BUL 4310 EXAM 1 THE LEGAL
ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS UNIVERSITY
OF FLORIDA EXAMINATION TEST 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ 2.Common law is distinct from the Civil Law (Code system - the
Roman Law). In judgemade
law (the common law system), the law bubbles up from court cases, as
decisions
are written down and put in yearbooks. The result is that the law
increasingly becomes
universal, understood, and spread throughout the kingdom. Which of the
following is
true?
A. Nowadays, the common law is found principally in English speaking
countries.
B. Under the civil law, courts are subject to stare decisis.
C. Opinions from Georgia are binding in Florida.
D. When the United States became a nation, law was created from a
blank slate.
E. None of the above. Answer: Answer: A, LSB 39-40, Barron's Page 7.
2
,⩥ 3. A case decided in 2004 by the Massachusetts Supreme Court and
reported by
NorthEastern Reports in volume 808 page 301, involved the First
Congregational
Church of Haverhill (defendant) and Callahan (plaintiff). How would
this court case be
cited?
A. Callahan v. First Congregational Church of Haverhill, Mass. 2004
(301 N.E. 2d 808).
B. First Congregational Church of Haverhill v. Callahan, Mass. 2004
(301 N.E. 2d 808).
C. Callahan v. First Congregational Church of Haverhill, 808 N.E. 2d
301 (Mass. 2004).
D. First Congregational Church of Haverhill v. Callahan, 808 N.E. 2d
301 (Mass. 2004).
E. Callahan v. First Congregational Church of Haverhill, 301 N.E. 2d
808 (Mass. 2004). Answer: Answer: C. Lecture.
⩥ 4. Shrek, a law student, is doing research about court cases in a far
away land. While
online, he finds the case he is looking for, and the following summation
is shown:
Farquad v. Fiona, 808 N.E. 2d 301 (New York, 2004). As a competent
law student,
,Shrek can assume which of the following:
A. Farquad, the Defendant (or Appellee), was likely sued by Fiona, the
plaintiff
(although in some cases she could be the defendant but also the
appellant), in 2004
by the New York State Supreme Court and published in the 300th edition
of
Northeastern Reports.
B. Fiona, the Defendant (or Appellee), was likely sued by Farquad, the
plaintiff (or the
appellant, although in some cases Farquad could be the defendant). The
decision, in
2004, was by the New York Court of Appeals and published in the 2nd
edition of
Northeastern Reports.
C. Fiona, the Defendant, was likely sued by Farquad, the plaintiff, in
2004. This case
was published in Answer: Answer—B, Lecture and very early LSB.
⩥ 5.Some laws are codified, while others arise out of the common law.
All of the following
are examples of public laws, except:
A. Tax law
B. Contract Law
, C. Constitutional Law
D. Administrative Law
E. Criminal Law Answer: Answer: B, Contract law = private law, LSB
18.
⩥ 6.True or False: Ethics is more likely to influence law rather than
vice-versa. Answer: Answer: TRUE. LSB 7-9, Lecture, Barron's page 5.
⩥ 7.True or False: Stare decisis binds all of the lower courts of a
jurisdiction to
determinations rendered by the highest court in that same jurisdiction.
Answer: Answer: True. LSB 14, Barron's page 8.
⩥ 8.Mary is at the airport waiting to catch her flight. She spots a sign
that says: "No Smoking
inside the airport terminal. $250 fine if caught." Is this statement on the
sign a law?
A. Yes. This statement is enforceable and if the person is caught, he/she
will be
punished.
B. Yes. A statement is law as long as it is written down.
C. No. Only legal documents are considered law.
D. No. Usually, it is only statements regarding public safety that are
considered law
ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS UNIVERSITY
OF FLORIDA EXAMINATION TEST 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ 2.Common law is distinct from the Civil Law (Code system - the
Roman Law). In judgemade
law (the common law system), the law bubbles up from court cases, as
decisions
are written down and put in yearbooks. The result is that the law
increasingly becomes
universal, understood, and spread throughout the kingdom. Which of the
following is
true?
A. Nowadays, the common law is found principally in English speaking
countries.
B. Under the civil law, courts are subject to stare decisis.
C. Opinions from Georgia are binding in Florida.
D. When the United States became a nation, law was created from a
blank slate.
E. None of the above. Answer: Answer: A, LSB 39-40, Barron's Page 7.
2
,⩥ 3. A case decided in 2004 by the Massachusetts Supreme Court and
reported by
NorthEastern Reports in volume 808 page 301, involved the First
Congregational
Church of Haverhill (defendant) and Callahan (plaintiff). How would
this court case be
cited?
A. Callahan v. First Congregational Church of Haverhill, Mass. 2004
(301 N.E. 2d 808).
B. First Congregational Church of Haverhill v. Callahan, Mass. 2004
(301 N.E. 2d 808).
C. Callahan v. First Congregational Church of Haverhill, 808 N.E. 2d
301 (Mass. 2004).
D. First Congregational Church of Haverhill v. Callahan, 808 N.E. 2d
301 (Mass. 2004).
E. Callahan v. First Congregational Church of Haverhill, 301 N.E. 2d
808 (Mass. 2004). Answer: Answer: C. Lecture.
⩥ 4. Shrek, a law student, is doing research about court cases in a far
away land. While
online, he finds the case he is looking for, and the following summation
is shown:
Farquad v. Fiona, 808 N.E. 2d 301 (New York, 2004). As a competent
law student,
,Shrek can assume which of the following:
A. Farquad, the Defendant (or Appellee), was likely sued by Fiona, the
plaintiff
(although in some cases she could be the defendant but also the
appellant), in 2004
by the New York State Supreme Court and published in the 300th edition
of
Northeastern Reports.
B. Fiona, the Defendant (or Appellee), was likely sued by Farquad, the
plaintiff (or the
appellant, although in some cases Farquad could be the defendant). The
decision, in
2004, was by the New York Court of Appeals and published in the 2nd
edition of
Northeastern Reports.
C. Fiona, the Defendant, was likely sued by Farquad, the plaintiff, in
2004. This case
was published in Answer: Answer—B, Lecture and very early LSB.
⩥ 5.Some laws are codified, while others arise out of the common law.
All of the following
are examples of public laws, except:
A. Tax law
B. Contract Law
, C. Constitutional Law
D. Administrative Law
E. Criminal Law Answer: Answer: B, Contract law = private law, LSB
18.
⩥ 6.True or False: Ethics is more likely to influence law rather than
vice-versa. Answer: Answer: TRUE. LSB 7-9, Lecture, Barron's page 5.
⩥ 7.True or False: Stare decisis binds all of the lower courts of a
jurisdiction to
determinations rendered by the highest court in that same jurisdiction.
Answer: Answer: True. LSB 14, Barron's page 8.
⩥ 8.Mary is at the airport waiting to catch her flight. She spots a sign
that says: "No Smoking
inside the airport terminal. $250 fine if caught." Is this statement on the
sign a law?
A. Yes. This statement is enforceable and if the person is caught, he/she
will be
punished.
B. Yes. A statement is law as long as it is written down.
C. No. Only legal documents are considered law.
D. No. Usually, it is only statements regarding public safety that are
considered law
