HOSP 2300 Exam 1 Questions With
What is law? - ANSWER a body of rules to which people must conform their
conduct, a set of rules used by judges in deciding disputes
law is a form of: - ANSWER social conduct
10 principles of hospitality law - ANSWER 1. restaurants
2. bars
3. hotels, inns, b&b, motels
4. travel agents
5. airlines
6. casinos
7. amusement parks
8. theaters
9. night clubs
10. sports facilities
4 sources of law - ANSWER constitutional law, statutory law, common law,
precedents
constitutional law - ANSWER delegated powers, interstate commerce,
legislative process
delegated powers - ANSWER expressly allocated to the federal government in
the constitution
interstate commerce - ANSWER business affecting more than one state
legislative process - ANSWER method by which congress adopts laws
statutory law - ANSWER law promulgated by legislators and generally agreed to
by the executive
statute - ANSWER law adopted by federal or state legislator
ordinance - ANSWER law adopted by local legislature
common law - ANSWER consists of legal rules that evolved from decisions of
judges and from customs and practice
, case decision - ANSWER interpretation of the law applied by a judge to a set of
facts in a given case
precedent - ANSWER case decision becomes precedent
stare decisis - ANSWER process of following earlier cases gives some uniformity
to law
administrative law - ANSWER laws that define powers, limitations, and
procedures of administrative agencies
administrative agency - ANSWER governmental subdivision charged with
administering legislation that applies to a particular industry
regulations - ANSWER laws adopted by administrative agencies
food and drug administration - ANSWER oversees food and pharmaceutical
industries
federal communications commission - ANSWER oversees the
communications/broadcasting industry
consumer product safety commission - ANSWER polices the safety of consumer
products
civil law - ANSWER wrong done to an individual
criminal law - ANSWER wrong considered to be inflicted on society
civil lawsuit - ANSWER compensation for an injury
criminal lawsuit - ANSWER punishment of the wrongdoer
contract - ANSWER an agreement between two or more parties that is
enforceable in court
negligence - ANSWER breach of a legal duty to act reasonably
trademark infringement - ANSWER use of another company business name or
logo without permission
fraud - ANSWER intentionally untruthful statement made to induce reliance by
another person
What is law? - ANSWER a body of rules to which people must conform their
conduct, a set of rules used by judges in deciding disputes
law is a form of: - ANSWER social conduct
10 principles of hospitality law - ANSWER 1. restaurants
2. bars
3. hotels, inns, b&b, motels
4. travel agents
5. airlines
6. casinos
7. amusement parks
8. theaters
9. night clubs
10. sports facilities
4 sources of law - ANSWER constitutional law, statutory law, common law,
precedents
constitutional law - ANSWER delegated powers, interstate commerce,
legislative process
delegated powers - ANSWER expressly allocated to the federal government in
the constitution
interstate commerce - ANSWER business affecting more than one state
legislative process - ANSWER method by which congress adopts laws
statutory law - ANSWER law promulgated by legislators and generally agreed to
by the executive
statute - ANSWER law adopted by federal or state legislator
ordinance - ANSWER law adopted by local legislature
common law - ANSWER consists of legal rules that evolved from decisions of
judges and from customs and practice
, case decision - ANSWER interpretation of the law applied by a judge to a set of
facts in a given case
precedent - ANSWER case decision becomes precedent
stare decisis - ANSWER process of following earlier cases gives some uniformity
to law
administrative law - ANSWER laws that define powers, limitations, and
procedures of administrative agencies
administrative agency - ANSWER governmental subdivision charged with
administering legislation that applies to a particular industry
regulations - ANSWER laws adopted by administrative agencies
food and drug administration - ANSWER oversees food and pharmaceutical
industries
federal communications commission - ANSWER oversees the
communications/broadcasting industry
consumer product safety commission - ANSWER polices the safety of consumer
products
civil law - ANSWER wrong done to an individual
criminal law - ANSWER wrong considered to be inflicted on society
civil lawsuit - ANSWER compensation for an injury
criminal lawsuit - ANSWER punishment of the wrongdoer
contract - ANSWER an agreement between two or more parties that is
enforceable in court
negligence - ANSWER breach of a legal duty to act reasonably
trademark infringement - ANSWER use of another company business name or
logo without permission
fraud - ANSWER intentionally untruthful statement made to induce reliance by
another person
