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Next month, Mexico seeks to enter into a treaty with the State of Texas over water
rights involving the Rio Grande. Is this treaty constitutional under the U.S. Constitution?
a. No, a treaty is an agreement among independent nations and Texas is not an
independent nation.
b. Yes, because Mexico is an independent nation.
c. Yes, because Mexico and Texas share the Rio Grande as a boundary.
d. No, unless it is entered into directly between the President of Mexico and Governor of
Texas. - ✔✔a. No, a treaty is an agreement among independent nations and Texas is
not an independent nation.
✔✔Dylan believes that his neighbor, Nancy, is improperly erecting a fence on Dylan's
property. Despite efforts to get Nancy to stop the construction of the fence, she refuses.
Dylan then sues Nancy and seeks only an injunction from a court to stop the fence's
construction. What type of judicial relief is Dylan seeking from the court?
a. equity.
b. criminal.
c. restatement of the law.
d. damages. - ✔✔a. equity.
✔✔Wendy sued Greg for a breach of contract, but the trial court found in favor of Greg.
If Wendy chooses to appeal her case, her party status on appeal is known as:
a. appellant.
b. defendant.
c. appellee.
d. loser. - ✔✔a. appellant.
✔✔If the case of Johnson v. Texas was decided by the United States Supreme Court,
where would the opinion of the court be published?
a. U.S. Supreme Court Reports
b. Pacific Reporter.
c. South Western Reporter
d. Atlantic Reporter - ✔✔a. U.S. Supreme Court Reports
✔✔LEGAL REASONING - ✔✔
✔✔When applying substantive law the court considers what sort of legal rights?
,a. The Restatements of the law created by the ALI.
b. The agreements between or among independent nations.
c. The rules of procedure that spells out the method to obtain a remedy in court.
d. The rules that regulate legal rights, such as contract law under a binding contract. -
✔✔d. The rules that regulate legal rights, such as contract law under a binding contract.
✔✔If the Supreme Court of the U.S. is examining state legislation under provisions of
theU.S. Constitution, the Constitution would be paramount under what principle?
a. The principle of stare decisis would specify that state legislation is independent of the
U.S. Constitution in areas of conflict
b. The status of the U.S. Constitution of the supreme law of the land.
c. The state legislation would be supreme to the U.S. Constitution under the principle of
federalism.
d. The Court would apply the preponderance of the evidence to the matter to determine
supremacy. - ✔✔b. The status of the U.S. Constitution of the supreme law of the land.
✔✔After reviewing the chapter, how would you compare the business law topics
governed by the common law versus those that are governed largely by statute?
a. All matters of commercial law are governed by treaties in the United States.
b. All matters of commercial law are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code.
c. While some business law topics are governed by statutory law, most areas of
commercial law have remained governed by common law.
d. While some business law topics still are governed by common law, most areas of
commercial law have become largely statutory. - ✔✔d. While some business law topics
still are governed by common law, most areas of commercial law have become largely
statutory.
✔✔In Caldwell v. Bechtel, Inc., Caldwell sued Bechtel for damages related to work that
Caldwell performed for Bechtel as part of the metropolitan subway system in
Washington D.C. To avoid liability, Bechtel argued that:
a. it owed a duty to Caldwell, but did not owe damages to Caldwell.
b. owed a duty only to ensure that Caldwell was contractually paid.
c. did not owe a duty to reasonable care to protect Caldwell's safety.
d. Caldwell failed to meet his burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. - ✔✔c. did
not owe a duty to reasonable care to protect Caldwell's safety.
✔✔Curtis Williams was employed by Highway Construction Engineering Corporation
(HCEC). HCEC was contracted to excavate a traffic tunnel for the State of New Jersey,
and Curtis was assigned to work on this excavation project. While working on the
excavation of the tunnel, Curtis breathed in very harmful debris resulting from the
demolition of the tunnel for the excavation. By breathing in the debris, Curtis suffered a
debilitating lung disorder. Williams sued HCEC for damages resulting for breathing in
,the debris. If HCEC asserts that it has no duty to protect Curtis's safety, will it be
successful?
a. Yes, because HCEC was not responsible for the debris.
b. Yes, because HCEC owes no duty to Curtis
c. No, because HCEC owes a duty of care to Curtis to take reasonable steps to protect
Curtis from the foreseeable risk of harm to his health posed by the excavation of the
tunnel.
d. No, because HCEC has a contractual duty w - ✔✔c. No, because HCEC owes a duty
of care to Curtis to take reasonable steps to protect Curtis from the foreseeable risk of
harm to his health posed by the excavation of the tunnel.
✔✔If an African culture and an Eastern Asian culture differ as to the morality of a
particular action, under ethical relativism:
a. both cultures are incorrect.
b. the action should be assessed to determine whether the action produces more net
pleasure compared with net pain.
c. a cost-benefit analysis should be conducted to determine the relative economic
efficiency of the action.
d. both actions would be viewed as ethical. - ✔✔d. both actions would be viewed as
ethical.
