,Chapter 1—THE NATURE AND SOURCES OF LAW
TRUE/FALSE
1. The pattern of rules that society uses to control the conduct of individuals in their relationships is
called law.
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2. The law works to cause our society to operate in an inefficient manner.
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3. Law is often defined as the body of principles that courts will enforce.
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4. Jane asserts she has a legal right. Jane is really saying she has an obligation to perform or refrain from
performing an act.
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5. Rights always stand alone, without any duties.
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6. Rights guaranteed in the United States Constitution are not accompanied by duties.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
7. Court decisions and statutes can take away rights created by the United States Constitution.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
8. One of our most important rights is the right of privacy.
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9. The right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures conducted by the police is
guaranteed by state statute.
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10. The United States Constitution provides that we have a right to be free from intrusions by others.
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11. The private life of a nonpublic citizen is subject to public scrutiny.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
12. One advantage of our current legal system is that the growth of technology has not created many new
laws.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
13. The right of privacy does not apply to intrusions into our privacy by means of new technology.
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14. Several layers of law are enacted at different levels of government to provide the framework for
business and personal rights and duties. At the base of this framework of laws is constitutional law.
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15. A constitution is a body of principles that establishes the structure of a government and the relationship
of that government to the people who are governed.
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16. Statutes are the only source of law.
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17. Within each state in the United States, only one constitution is in force.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
18. In addition to state legislatures and the United States Congress, all cities, counties, and other
governmental subdivisions have some power to adopt ordinances within their sphere of operation.
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19. State legislatures, not Congress, enact statutory law.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
20. Administrative regulations are a type of law.
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21. Administrative regulations generally do not have the force of a statute.
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22. Courts can create law.
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23. When a court decides a new question or problem, the decision is called a precedent.
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24. The group of time-honored rules that courts have used to solve similar problems for decades is called
stare decisis.
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25. Treaties made by the United States are not deemed part of the law.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
26. Uniform State Law generally is not applicable to business.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
27. Those uniform state laws that have been adopted by individual states were first written by Congress.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
28. Substantive law creates rights and duties.
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29. Law may be classified in terms of principles of law and principles of equity.
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30. In the United States today, we generally have one law court and one equity court.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Law is:
a. a body of religious principles held by all members of society.
b. a body of principles that society establishes to keep things running smoothly.
c. always the result of case-law decisions.
TRUE/FALSE
1. The pattern of rules that society uses to control the conduct of individuals in their relationships is
called law.
ANS: T MSC: AACSB Analytic
2. The law works to cause our society to operate in an inefficient manner.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
3. Law is often defined as the body of principles that courts will enforce.
ANS: T MSC: AACSB Analytic
4. Jane asserts she has a legal right. Jane is really saying she has an obligation to perform or refrain from
performing an act.
ANS: F TOP: MSC: AACSB Analytic
5. Rights always stand alone, without any duties.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
6. Rights guaranteed in the United States Constitution are not accompanied by duties.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
7. Court decisions and statutes can take away rights created by the United States Constitution.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
8. One of our most important rights is the right of privacy.
ANS: T MSC: AACSB Analytic
9. The right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures conducted by the police is
guaranteed by state statute.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
10. The United States Constitution provides that we have a right to be free from intrusions by others.
, ANS: T MSC: AACSB Analytic
11. The private life of a nonpublic citizen is subject to public scrutiny.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
12. One advantage of our current legal system is that the growth of technology has not created many new
laws.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
13. The right of privacy does not apply to intrusions into our privacy by means of new technology.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
14. Several layers of law are enacted at different levels of government to provide the framework for
business and personal rights and duties. At the base of this framework of laws is constitutional law.
ANS: T MSC: AACSB Analytic
15. A constitution is a body of principles that establishes the structure of a government and the relationship
of that government to the people who are governed.
ANS: T MSC: AACSB Analytic
16. Statutes are the only source of law.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
17. Within each state in the United States, only one constitution is in force.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
18. In addition to state legislatures and the United States Congress, all cities, counties, and other
governmental subdivisions have some power to adopt ordinances within their sphere of operation.
ANS: T MSC: AACSB Analytic
19. State legislatures, not Congress, enact statutory law.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
20. Administrative regulations are a type of law.
ANS: T MSC: AACSB Analytic
21. Administrative regulations generally do not have the force of a statute.
, ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
22. Courts can create law.
ANS: T MSC: AACSB Analytic
23. When a court decides a new question or problem, the decision is called a precedent.
ANS: T MSC: AACSB Analytic
24. The group of time-honored rules that courts have used to solve similar problems for decades is called
stare decisis.
ANS: T MSC: AACSB Analytic
25. Treaties made by the United States are not deemed part of the law.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
26. Uniform State Law generally is not applicable to business.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
27. Those uniform state laws that have been adopted by individual states were first written by Congress.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
28. Substantive law creates rights and duties.
ANS: T MSC: AACSB Analytic
29. Law may be classified in terms of principles of law and principles of equity.
ANS: T MSC: AACSB Analytic
30. In the United States today, we generally have one law court and one equity court.
ANS: F MSC: AACSB Analytic
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Law is:
a. a body of religious principles held by all members of society.
b. a body of principles that society establishes to keep things running smoothly.
c. always the result of case-law decisions.
