Business Law exam 1 (ch. 1-19) sample
questions with correct answers 100%
2026
(T/F) 1
Common law is a type of law that only applies to "common" transactions involving less than
$100. - Correct Answers False
(T/F) Law consists of suggestions and policies that society uses to advise individuals in their
relationships. - Correct Answers False
(T/F)The right to privacy against an unreasonable search of one's home is guaranteed by the
Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. - Correct Answers True
(T/F)Generally, a right can exist without a duty. - Correct Answers False
(T/F) All of our laws are found in the United States Constitution. - Correct Answers False
(T/F) The EEOC is an example of a law drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on
Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL). - Correct Answers False
A ________ is a decision by a court that becomes the law in future cases that involve the same
legal problem.
a. warrant
b. regulation
c. statute
d. precedent - Correct Answers (d) Precedent
,The Uniform Commercial Code was written by:
a. the Congress.
b. the President.
c. a national association of legal experts.
d. the Supreme Court. - Correct Answers (c) a national association of legal experts.
(The U.C.C. was drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws,
composed of legal experts from every state. The UCC has been adopted, in whole or in part, by
almost all the states.)
Courts have ruled that an employee's e-mail created using their employer's computer is:
a. not private.
b. private under all circumstances.
c. private only if the employee so designates at the beginning of the message.
d. not private unless the employer is being sued. - Correct Answers (a) not private
(Generally, an employee has no expectation of privacy when using an employer's computer or
equipment)
________ law creates, defines, and regulates right and liabilities.
a. Substantive
b. Private
c. Case
d. Statutory - Correct Answers (a) Substantive (Substantive law creates, defines, and regulates
rights and liabilities.)
(T/F)Interrogatories are written questions asked by a lawyer during discovery. - Correct Answers
True
, (T/F) A mistrial occurs when the jury awards the plaintiffs a verdict with no damages. - Correct
Answers False
(T/F) Jurisdiction refers to the proper place for a trial. - Correct Answers False
(T/F)A writ of certiorari is issued when the Supreme Court takes a case. - Correct Answers False
(A writ of certiorari is an order by the U.S. Supreme Court granting a right of review by the court
of a lower court decision)
(T/F)Arbitration is the settlement of a dispute through the use of a messenger who carries to
each side of the dispute the issues and offers in the case. - Correct Answers False, this would be
"Mediation"
________ is the power given to courts to hear certain types of cases.
a. Jurisdiction
b. Mediation
c. Arbitration
d. Summary judgment - Correct Answers (a) Jurisdiction
(Jurisdiction is the power of a court to decide a case.)
The ________ initiates a lawsuit by filing a(n) ________.
a. defendant, answer
b. movant, motion to proceed
c. plaintiff, complaint
d. none of the above. - Correct Answers (c) plaintiff, complaint
(The plaintiff initiates the lawsuit by filing a complaint.)
questions with correct answers 100%
2026
(T/F) 1
Common law is a type of law that only applies to "common" transactions involving less than
$100. - Correct Answers False
(T/F) Law consists of suggestions and policies that society uses to advise individuals in their
relationships. - Correct Answers False
(T/F)The right to privacy against an unreasonable search of one's home is guaranteed by the
Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. - Correct Answers True
(T/F)Generally, a right can exist without a duty. - Correct Answers False
(T/F) All of our laws are found in the United States Constitution. - Correct Answers False
(T/F) The EEOC is an example of a law drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on
Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL). - Correct Answers False
A ________ is a decision by a court that becomes the law in future cases that involve the same
legal problem.
a. warrant
b. regulation
c. statute
d. precedent - Correct Answers (d) Precedent
,The Uniform Commercial Code was written by:
a. the Congress.
b. the President.
c. a national association of legal experts.
d. the Supreme Court. - Correct Answers (c) a national association of legal experts.
(The U.C.C. was drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws,
composed of legal experts from every state. The UCC has been adopted, in whole or in part, by
almost all the states.)
Courts have ruled that an employee's e-mail created using their employer's computer is:
a. not private.
b. private under all circumstances.
c. private only if the employee so designates at the beginning of the message.
d. not private unless the employer is being sued. - Correct Answers (a) not private
(Generally, an employee has no expectation of privacy when using an employer's computer or
equipment)
________ law creates, defines, and regulates right and liabilities.
a. Substantive
b. Private
c. Case
d. Statutory - Correct Answers (a) Substantive (Substantive law creates, defines, and regulates
rights and liabilities.)
(T/F)Interrogatories are written questions asked by a lawyer during discovery. - Correct Answers
True
, (T/F) A mistrial occurs when the jury awards the plaintiffs a verdict with no damages. - Correct
Answers False
(T/F) Jurisdiction refers to the proper place for a trial. - Correct Answers False
(T/F)A writ of certiorari is issued when the Supreme Court takes a case. - Correct Answers False
(A writ of certiorari is an order by the U.S. Supreme Court granting a right of review by the court
of a lower court decision)
(T/F)Arbitration is the settlement of a dispute through the use of a messenger who carries to
each side of the dispute the issues and offers in the case. - Correct Answers False, this would be
"Mediation"
________ is the power given to courts to hear certain types of cases.
a. Jurisdiction
b. Mediation
c. Arbitration
d. Summary judgment - Correct Answers (a) Jurisdiction
(Jurisdiction is the power of a court to decide a case.)
The ________ initiates a lawsuit by filing a(n) ________.
a. defendant, answer
b. movant, motion to proceed
c. plaintiff, complaint
d. none of the above. - Correct Answers (c) plaintiff, complaint
(The plaintiff initiates the lawsuit by filing a complaint.)