✔✔Which of the following best describes the social egalitarian ethics theory?
a. Social egalitarians believe that society should provide each person with equal
amounts of good and services regardless of the contribution each makes to increase
society's wealth.
b. Social egalitarians support rules that, on balance, produce the greatest pleasure for
society.
c. Social egalitarians believe a rational person possesses inherent power to assess the
correctness of actions.
d. Social egalitarians believe individuals should seek out and emulate good role models.
- ✔✔a. Social egalitarians believe that society should provide each person with equal
amounts of good and services regardless of the contribution each makes to increase
society's wealth.
✔✔The chief criticism of utilitarianism is that it:
a. only measures monetary gains and losses in making business decisions.
b. compares direct and indirect costs and benefits of program alternatives for meeting a
specific goal.
c. in some instances ignores justice.
d. emphasizes justice and a central moral authority. - ✔✔c. in some instances ignores
justice.
, ✔✔Which of the following is NOT a stage in Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development?
a. Intuitionism.
b. Preconventional.
c. Conventional.
d. Postconventional. - ✔✔a. Intuitionism.
✔✔An ethical decision-making approach that asserts that actions must be judged by
what individuals feel is right or wrong for themselves, is:
a. ethical fundamentalism.
b. ethical relativism.
c. rule utilitarianism.
d. act utilitarianism. - ✔✔b. ethical relativism.
✔✔How are fiduciary responsibilities defined?
a. Utmost loyalty and good faith.
b. Unlawful constraint exercised upon a person.
c. Intentional fabrication of a document.
d. Intentional misrepresentation of facts in order to cheat another. - ✔✔a. Utmost loyalty
and good faith.
✔✔Kant's categorical imperative proposes that:
a. the good and evil should be assessed in terms of the consequences of actions.
b. if individuals wish to act morally, they should seek out and emulate those who always
seem to know the right choices.
c. the "veil of ignorance" should be developed to consider the needs and rights of all
society's members.
d. moral actions must potentially be a universal law that could be applied consistently
and must respect the autonomy of all human beings and not treat them as an expedient.
- ✔✔d. moral actions must potentially be a universal law that could be applied
consistently and must respect the autonomy of all human beings and not treat them as
an expedient.
✔✔What do Libertarians stress as the basis for distributing society's rewards?
a. A central authority.
b. Market outcomes.
c. The greatest good.
d. All of these are correct. - ✔✔b. Market outcomes.
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Next month, Mexico seeks to enter into a treaty with the State of Texas over water
rights involving the Rio Grande. Is this treaty constitutional under the U.S. Constitution?
a. No, a treaty is an agreement among independent nations and Texas is not an
independent nation.
b. Yes, because Mexico is an independent nation.
c. Yes, because Mexico and Texas share the Rio Grande as a boundary.
d. No, unless it is entered into directly between the President of Mexico and Governor of
Texas. - ✔✔a. No, a treaty is an agreement among independent nations and Texas is
not an independent nation.
✔✔Dylan believes that his neighbor, Nancy, is improperly erecting a fence on Dylan's
property. Despite efforts to get Nancy to stop the construction of the fence, she refuses.
Dylan then sues Nancy and seeks only an injunction from a court to stop the fence's
construction. What type of judicial relief is Dylan seeking from the court?
a. equity.
b. criminal.
c. restatement of the law.
d. damages. - ✔✔a. equity.
✔✔Wendy sued Greg for a breach of contract, but the trial court found in favor of Greg.
If Wendy chooses to appeal her case, her party status on appeal is known as:
a. appellant.
b. defendant.
c. appellee.
d. loser. - ✔✔a. appellant.
✔✔If the case of Johnson v. Texas was decided by the United States Supreme Court,
where would the opinion of the court be published?
a. U.S. Supreme Court Reports
b. Pacific Reporter.
c. South Western Reporter
d. Atlantic Reporter - ✔✔a. U.S. Supreme Court Reports
✔✔LEGAL REASONING - ✔✔
✔✔When applying substantive law the court considers what sort of legal rights?
,a. The Restatements of the law created by the ALI.
b. The agreements between or among independent nations.
c. The rules of procedure that spells out the method to obtain a remedy in court.
d. The rules that regulate legal rights, such as contract law under a binding contract. -
✔✔d. The rules that regulate legal rights, such as contract law under a binding contract.
✔✔If the Supreme Court of the U.S. is examining state legislation under provisions of
theU.S. Constitution, the Constitution would be paramount under what principle?
a. The principle of stare decisis would specify that state legislation is independent of the
U.S. Constitution in areas of conflict
b. The status of the U.S. Constitution of the supreme law of the land.
c. The state legislation would be supreme to the U.S. Constitution under the principle of
federalism.
d. The Court would apply the preponderance of the evidence to the matter to determine
supremacy. - ✔✔b. The status of the U.S. Constitution of the supreme law of the land.
