d. local ordinance.
e. federal statute. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. state statute.
Federal officials arrive at Joshua's home and inform him he is the subject of a tax-fraud investigation. If
the government demands to search his home, what source of law provides procedural protections for
Joshua from an unlawful search by the authorities without a warrant?
a. Statutory law
b. Restatements of law
c. Common law
d. Administrative law
e. Constitutional law - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅e. Constitutional law
Which source(s) do courts look to when interpreting statutes?
I. Ordinances
II. Statutory scheme
III. Legislative history
IV. Citations
a. II and III
b. Il, lll, and IV
c. ll only
d. I, II, and III
e. I only - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. II and III
, Law that is essentially created by courts and relies heavily on precedent is:
a. administrative law.
b. common law.
c. constitutional law.
d. restatements of law.
e. statutory law. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. common law.
The U.S. Congress passes a law imposing criminal penalties on executives at corporations who engage in
banking fraud. The law is a:
a. state statute.
b. federal statute.
c. constitutional amendment.
d. federal administrative regulation.
e. local ordinance. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. federal statute.
In determining how a statute applies, a state court judge looks at the structure of the statute and the
format of the law's mandates. What is the court using to interpret the statute?
I. Ordinances
II. Statutory scheme
III. Legislative history
IV. Citations
a. I only
b. I, II, and III
c. II and III
d. II, III, and IV
The primary purposes of the law include all but which one of the following?
a. To promote equality and justice in society.
b. To allow those with better counsel to have a business advantage.
c. To provide a method for resolving disputes.
d. To provide a system of order that defines conduct and consequences.
e. To promote good faith dealing among merchants. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. To allow those with
better counsel to have a business advantage.
All of these are primary purposes of the law except ______.
a. To provide a system of order that defines conduct and consequences.
b. To allow those with better counsel to have a business advantage.
c. To provide a method for resolving disputes.
d. To promote equality and justice in society.
e. To promote good faith dealing among merchants. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. To allow those with
better counsel to have a business advantage.
Which of the following is not a primary source of law?
a. Restatements of law
b. Administrative law
c. Constitutional law
d. Common law
e. Statutory law - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. Restatements of law
In determining how a statute applies, a state court judge looks at the legislative records of conferences
and debates. What source is the court using to interpret the statute?
,I. Ordinances
II. Statutory scheme
III. Legislative history
IV. Citations
a. II, III, and IV
b. I only
c. II and III
d. III only
e. II only - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. III only
The city council passed a zoning law prohibiting any manufacturing facility to be located within one mile
of a public park. The law is a
a. constitutional amendment.
b. federal statute.
c. state statute.
d. federal administrative regulation.
e. local ordinance. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅e. local ordinance.
The U.S.-based system of common law has deep-seated roots from
a. ancient civil codes.
b. French civil law.
c. European statutes.
d. Roman emperors.
e. British common law. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅e. British common law.
,A state legislature passes a law that requires all contracts for the sale of goods over $500 be in writing.
The law is a:
a. constitutional amendment.
b. state statute.
c. federal administrative regulation.
d. local ordinance.
e. federal statute. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. state statute.
Federal officials arrive at Joshua's home and inform him he is the subject of a tax-fraud investigation. If
the government demands to search his home, what source of law provides procedural protections for
Joshua from an unlawful search by the authorities without a warrant?
a. Statutory law
b. Restatements of law
c. Common law
d. Administrative law
e. Constitutional law - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅e. Constitutional law
Which source(s) do courts look to when interpreting statutes?
I. Ordinances
II. Statutory scheme
III. Legislative history
IV. Citations
a. II and III
b. Il, lll, and IV
c. ll only
d. I, II, and III
e. I only - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. II and III
, Law that is essentially created by courts and relies heavily on precedent is:
a. administrative law.
b. common law.
c. constitutional law.
d. restatements of law.
e. statutory law. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. common law.
The U.S. Congress passes a law imposing criminal penalties on executives at corporations who engage in
banking fraud. The law is a:
a. state statute.
b. federal statute.
c. constitutional amendment.
d. federal administrative regulation.
e. local ordinance. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. federal statute.
In determining how a statute applies, a state court judge looks at the structure of the statute and the
format of the law's mandates. What is the court using to interpret the statute?
I. Ordinances
II. Statutory scheme
III. Legislative history
IV. Citations
a. I only
b. I, II, and III
c. II and III
d. II, III, and IV
