, Chapter 1
The Legal Environment
N.B.: TYPE indicates that a question is new, modified, or unchanged,
as follows.
N A question new to this edition of the Test Bank.
+ A question modified from the previous edition of the Test
Bank,
= A question included in the previous edition of the Test Bank.
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. The law establishes rights, duties, and privileges that are consistent
with the values of society.
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NAT: AACSB Reflective LOC: AICPA Critical Thinking
2. How judges apply the law to specific disputes may depend in part on
their personal philosophical views.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 2 TYPE: =
NAT: AACSB Reflective LOC: AICPA Critical Thinking
3. Law includes enforceable rules governing relationships between
individuals and their society.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 2 TYPE: +
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
4. The natural law philosopher believes that the law should reflect
universal moral and ethical principles that are part of human nature.
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5. Constitutional law includes only the U.S. Constitution.
ANSWER: F PAGE: 6 TYPE: =
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
6. A federal law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed
unconstitutional.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 6 TYPE: =
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
7. A state law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed
unconstitutional.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 6 TYPE: =
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
8. The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.
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9. Whether a law is constitutional depends on its source.
ANSWER: F PAGE: 6 TYPE: N
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10. A state constitution is supreme within the state’s borders so long as it
does not conflict with the U.S. Constitution or a federal law.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 6 TYPE: N
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
11. Uniform laws apply in all states, including those in which the laws
have not been adopted.
ANSWER: F PAGE: 7 TYPE: N
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
12. Federal statutes apply to all states.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 7 TYPE: N
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
The Legal Environment
N.B.: TYPE indicates that a question is new, modified, or unchanged,
as follows.
N A question new to this edition of the Test Bank.
+ A question modified from the previous edition of the Test
Bank,
= A question included in the previous edition of the Test Bank.
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. The law establishes rights, duties, and privileges that are consistent
with the values of society.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 2 TYPE: =
NAT: AACSB Reflective LOC: AICPA Critical Thinking
2. How judges apply the law to specific disputes may depend in part on
their personal philosophical views.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 2 TYPE: =
NAT: AACSB Reflective LOC: AICPA Critical Thinking
3. Law includes enforceable rules governing relationships between
individuals and their society.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 2 TYPE: +
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
4. The natural law philosopher believes that the law should reflect
universal moral and ethical principles that are part of human nature.
1
,2 UNIT ONE: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
ANSWER: T PAGE: 3 TYPE: =
NAT: AACSB Ethics LOC: AICPA Critical Thinking
, CHAPTER 1: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT 3
5. Constitutional law includes only the U.S. Constitution.
ANSWER: F PAGE: 6 TYPE: =
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
6. A federal law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed
unconstitutional.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 6 TYPE: =
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
7. A state law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed
unconstitutional.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 6 TYPE: =
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
8. The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 6 TYPE: =
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
9. Whether a law is constitutional depends on its source.
ANSWER: F PAGE: 6 TYPE: N
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
10. A state constitution is supreme within the state’s borders so long as it
does not conflict with the U.S. Constitution or a federal law.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 6 TYPE: N
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
11. Uniform laws apply in all states, including those in which the laws
have not been adopted.
ANSWER: F PAGE: 7 TYPE: N
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
12. Federal statutes apply to all states.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 7 TYPE: N
NAT: AACSB Analytic LOC: AICPA Legal
