WGU :: C713 :: Business Law :: Version Three exam questions and answers 2024

1. Which type of law governs an individual's prosecution for the crime of grand larceny? A. Administrative law B. Statutory law C. Common law D. Constitutional law B. Statutory law 2. From which source do laws governing crimes primarily arise? A. Constitutional law B. Civil law C. Common law D. Statutory law D. Statutory law 3. What type of law provides the basis for substantive due process and equal protection? A. Constitutional law B. Criminal law C. Civil law D. Common law A. Constitutional law 4. Which source of law involves govt agencies that interpret and enforce new laws? A. Administrative law B. Common law C. Statutory law D. Civil law A. Administrative law 5. Two individuals are involved in a dispute over whether Individual A properly constructed an office building for Individual B. They enlist Individual C, who attempts to get them to resolve their differences but has no power to determine the final resolution of the contract dispute. Which type of alternative dispute resolution is this an example of? A. Negotiation B. Arbitration C. Reconciliation D. Mediation D. Mediation 6. Company A threatens to sue Company B. Both sides agree to have their attorneys discuss the matter and attempt to reach a resolution before the dispute goes to trial. Which type of alternative dispute resolution is reflected in this situation? A. Negotiation B. Mediation C. Arbitration D. Consultation A. Negotiation 7. Two business owners agree to have their lawyers sit in a neutral site and work out a contract dispute together rather than allowing the matter to go to trial. Which type of alternative dispute resolution is this an example of? A. Arbitration B. Negotiation C. Mediation D. Reconciliation B. Negotiation 8. Which expression descries when each state court is obligated to respect the final judgement of courts in other states? A. Federal question jurisdiction B. Full faith and credit C. Diversity of citizenship jurisdiction D. The commerce clause B. Full faith and credit 9. A citizen of California is suing a citizen of Washington over a $100,000 contract dispute. Which court would hear this case? A. Federal District Court B. Court of WA C. Court of CA D. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit A. Federal District Court 10. Which document currently allows the US federal govt to levy and collect taxes, regulate commerce with foreign countries, and regulate interstate commerce? A. The Declaration of Independence B. The Articles of Confederation C. The US Constitution D. The Bill of Rights C. The US Constitution 11. What part of the US Constitution allows the federal govt to regulate business practices? A. Policy power B. The supremacy clause C. The commerce clause D. The Fourth Amendment C. The commerce clause 12. Which category of speech does advertising fit into? A. Unprotected B. Protected with limitations C. Protected fully D. Uncensored B. Protected with limitations William, who attends a private university, moves into student housing at the beginning of the school year. Williams wants to share a dorm room with his best friend, Alice. The university's rules state that married couples may live together in the same dorm room; however, unmarried men and women are prohibited from residing in the same dorm room. Williams claims the university is violating his constitutional rights since it allows married couples to live together. Have William's constitutional rights been violated in this situation? A. No, they have not been violated because the university does not have to adhere to the commerce clause. B. Yes, William's First Amendment rights have been violated C. Yes, William and Alice are victims of gender discrimination D. No, they have not been violated because constitutional protections do not extend to privately owned universities D. No, they have not been violated because constitutional protections do not extend to privately owned universities 14. An employer is frustrated by Employee A's attitude at work. Office gossip causes the employer to believe Employee A is in a band. Employee B, who is friends with Employee A on social media, also works at the company. The employer blocks Employee B from exiting the office and forces Employee B to show the employer Employee A's private social media page. For which tort will the employer be held liable to Employee B? A. Assault B. Emotional distress C. False imprisonment D. Slander C. False imprisonment 15. An individual is in a theater watching a movie. Behind the individual is a group of patrons who are making loud comments throughout the movie. At the end of the film, the individual turns to the group and says, "You should really learn some manners," and then goes into a restroom in the theater. One of the rude patrons responds by intentionally blocking the individual's exit from the bathroom stall. Under which theory of tort would the rude patron be held liable? A. Battery B. False imprisonment C. Defamation D. Tortious interference B. False imprisonment 16. Two people live in the same neighborhood complex. Alex wants to take Mateo's speed boat out on the neighborhood lake, but Mateo is on vacation and does not answer the phone. Alex knows where the keys to the boat are kept and takes the boat out for the afternoon. Alex eventually docks the boat without a scratch and puts the keys back, intending to refill the gas tank later. Which tort would support a claim against Alex? A. Negligence B. Theft C. Conversion D. Fraud C. Conversion 17. As a way of gathering interest about their product, a small company decides to use images of celebrities with captions exclaiming how much they endorse the product. Under which intentional tort could the celebrities sue this company? A. Invasion of privacy B. Slander C. Intentional infliction of emotional distress D. Conversion A. Invasion of privacy 18. A driver crashes into another car, which leads to an injury. The injured party sues the driver for negligence. The driver argues that because there is no legal responsibility to other drivers on the road, there is no liability. According to the driver, which element of negligence is missing? A. Duty of care B. Proximate cause C. Factual cause D. Damages A. Duty of care 19. An individual hiking in a park stumbles over a step leading to a bridge and falls. The individual is injured and sues the park service claiming negligence. The park service argues that because several signs were posted warning hikers about the rugged terrain and that hiking is at their own risk, the park service should not be held liable. What is the park service's best defense to avoid liability? A. Factual cause B. Damages C. Breach of duty D. Proximate cause C. Breach of duty 20. A homeowner has a large, well-pruned tree planted in the front yard. A neighbor is walking past the tree on the sidewalk when a limb breaks, injuring the neighbor. The neighbor sues the homeowner for negligence. Which defense might the homeowner use in this case? A. There is no duty of care since the tree was planted in the homeowner's yard B. There is no breach because the tree was planted in the homeowner's yard C. There is no duty of care because the tree was well tended D. There is no breach because the tree was well tended D. There is no breach because the tree was well tended 21. A driver is backing a car out of a parking spot and accidentally hits the bumper of another car. There is no dent in the bumper. The owner of the other car sues the driver for negligence. The driver argues that because there is no cost to repair the other car, the negligence claim is unwarranted. Which element is unfulfilled, according to the driver? A. Factual cause B. Breach C. Proximate cause D. Damages D. Damages