INTRO TO LAW EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
T/F:TTheTUnitedTStatesTConstitutionTisTtheTbasisTforTallTlawTinTtheTUnitedTStates.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
T/F:TATstateTstatuteTonlyTappliesTtoTactivitiesTwithinTtheTstate'sTboundaries.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-
GenerallyTtrue,TalthoughTFedTcourtsTsometimesTapplyTstateTlaw.TYouTdon'tTneedTtoTknowTthatTleve
lTofTdetailTthough.
T/F:TCommonTlaw"TisTanotherTnameTforT"commonTsenseTnaturalTlaw."T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-False
T/F:TATcompanyTmayTbeTsuedTinTtheTstateTinTwhichTitTisTincorporated,TtheTstateTinTwhichTitsTprincip
alT(main)TofficeTisTlocatedTorTinTaTstateTinTwhichTtheTcompanyTisTfoundTtoTbeTdoingTbusinessT-
TthatTisTtheTstateTwhereTitTisTadvertisingTandTsellingTitsTproductsTorTservices.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-
True
T/F:TTheTUnitedTStatesTSupremeTCourtTisTtheTonlyTcourtTthatTcanTchangeTU.S.TSupremeTCourtTcaseTl
aw.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
T/F:TATstatuteTpassedTbyTaTcityTcouncilTisTalsoTcalledTanTordinance.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
T/F:TCivilTlawsuitsTinvolvingTlegalTclaimsTbasedTonTstateTlawTmayTonlyTbeTfiledTinTstateTcourt.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERS-False,TcouldTgoTtoTFedTcourtTunderTdiversityTjurisdiction
T/F:TMediationTisTaTtypeTofTAlternativeTDisputeTResolutionT(ADR)TthatTmostTcloselyTlooksTlikeTaTcou
rtTtrial.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-False
T/F:TTheT"moralTminimum"TforTaTstandardTofTethicalTbusinessTbehaviorTisTtoTfollowTexistingTstateTa
ndTfederalTlaw.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
, T/F:TVenueTinvolvesTtheTquestionTofTwhetherTaTstateTorTfederalTcourtThasTsubjectTmatterTjurisdictio
nToverTtheTpartiesTinTaTcivilTlawsuit.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-False-TgeographicalTlocationTofTtrial
T/F:TVoirTDireTisTaTprocessTusedTinTtheTdiscoveryTphaseTofTaTcivilTlawsuit.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-
FalseT-TthisTcomesTafterTdiscovery,TinTtheTbeginningTofTtheTtrialTphase
T/F:TArbitrationTgenerallyTtakesTlessTtimeTandTisTlessTexpensiveTthanTaTcivilTlawsuit.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
T/F:TATpersonTwhoTfollowsTtheTshareholderTviewTofTcorporateTsocialTresponsibilityTbelievesTthatTaT
corporation'sT"socialTresponsibility"TisTto
maximizeTitsTprofitsTandTfollowTallTapplicableTlaws.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
T/F:TThereTisToneTfederalTconstitutionTandT50TstateTconstitutionsTinTtheTAmericanTlegalTsystem.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
T/F:TCommonTlawTisTmadeTbyTstateTcourtTjudgesTwhenTdecidingTcivilTlawsuits.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERS-
True.TCommonTlawTcanTalsoTbeTmadeTinTcriminalTcases,TandTinTfederalTcases,TbutTthisToccursTlessTo
ften.
T/F:TATplaintiffTwhoTwantsTtoTfileTaTcivilTlawsuitTagainstTaTdefendantTmustTfindTaTcourtTthatThasTbot
hTpersonalTjurisdictionToverTtheTdefendantTandTsubjectTmatterTjurisdictionToverTtheTdispute.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
T/F:TATcourtTmayToverturnTtheTarbitrator'sTdecisionTifTtheTarbitratorTisTshownTtoTbeTprejudicedTorTb
iasedTinTfavorTofToneTofTtheTpartiesTinTtheTarbitrationTcase.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-
TrueT(IfTtheTarbitratorTisTfoundTtoThaveTactedTinTbadTfaith)
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
T/F:TTheTUnitedTStatesTConstitutionTisTtheTbasisTforTallTlawTinTtheTUnitedTStates.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
T/F:TATstateTstatuteTonlyTappliesTtoTactivitiesTwithinTtheTstate'sTboundaries.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-
GenerallyTtrue,TalthoughTFedTcourtsTsometimesTapplyTstateTlaw.TYouTdon'tTneedTtoTknowTthatTleve
lTofTdetailTthough.
