BUSN 430 - Exam 1 NDSU UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is law - CORRECT ANSWER - Enforceable rules governing relationships among
individuals and between individuals and society
Primary sources of law - CORRECT ANSWER - Sources that establish the law
Examples of Primary Sources of law - CORRECT ANSWER - -US Constitution and State
Constitutions
-Statutes/Laws passed by Congress/State Legislatures
-Regulations created by administrative agencies
-Case Law
Case Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Old cases that determine new cases
Secondary sources of law - CORRECT ANSWER - Sources that
summarize/clarify/explain the law
Examples of secondary sources of law - CORRECT ANSWER - -Legal encyclopedias
-Treatises
-Articles
-Journals
, Constitutional Law - CORRECT ANSWER - The constitution is the supreme law of the
land
10th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - Section of the Bill of Rights that says any
power that is not given to the Federal Government is given to the people or the states
Statutory Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Written and approved laws. Usually inacted by a
legislative body. Common law and previous court decisions help define statutory law.
Each Level of Government - CORRECT ANSWER - Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Legislative - CORRECT ANSWER - Makes the laws
Executive - CORRECT ANSWER - Enforces the law
Judicial - CORRECT ANSWER - Interprets the law
Ordinances - CORRECT ANSWER - A legislature/law enacted by a city
Uniform Laws/UCC - CORRECT ANSWER - NOT A LAW
The Federal Government will send out suggestions on how they think state governments should
operate. The states can choose to follow these UCCs, amend them, or not follow them at all
Who drafts UCC - CORRECT ANSWER - The Federal government
How do UCCs become law - CORRECT ANSWER - States can vote
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is law - CORRECT ANSWER - Enforceable rules governing relationships among
individuals and between individuals and society
Primary sources of law - CORRECT ANSWER - Sources that establish the law
Examples of Primary Sources of law - CORRECT ANSWER - -US Constitution and State
Constitutions
-Statutes/Laws passed by Congress/State Legislatures
-Regulations created by administrative agencies
-Case Law
Case Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Old cases that determine new cases
Secondary sources of law - CORRECT ANSWER - Sources that
summarize/clarify/explain the law
Examples of secondary sources of law - CORRECT ANSWER - -Legal encyclopedias
-Treatises
-Articles
-Journals
, Constitutional Law - CORRECT ANSWER - The constitution is the supreme law of the
land
10th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - Section of the Bill of Rights that says any
power that is not given to the Federal Government is given to the people or the states
Statutory Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Written and approved laws. Usually inacted by a
legislative body. Common law and previous court decisions help define statutory law.
Each Level of Government - CORRECT ANSWER - Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Legislative - CORRECT ANSWER - Makes the laws
Executive - CORRECT ANSWER - Enforces the law
Judicial - CORRECT ANSWER - Interprets the law
Ordinances - CORRECT ANSWER - A legislature/law enacted by a city
Uniform Laws/UCC - CORRECT ANSWER - NOT A LAW
The Federal Government will send out suggestions on how they think state governments should
operate. The states can choose to follow these UCCs, amend them, or not follow them at all
Who drafts UCC - CORRECT ANSWER - The Federal government
How do UCCs become law - CORRECT ANSWER - States can vote
