BLAW EXAM 1 (CH.1, 3, 4, 27, 28, 29 & 37) UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. How a hearing or court case is conducted is governed
by:
- venue.
- procedural law.
- interpretation.
- statutory law.
Answer:
Procedural law
Question:
2. In the United States, who creates federal statutory law?
- the executive branch
- Congress.
- the judiciary.
- uniform law committees
Answer:
Congress
Question:
3. Which of the following is an example of federal agency
regulations that impact business operations?
- U.S. Supreme Court decisions
- Internal Revenue Service rules for business tax audits
- The Consumer Protection Act
- wage and hour laws
Answer:
Internal Revenue service rules for business tax audits
Question:
4. A legal citation for a court decision is used by legal
professionals to research the law, and includes:
- plaintiff and defendant names, and facts of the case.
- party names, location of the published case, court, and
date of decision.
- party names and the court's holding.
- a summary of the case.
Answer:
party names location of the published case, court, and date of decision
, Question:
5. The abbreviation "U.S." in the legal citation Brown v.
Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) references the:
- United States.
- U.S. Supreme Court.
- United States Supreme Court Reports Lawyers' Edition.
- United States Reports.
Answer:
United States Reports
Question:
6. Substantive law governs a person's:
- rights and responsibilities.
- ethical responsibilities.
- procedural responsibilities.
- regulatory responsibilities.
Answer:
rights and responsibilities
Question:
7. State statutory law is created by:
- the governor.
- elected congressional members.
- elected members of the state legislature.
- elected members of the judiciary.
Answer:
elected members of the state legislature
Question:
8. Legal researchers will use which of the following tools to
locate a court decision? Choose 2 answers.
- bound volumes of reported court decisions, organized
by jurisdiction, date, and courts
- published session laws
- online legal research engines such as Lexis, Westlaw, or
Bloomberg
- published ordinances
Answer:
- bound volumes of reported court decisions, organized by jurisdiction, date, and
courts
- online legal research engines such as Lexis, Westlaw, or Bloomberg
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. How a hearing or court case is conducted is governed
by:
- venue.
- procedural law.
- interpretation.
- statutory law.
Answer:
Procedural law
Question:
2. In the United States, who creates federal statutory law?
- the executive branch
- Congress.
- the judiciary.
- uniform law committees
Answer:
Congress
Question:
3. Which of the following is an example of federal agency
regulations that impact business operations?
- U.S. Supreme Court decisions
- Internal Revenue Service rules for business tax audits
- The Consumer Protection Act
- wage and hour laws
Answer:
Internal Revenue service rules for business tax audits
Question:
4. A legal citation for a court decision is used by legal
professionals to research the law, and includes:
- plaintiff and defendant names, and facts of the case.
- party names, location of the published case, court, and
date of decision.
- party names and the court's holding.
- a summary of the case.
Answer:
party names location of the published case, court, and date of decision
, Question:
5. The abbreviation "U.S." in the legal citation Brown v.
Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) references the:
- United States.
- U.S. Supreme Court.
- United States Supreme Court Reports Lawyers' Edition.
- United States Reports.
Answer:
United States Reports
Question:
6. Substantive law governs a person's:
- rights and responsibilities.
- ethical responsibilities.
- procedural responsibilities.
- regulatory responsibilities.
Answer:
rights and responsibilities
Question:
7. State statutory law is created by:
- the governor.
- elected congressional members.
- elected members of the state legislature.
- elected members of the judiciary.
Answer:
elected members of the state legislature
Question:
8. Legal researchers will use which of the following tools to
locate a court decision? Choose 2 answers.
- bound volumes of reported court decisions, organized
by jurisdiction, date, and courts
- published session laws
- online legal research engines such as Lexis, Westlaw, or
Bloomberg
- published ordinances
Answer:
- bound volumes of reported court decisions, organized by jurisdiction, date, and
courts
- online legal research engines such as Lexis, Westlaw, or Bloomberg
