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WGU C713 PA Test – Business Law & Legal Environment
Concepts Questions with Correct Answers
Which type of law governs an individual's prosecution for the crime of theft?
Statutory law
Common law
Constitutional law
Administrative law - ✔✔✔ - Statutory law
From which source do laws governing crimes primarily arise?
Civil law
Statutory law
Administrative law
Constitutional law - ✔✔✔ - Statutory law
Which type of law provides the basis for substantive due process and equal protection?
Civil law
Criminal law
Common law
Constitutional law - ✔✔✔ - Constitutional law
Which source of law involves government agencies that interpret and enforce new laws?
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Civil law
Statutory law
Common law
Administrative law - ✔✔✔ - Administrative law
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?
Mediation
Arbitration
Negotiation
Reconciliation - ✔✔✔ - Mediation
Company A threatens to sue Company B. Both sides agree to have their CEOs 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?
Mediation
Arbitration
Negotiation
Consultation - ✔✔✔ - Negotiation
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.
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Which type of alternative dispute resolution is this an example of?
Mediation
Arbitration
Negotiation
Reconciliation - ✔✔✔ - Negotiation
Which expression describes when each state court is obligated to respect the final judgment of
courts in other states?
Full faith and credit clause
Diversity of citizenship jurisdiction
The commerce clause
Federal question jurisdiction - ✔✔✔ - Full faith and credit clause
A citizen of California is suing a citizen of Washington based on diversity jurisdiction.
Which court would hear this case?
Federal District Court
Court of California
Court of Washington
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - ✔✔✔ - Federal District Court
Which document currently allows the U.S. federal government to levy and collect taxes, regulate
commerce with foreign countries, and regulate interstate commerce?
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WGU C713 PA Test – Business Law & Legal Environment
Concepts Questions with Correct Answers
Which type of law governs an individual's prosecution for the crime of theft?
Statutory law
Common law
Constitutional law
Administrative law - ✔✔✔ - Statutory law
From which source do laws governing crimes primarily arise?
Civil law
Statutory law
Administrative law
Constitutional law - ✔✔✔ - Statutory law
Which type of law provides the basis for substantive due process and equal protection?
Civil law
Criminal law
Common law
Constitutional law - ✔✔✔ - Constitutional law
Which source of law involves government agencies that interpret and enforce new laws?
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Civil law
Statutory law
Common law
Administrative law - ✔✔✔ - Administrative law
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?
Mediation
Arbitration
Negotiation
Reconciliation - ✔✔✔ - Mediation
Company A threatens to sue Company B. Both sides agree to have their CEOs 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?
Mediation
Arbitration
Negotiation
Consultation - ✔✔✔ - Negotiation
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.
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Which type of alternative dispute resolution is this an example of?
Mediation
Arbitration
Negotiation
Reconciliation - ✔✔✔ - Negotiation
Which expression describes when each state court is obligated to respect the final judgment of
courts in other states?
Full faith and credit clause
Diversity of citizenship jurisdiction
The commerce clause
Federal question jurisdiction - ✔✔✔ - Full faith and credit clause
A citizen of California is suing a citizen of Washington based on diversity jurisdiction.
Which court would hear this case?
Federal District Court
Court of California
Court of Washington
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - ✔✔✔ - Federal District Court
Which document currently allows the U.S. federal government to levy and collect taxes, regulate
commerce with foreign countries, and regulate interstate commerce?
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