Business Its Legal Ethical and Global Environment 9th Edition by Marianne M. Jennings - Test Bank

,CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION TO LAW


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1. Violations of civil laws can result in imprisonment.

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2. If conduct is a criminal violation, it cannot also be a civil violation.

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TOP: civil law

3. There are no criminal laws at the federal level.

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4. Terms of a consulting contract are an example of private law.

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5. Substantive laws provide the means and mechanisms for the enforcement of laws.

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6. Stare decisis is Latin for "let the decision stand."

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7. The common law in each state is the same.

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TOP: common law

8. Jurisprudence is legal philosophy.

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9. The four Swedish lads who operated a web site giving free access to copyrighted material named their
site “Pirate Cove”.

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TOP: copyright infringement

10. Zoning laws are substantive only.

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TOP: substantive law

11. Oliver Wendell Holmes subscribes to the natural law theory.

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TOP: Holmes | Natural law

12. Roscoe Pound's theory of law was that law is whatever those in charge say it is.

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TOP: Roscoe Pound

13. The scholars of jurisprudence generally agree on the theory of law.

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14. Statutory law exists at all levels of government.

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15. The United States Code includes laws on anticompetitive activities as well as laws regulating the sale
of securities.

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TOP: USC

16. Ordinances are generally found in state legislative codes.

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TOP: ordinances

17. The Code of Federal Regulations includes the enactments of federal administrative agencies.

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TOP: CFR

18. States do not have administrative laws.

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TOP: administrative laws

19. City ordinances generally cover the legal aspects of incorporation and securities registration.

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20. Citations are a form of legal shorthand for referring to statutes, ordinances, and cases.

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, 21. Constitutions exist at both state and federal levels.

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22. The Internal Revenue Code is part of federal statutory law.

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23. Equitable remedies are not available in courts of law in the United States.

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TOP: equity

24. Laws' flexibility allow adjustments for technology changes.

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TOP: characteristics

25. A personnel manual is an example of private law.

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26. Union/management laws demonstrate the role of law as a compromiser.

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TOP: characteristics

27. Criminal laws are generally enforced by individuals.

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28. A multilateral treaty is a treaty among several nations.

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TOP: international law

29. The act of state doctrine permits other countries to intervene in a nation's government when human
rights are violated.

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TOP: international law

30. The EU has its own currency.

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TOP: international law

31. USENET.com is a United Nations information service.

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