✔✔After reviewing the chapter, how would you compare the business law topics
governed by the common law versus those that are governed largely by statute?
a. All matters of commercial law are governed by treaties in the United States.
b. All matters of commercial law are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code.
c. While some business law topics are governed by statutory law, most areas of
commercial law have remained governed by common law.
d. While some business law topics still are governed by common law, most areas of
commercial law have become largely statutory. - ✔✔d. While some business law topics
still are governed by common law, most areas of commercial law have become largely
statutory.
✔✔In Caldwell v. Bechtel, Inc., Caldwell sued Bechtel for damages related to work that
Caldwell performed for Bechtel as part of the metropolitan subway system in
Washington D.C. To avoid liability, Bechtel argued that:
a. it owed a duty to Caldwell, but did not owe damages to Caldwell.
b. owed a duty only to ensure that Caldwell was contractually paid.
c. did not owe a duty to reasonable care to protect Caldwell's safety.
d. Caldwell failed to meet his burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. - ✔✔c. did
not owe a duty to reasonable care to protect Caldwell's safety.
✔✔Curtis Williams was employed by Highway Construction Engineering Corporation
(HCEC). HCEC was contracted to excavate a traffic tunnel for the State of New Jersey,
and Curtis was assigned to work on this excavation project. While working on the
excavation of the tunnel, Curtis breathed in very harmful debris resulting from the
demolition of the tunnel for the excavation. By breathing in the debris, Curtis suffered a
debilitating lung disorder. Williams sued HCEC for damages resulting for breathing in
,the debris. If HCEC asserts that it has no duty to protect Curtis's safety, will it be
successful?
a. Yes, because HCEC was not responsible for the debris.
b. Yes, because HCEC owes no duty to Curtis
c. No, because HCEC owes a duty of care to Curtis to take reasonable steps to protect
Curtis from the foreseeable risk of harm to his health posed by the excavation of the
tunnel.
d. No, because HCEC has a contractual duty w - ✔✔c. No, because HCEC owes a duty
of care to Curtis to take reasonable steps to protect Curtis from the foreseeable risk of
harm to his health posed by the excavation of the tunnel.
✔✔If an African culture and an Eastern Asian culture differ as to the morality of a
particular action, under ethical relativism:
a. both cultures are incorrect.
b. the action should be assessed to determine whether the action produces more net
pleasure compared with net pain.
c. a cost-benefit analysis should be conducted to determine the relative economic
efficiency of the action.
d. both actions would be viewed as ethical. - ✔✔d. both actions would be viewed as
ethical.
✔✔Which of the following best describes the social egalitarian ethics theory?
a. Social egalitarians believe that society should provide each person with equal
amounts of good and services regardless of the contribution each makes to increase
society's wealth.
b. Social egalitarians support rules that, on balance, produce the greatest pleasure for
society.
c. Social egalitarians believe a rational person possesses inherent power to assess the
correctness of actions.
d. Social egalitarians believe individuals should seek out and emulate good role models.
- ✔✔a. Social egalitarians believe that society should provide each person with equal
amounts of good and services regardless of the contribution each makes to increase
society's wealth.
✔✔The chief criticism of utilitarianism is that it:
a. only measures monetary gains and losses in making business decisions.
b. compares direct and indirect costs and benefits of program alternatives for meeting a
specific goal.
c. in some instances ignores justice.
d. emphasizes justice and a central moral authority. - ✔✔c. in some instances ignores
justice.
, ✔✔Which of the following is NOT a stage in Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development?
a. Intuitionism.
b. Preconventional.
c. Conventional.
d. Postconventional. - ✔✔a. Intuitionism.
✔✔An ethical decision-making approach that asserts that actions must be judged by
what individuals feel is right or wrong for themselves, is:
a. ethical fundamentalism.
b. ethical relativism.
c. rule utilitarianism.
d. act utilitarianism. - ✔✔b. ethical relativism.
✔✔How are fiduciary responsibilities defined?
a. Utmost loyalty and good faith.
b. Unlawful constraint exercised upon a person.
c. Intentional fabrication of a document.
d. Intentional misrepresentation of facts in order to cheat another. - ✔✔a. Utmost loyalty
and good faith.
✔✔Kant's categorical imperative proposes that:
a. the good and evil should be assessed in terms of the consequences of actions.
b. if individuals wish to act morally, they should seek out and emulate those who always
seem to know the right choices.
c. the "veil of ignorance" should be developed to consider the needs and rights of all
society's members.
d. moral actions must potentially be a universal law that could be applied consistently
and must respect the autonomy of all human beings and not treat them as an expedient.
- ✔✔d. moral actions must potentially be a universal law that could be applied
consistently and must respect the autonomy of all human beings and not treat them as
an expedient.
✔✔What do Libertarians stress as the basis for distributing society's rewards?
a. A central authority.
b. Market outcomes.
c. The greatest good.
d. All of these are correct. - ✔✔b. Market outcomes.
