BUL 4310 Midterm Exam Review
Chapters 1-6 with correct answers 100%
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constitutional law - Correct Answers Primary source of law, supreme law of the land, basic laws
of USA, a law in violation of this, if challenged will be declared unconstitutional and won't be
enforced, no matter the source
statutory law - Correct Answers another primary source of law, laws passed by the U.S. Congress
or state legislatures; when legislature passes a law it is included in the federal code of laws
;uniform laws and ordinances enacted by federal, state, and local legislatures; can't violate US
constitution
Another primary source of law - Correct Answers regulations created by administrative
agencies, such as Federal Trade Commission; rules, orders, and decisions of federal, state, and
local administrative agencies
case law and common doctrine laws - Correct Answers one of primary sources of law, judge-
made law, includes interpretations of constitutional provisions of statutes by legislatures and of
regulations created by administrative agencies
stare decisis - Correct Answers Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from
previous cases; judges make decisions from previous decisions
jurisdiction - Correct Answers an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice;
authority of a court to hear a case; not fair to exercise if person or company has never been to
what they've been accused for
1st amendment - Correct Answers Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition;
govt can't force to practice any religion cause separation of church and state; govt can have
Christmas tree in the office, separation of church and state is not completely 100%
, supremacy clause - Correct Answers Constitution/federal is the supreme law of the land; when
there's direct conflict between federal and state law, federal law is valid
establishment clause - Correct Answers one point of freedom of religion; prohibits govt from
establishing state sponsored religion as well as passing laws that promote (aid or endorse)
religion or show preference for one religion over another; doesn't require complete separation
free exercise clause - Correct Answers the First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely
engage in the religious activities of their choice or choose not to do so; govt intervenes only
when religions work against public policy and public welfare
corporate political speech - Correct Answers First Amendment protects a corporation's right to
speak out on political issues
duty based ethics - Correct Answers An ethical philosophy rooted in the idea that every person
has certain duties to others, including both humans and the planet. Those duties may be
derived from religious principles or from other philosophical reasoning; involve concepts of
right/wrong, duties owned, and rights to be protected
religious based ethics - Correct Answers nearly every religion has principles or beliefs about how
one should treat others. In the Judeo-Christian tradition, which is the dominant religious
tradition in the United States, the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament establish these
fundamental rules for moral action; generally rules with absolute respect to the behavior of
adherents
outcome-based ethics - Correct Answers An ethical philosophy that focuses on the impacts of a
decision on society or on key stakeholders
IDDR (I Desire to Do Right) - Correct Answers if an individual employee is facing an ethical issue,
he should talk with his supervisor, and then they should perform the following steps together
Chapters 1-6 with correct answers 100%
2026
constitutional law - Correct Answers Primary source of law, supreme law of the land, basic laws
of USA, a law in violation of this, if challenged will be declared unconstitutional and won't be
enforced, no matter the source
statutory law - Correct Answers another primary source of law, laws passed by the U.S. Congress
or state legislatures; when legislature passes a law it is included in the federal code of laws
;uniform laws and ordinances enacted by federal, state, and local legislatures; can't violate US
constitution
Another primary source of law - Correct Answers regulations created by administrative
agencies, such as Federal Trade Commission; rules, orders, and decisions of federal, state, and
local administrative agencies
case law and common doctrine laws - Correct Answers one of primary sources of law, judge-
made law, includes interpretations of constitutional provisions of statutes by legislatures and of
regulations created by administrative agencies
stare decisis - Correct Answers Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from
previous cases; judges make decisions from previous decisions
jurisdiction - Correct Answers an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice;
authority of a court to hear a case; not fair to exercise if person or company has never been to
what they've been accused for
1st amendment - Correct Answers Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition;
govt can't force to practice any religion cause separation of church and state; govt can have
Christmas tree in the office, separation of church and state is not completely 100%
, supremacy clause - Correct Answers Constitution/federal is the supreme law of the land; when
there's direct conflict between federal and state law, federal law is valid
establishment clause - Correct Answers one point of freedom of religion; prohibits govt from
establishing state sponsored religion as well as passing laws that promote (aid or endorse)
religion or show preference for one religion over another; doesn't require complete separation
free exercise clause - Correct Answers the First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely
engage in the religious activities of their choice or choose not to do so; govt intervenes only
when religions work against public policy and public welfare
corporate political speech - Correct Answers First Amendment protects a corporation's right to
speak out on political issues
duty based ethics - Correct Answers An ethical philosophy rooted in the idea that every person
has certain duties to others, including both humans and the planet. Those duties may be
derived from religious principles or from other philosophical reasoning; involve concepts of
right/wrong, duties owned, and rights to be protected
religious based ethics - Correct Answers nearly every religion has principles or beliefs about how
one should treat others. In the Judeo-Christian tradition, which is the dominant religious
tradition in the United States, the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament establish these
fundamental rules for moral action; generally rules with absolute respect to the behavior of
adherents
outcome-based ethics - Correct Answers An ethical philosophy that focuses on the impacts of a
decision on society or on key stakeholders
IDDR (I Desire to Do Right) - Correct Answers if an individual employee is facing an ethical issue,
he should talk with his supervisor, and then they should perform the following steps together
