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TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS m
A1. The stability and predictability of the law is essential to business activities.
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A2. Law is a body of enforceable rules governing relationships among m
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m Legal A3.m A breach of
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NAT: AACSB Ethics m m AICPA Critical Thinking m m
A4.
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A5. A state constitution is supreme within the state‘s borders.
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m A6. Whether a law is constitutional depends on its source.
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A7. Uniform laws apply in all states, including those in which the laws have not
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been adopted.
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A8. A state law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed
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unconstitutional.
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ANSWER: F PAGE: 4 TYPE: =
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A10. No state has adopted the Uniform Commercial Code in its entirety.
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A11. Common law is a term for law that is common throughout the world.
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A12. Damages is a remedy at law. m m m m m
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A13. Remedies in equity include injunctions and decrees of specific performance.
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A14. In most states, the courts no longer grant ―equitable‖ remedies.
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A15. A defendant is a person against whom a lawsuit is brought.
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A17. A judge‘s function is to make the law.
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A19. A reference to ―28 U.S.C. Section 1332‖ means that a statute can be
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found in section 1332 of title 28 of the United States Code.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS m m
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A1. The legislature of the state of Mississippi enacts a new statute that sets
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c. in all states.
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d. in all states but only to matters not covered by other states‘ laws.
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ANSWER: A PAGE: 4 TYPE: N
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A2. Lewis is a state court judge. Like other judges, Lewis often
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b. other states‘ statutes.
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A3. m m Hawaii enacts a state law that violates the U.S. Constitution. This law
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Introduction to Law andLegal Reasoning m m m m m
N.B.: TYPEindicates that a question is new, modified, or unchanged, as
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TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS m
A1. The stability and predictability of the law is essential to business activities.
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ANSWER: T PAGE: 2 TYPE: =
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A2. Law is a body of enforceable rules governing relationships among m
individuals and between individuals and their society.
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ANSWER: T PAGE: 2 TYPE: =
NAT: AACSB Analytic m m AICPA
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ANSWER: T PAGE: 3 TYPE: N
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A4.
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ANSWER: F PAGE: 4 TYPE: =
NAT: AACSB Analyticm AICPA Legal
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A5. A state constitution is supreme within the state‘s borders.
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A7. Uniform laws apply in all states, including those in which the laws have not
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been adopted.
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ANSWER: F PAGE: 4 TYPE: =
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A8. A state law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed
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ANSWER: F PAGE: 4 TYPE: =
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A10. No state has adopted the Uniform Commercial Code in its entirety.
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ANSWER: F PAGE: 5 TYPE: =
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A11. Common law is a term for law that is common throughout the world.
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ANSWER: F PAGE: 7 TYPE: =
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A12. Damages is a remedy at law. m m m m m
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A13. Remedies in equity include injunctions and decrees of specific performance.
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ANSWER: T PAGE: 7 TYPE: =
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A14. In most states, the courts no longer grant ―equitable‖ remedies.
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A15. A defendant is a person against whom a lawsuit is brought.
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ANSWER: F PAGE: 9 TYPE: =
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A17. A judge‘s function is to make the law.
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ANSWER: F PAGE: 13 TYPE: N
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A19. A reference to ―28 U.S.C. Section 1332‖ means that a statute can be
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found in section 1332 of title 28 of the United States Code.
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ANSWER: T PAGE: 15 TYPE: =
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ANSWER: T PAGE: 16 TYPE: =
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS m m
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A1. The legislature of the state of Mississippi enacts a new statute that sets
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statute applies
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A2. Lewis is a state court judge. Like other judges, Lewis often
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