T/F:TCommonTlaw"TisTanotherTnameTforT"commonTsenseTnaturalTlaw."T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-False
T/F:TATcompanyTmayTbeTsuedTinTtheTstateTinTwhichTitTisTincorporated,TtheTstateTinTwhichTitsTprincip
alT(main)TofficeTisTlocatedTorTinTaTstateTinTwhichTtheTcompanyTisTfoundTtoTbeTdoingTbusinessT-
TthatTisTtheTstateTwhereTitTisTadvertisingTandTsellingTitsTproductsTorTservices.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-
True
T/F:TTheTUnitedTStatesTSupremeTCourtTisTtheTonlyTcourtTthatTcanTchangeTU.S.TSupremeTCourtTcaseTl
aw.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
T/F:TATstatuteTpassedTbyTaTcityTcouncilTisTalsoTcalledTanTordinance.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
T/F:TCivilTlawsuitsTinvolvingTlegalTclaimsTbasedTonTstateTlawTmayTonlyTbeTfiledTinTstateTcourt.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERS-False,TcouldTgoTtoTFedTcourtTunderTdiversityTjurisdiction
T/F:TMediationTisTaTtypeTofTAlternativeTDisputeTResolutionT(ADR)TthatTmostTcloselyTlooksTlikeTaTcou
rtTtrial.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-False
T/F:TTheT"moralTminimum"TforTaTstandardTofTethicalTbusinessTbehaviorTisTtoTfollowTexistingTstateTa
ndTfederalTlaw.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
, T/F:TVenueTinvolvesTtheTquestionTofTwhetherTaTstateTorTfederalTcourtThasTsubjectTmatterTjurisdictio
nToverTtheTpartiesTinTaTcivilTlawsuit.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-False-TgeographicalTlocationTofTtrial
T/F:TVoirTDireTisTaTprocessTusedTinTtheTdiscoveryTphaseTofTaTcivilTlawsuit.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-
FalseT-TthisTcomesTafterTdiscovery,TinTtheTbeginningTofTtheTtrialTphase
T/F:TArbitrationTgenerallyTtakesTlessTtimeTandTisTlessTexpensiveTthanTaTcivilTlawsuit.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
T/F:TATpersonTwhoTfollowsTtheTshareholderTviewTofTcorporateTsocialTresponsibilityTbelievesTthatTaT
corporation'sT"socialTresponsibility"TisTto
maximizeTitsTprofitsTandTfollowTallTapplicableTlaws.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
T/F:TThereTisToneTfederalTconstitutionTandT50TstateTconstitutionsTinTtheTAmericanTlegalTsystem.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
T/F:TCommonTlawTisTmadeTbyTstateTcourtTjudgesTwhenTdecidingTcivilTlawsuits.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERS-
True.TCommonTlawTcanTalsoTbeTmadeTinTcriminalTcases,TandTinTfederalTcases,TbutTthisToccursTlessTo
ften.
T/F:TATplaintiffTwhoTwantsTtoTfileTaTcivilTlawsuitTagainstTaTdefendantTmustTfindTaTcourtTthatThasTbot
hTpersonalTjurisdictionToverTtheTdefendantTandTsubjectTmatterTjurisdictionToverTtheTdispute.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERS-True
T/F:TATcourtTmayToverturnTtheTarbitrator'sTdecisionTifTtheTarbitratorTisTshownTtoTbeTprejudicedTorTb
iasedTinTfavorTofToneTofTtheTpartiesTinTtheTarbitrationTcase.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS-
TrueT(IfTtheTarbitratorTisTfoundTtoThaveTactedTinTbadTfaith)
