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TEST BANK FOR LAW AND BUSINESS
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9780134841298| ALL CHAPTERS 1-32
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TEST BANK for Law and Business Administration in
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Canada, 15th Edition by J. Smyth, Dan Soberman, A.
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Ch 1 G




1) A simple definition of law would be misleading because law is
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so
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a. bound up with the rule of law.
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b. diverse and complex.
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c. difficult to define.
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d. none of the above
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e. all of the above
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Answer: b G


Diff: 2 G


Type: MC G


Topic: The Role of Law G G G G


Skill: Recall G




2) We need to have law because it
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a. regulates individuals’ interactions with one another.
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b. gives the government the power to act for the benefit of society
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in general.
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c. provides an element of certainty in determining contractual and
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Gproperty rights. G



d. protects persons, property, and society, and prohibits conduct
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that society believes is harmful.
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e. all of the above
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Answer: e G




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Diff: 2 G



Type: MC G


Topic: The Role of Law
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Skill: Recall
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3) The fact that laws that appear to be unjust must still be obeyed
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suggests that
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a. justice is merely the result of the influence of ethics.
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b. justice is merely a product of social morals.
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c. there is a difference between good laws and bad ones.
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d. in reality, we must think of justice as nothing more than the
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result of our legal system.
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e. those who make the laws just do not care.
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Answer: d G


Diff: 3 G



Type: MC G


Topic: The Role of Law
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Skill: Applied
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4) The Canadian legal profession is organized on a provincial
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basis with each province having its own ―bar‖ society. However,
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a member of any provincial bar may appear before
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a. the House of Lords in England.
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b. the International War Crimes Tribunal.
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c. the Supreme Court of Canada.
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d. any Human Rights Tribunal in any province.
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e. any Landlord and Tenant Board Tribunal in any province.
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Answer: c G



Diff: 3 G



Type: MC G



Topic: Legal Risk Management
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Skill: Recall
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5) Joe hired Julie, a lawyer, to defend him on assault charges. At
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their first meeting he told her the details concerning his
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involvement in the assault. After a dispute between Joe and Julie
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in relation to legal fees, Joe decided to retain a new lawyer. The
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police attended at Julie’s office to ask her questions concerning
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what Joe told her about the assault. In these circumstances
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a. the solicitor/client privilege does not allow Julie to reveal any
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Gcommunications she had with Joe without his approval. G G G G G G G



b. given that the solicitor/client relationship has ended, Julie is at
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liberty to disclose the information.
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c. the solicitor/client privilege does not extend to admissions by
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Gclients of wrongdoing so communications must be disclosed.
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d. Julie is at liberty to disclose any information in relation to the
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dispute with Joe over fees but not in relation to communications
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about the assault.
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e. the Canada Evidence Act permits Julie to disclose any
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Answer: a G



Diff: 3 G



Type: MC G



Topic: Legal Risk Management
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