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1. The pattern of rules that society establishes to control the conduct of individuals in their relationships is called law.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1-1 Nature of Law and Legal Rights
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
DATE CREATED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM

2. The law often works to cause our society to operate in a very inefficient manner.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1-1 Nature of Law and Legal Rights
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
DATE CREATED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM

3. Law is often defined as the body of principles that courts or administrative agencies will enforce.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1-1 Nature of Law and Legal Rights
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
DATE CREATED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM

4. Jane asserts she has a legal right. Jane is really saying she has an obligation to perform or refrain from performing an
act.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
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,TOPICS: 1-1 Nature of Law and Legal Rights
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
DATE CREATED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM

5. Rights always stand alone, without any duties.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1-1 Nature of Law and Legal Rights
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
DATE CREATED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM

6. Rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution are accompanied by duties.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1-1 Nature of Law and Legal Rights
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
DATE CREATED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM

7. Court decisions and statutes can take away rights created by the U.S. Constitution.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1-1 Nature of Law and Legal Rights
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
DATE CREATED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM

8. One of our most important rights is the right of privacy.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
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,QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1-1 Nature of Law and Legal Rights
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
DATE CREATED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM

9. The right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures conducted by the police is guaranteed by the Fifth
Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1-1 Nature of Law and Legal Rights
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
DATE CREATED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM

10. The U.S. Constitution provides that we have a right to be free from unreasonable intrusions by others.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1-1 Nature of Law and Legal Rights
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
DATE CREATED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM

11. The private life of an ordinary citizen is subject to strict scrutiny.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1-1 Nature of Law and Legal Rights
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
DATE CREATED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM

12. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the right of privacy does not apply to intrusions into our privacy by means of
new technology.
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, a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1-1 Nature of Law and Legal Rights
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
DATE CREATED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM

13. Although laws are enacted at different levels of government to provide the framework for business and personal rights
and duties, the framework for this legal system is constitutional law.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1-2 Sources of Law
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
DATE CREATED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM

14. A constitution is a body of principles that establishes the structure of a government and the relationship of that
government to the people who are governed.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1-2 Sources of Law
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
DATE CREATED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2020 11:31 AM

15. One advantage of our current legal system is that the growth of technology has not created many new laws.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1-1 Nature of Law and Legal Rights
OTHER: AACSB Analytic
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