Test Bank for The Legal Environment Today, 10th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller.pdf

,1. In mambrief mfiledmin mLea'smsuitmagainstmMicaminmamstatemcourt,mNeil,mLea'smattorney,mcites,mOle!mCafemv.mPan mFoodsmCor
p.,man munpublished mopinion.mWith mrespectmto mthempersuasivenessmof munpublished mopinions,mmostmstates
a. allowmtheirmcourtsmto mconsidermsuch mopinions.
b. do mnotmallowmtheirmcourtsmto mconsidermsuch mopinions.
c. imposemcertain mhierarchicalmrankings.
d. requiremtheirmcourtsmto mconsidermsuch mopinions.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: ThemCommon mLawmTradition
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVEm LO-3 m-mLOm-m3
S:
NATIONALmSTANDARDSUnited mStatesm-mAACSBmReflective
:
LOCALmSTANDARDS: United mStatesm-mOHm-mDefaultmCity m-mAICPAmLegal
TOPICS: CHAPTERm1 --ONLINEmDEVELOPMENTS:mHOWmTHEmINTERNETmHASmEXPANDED
PRECEDENT
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:mApplication

2. In mambrief mfiledmin mGene'smsuitmagainstmHoytminmamfederalmcourt,mIlsa,mGene'smattorney,mcites,mJonmv.mKlint,manmunpubl
ished mopinion.mAccordingmto mamrulingmof mthemUnited mStatesmSupreme mCourt,mthemjudgemin mGene'smsuit
a. may mconsidermthemunpublished mopinion mpersuasive.
b. mustmapply mthemunpublished mopinion masmbinding.
c. mustmignoremthemunpublished mopinion.
d. mustmissuemamjudgmentmin mHoyt'smfavor.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: ThemCommon mLawmTradition
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVEm LO-3 m-mLOm-m3
S:
NATIONALmSTANDARDSUnited mStatesm-mAACSBmReflective
:
LOCALmSTANDARDS: United mStatesm-mOHm-mDefaultmCity m-mAICPAmLegal
TOPICS: CHAPTERm1 --ONLINEmDEVELOPMENTS:mHOWmTHEmINTERNETmHASmEXPANDED
PRECEDENT
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:mApplication

3. Iramismamjudgemin mamcourtmofmequity.mIn mthismcourt,mIrammaymbarmamsuitmifmitmismnotmfiledmwithin mampropermtimemundermthemd
octrinemknown mas
a. equitable mlimitations.
b. equitable mmaxims.
c. laches.
d. limitation mdembaris.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: ThemCommon mLawmTradition

,LEARNINGmOBJECTIVm LO-4
ES:
NATIONALmSTANDARm United mStatesm-mAACSBmAnalytic
DS:
LOCALmSTANDARDS:m United mStatesm-mOHm-mDefaultmCity m-mAICPAmLegal
TOPICS: CHAPTERm1---
LANDMARKmINmTHEmLEGALmENVIRONMENT:mEQUITABLEmPRINCIPLESmANDmMAXI
MS
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:mApplication

4. Keisha mismamstatemcourtmjudge.mAmstatutemof mlimitationsmlimits
a. themamountmof mamjudgmentmthatmKeisha mcan missuemin many monemcase.
b. themlength mof mamtrialmin mKeisha'smcourt.
c. themnumbermof mcasesmthatmKeisha mismpermitted mto mhear.
d. themtimemduringmwhich mamcertain msuitmcan mbembroughtmin mKeisha'smcourt.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: ThemCommon mLawmTradition
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVm LO-4
ES:
NATIONALmSTANDARm United mStatesm-mAACSBmReflective
DS:
LOCALmSTANDARDS:m United mStatesm-mOHm-mDefaultmCity m-mAICPAmLegal
TOPICS: CHAPTERm1---
LANDMARKmINmTHEmLEGALmENVIRONMENT:mEQUITABLEmPRINCIPLESmANDmMAXI
MS
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:mApplication

5. Bly mismamjudgemin mamcountrymthatmfollowsmamcommonmlawmsystem.mIn mthismsystem,mBly'smapplicationmofmamprinciplemof mla
wmto mamcertain msetmof mfactsmmustmbemadhered mto mby
a. allmjudgesmin mcourtsmof minferiormrank.
b. allmothermjudges.
c. no mothermjudges.
d. only mthosemjudgesmwho melectmto mapply mit.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Classificationsmof mLaw
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES: LO-5
NATIONALmSTANDARDS: United mStatesm-mAACSBmReflective
LOCALmSTANDARDS: United mStatesm-mOHm-mDefaultmCity m-mAICPAmCriticalmThinking
TOPICS: CHAPTERm1-- BEYONDmOURmBORDERS:mNATIONALmLAWmSYSTEMS
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:mApplication

6. Arno mismjudgemin mamcountry mthatmfollowsmamcivilmlawmsystem.mIn mArno'smcourt,mthemprimary msourcemof mlawmconsistsmof
a. administrative mdecisions.
b. amstatutory mcode.
c. casemprecedents.

, d. themlawsmof mothermnations.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Classificationsmof mLaw
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES: LO-5
NATIONALmSTANDARDS: United mStatesm-mAACSBmReflective
LOCALmSTANDARDS: United mStatesm-mOHm-mDefaultmCity m-mAICPAmCriticalmThinking
TOPICS: CHAPTERm1-- BEYONDmOURmBORDERS:mNATIONALmLAWmSYSTEMS
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:mApplication

7. GlobalmEnterprisesmCorporation m(GEC)mengagesmin mwhatmsomemunhappy mex-
employeesmandmdisgruntled mconsumersmconsidermto mbembadmcorporatembehavior.mThesemindividualsmpostm"horrormst
ories"maboutmGECmon mroguemWebmsites.mBymprovidingmamforummformcomplaints,mthempotentialmformdamagemto mthemre
putation mof many mcorporation mviamthemInternetmhas
a. decreased.
b. increased.
c. neithermdecreased mnormincreased.
d. both mdecreased mand mincreased.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: GlobalmBusinessmEthics
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:LO-5

NATIONALmSTANDARDS:mUnited mStatesm-mAACSBmEthics

LOCALmSTANDARDS: United mStatesm-mOHm-mDefaultmCity m-mAICPAmCriticalmThinking
TOPICS: CHAPTERm2-- ONLINEmDEVELOPMENTS:mCORPORATEmREPUTATIONSmUNDER
ATTACK
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:mApplication

8. World mInvestmentm&mTrading,mInc.m(WIT),mencouragesmitsmemployeesmtombuild mtrustmwithmitsmcustomersmand mothermco
mpanies.mUnfounded mcomplaintsmandmexaggeratedmchargesmleveledmagainstmWITmonlinemwould mmostmlikely mbemregardedmb
y mamcourtmas
a. an mexpression mof mfact.
b. amformmof mspeech mprotected mby mthemFirstmAmendment.
c. an minappropriate monlinemdisclosure.
d. libelous.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: GlobalmBusinessmEthics
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:LO-5

NATIONALmSTANDARDS:mUnited mStatesm-mAACSBmEthics

LOCALmSTANDARDS: United mStatesm-mOHm-mDefaultmCity m-mAICPAmCriticalmThinking