Business Law and the Legal Environment, Standard Edition, 9th Edition - Complete Chapter Solutions Manual (Chapters 1-44)

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MultipleJChoiceJQuestions ............................................................................................................................................ 1
CaseJQuestions.................................................................................................................................................................. 2
DiscussionJQuestions ...................................................................................................................................................... 4

Multiple Choice QuestionsJ J




1. TheJUnitedJStatesJConstitutionJisJamongJtheJfinestJlegalJaccomplishmentsJinJtheJhistoryJofJtheJworl
d.JWhichJofJtheJfollowingJinfluencedJFranklin,JJefferson,JandJtheJrestJofJtheJFoundingJFathers?
A. EnglishJcommon-lawJprinciples
B. TheJIroquois’JsystemJofJfederalism
C. BothJAJandJB
D. NoneJofJtheJabove
Answer:JC.JBothJEnglishJcommon-
lawJprinciplesJandJtheJIroquois’JsystemJofJfederalismJshapedJtheJConstitutionalJframers’Jideas.


2. WhichJofJtheJfollowingJpartsJofJtheJmodernJlegalJsystemJareJ“borrowed”JfromJmedievalJEngland?
A. JuryJtrials
B. SpecialJrulesJforJsellingJland
C. FollowingJprecedent
D. AllJofJtheJabove
Answer:JD.JCountlessJpartsJofJourJmodernJsystemJoriginatedJinJMerryJOldeJEngland.

3. UnionJorganizersJatJaJhospitalJwantedJtoJdistributeJleafletsJtoJpotentialJunionJmembers,JbutJhospit
alJrulesJprohibitedJleafletingJinJareasJofJpatientJcare,Jhallways,Jcafeterias,JandJanyJareasJopenJtoJthe
Jpublic.JTheJNationalJLaborJRelationsJBoardJ(NLRB),JaJgovernmentJagency,JruledJthatJtheseJrestricti

onsJviolatedJtheJlawJandJorderedJtheJhospitalJtoJpermitJtheJactivitiesJinJtheJcafeteriaJandJcoffeeJshop.
JWhatJkindJofJlawJwasJitJcreating?

A. AJstatute
B. CommonJlaw
C. AJconstitutionalJamendment
D. AdministrativeJ regulation
Answer:JD.JTheJNLRB,JasJanJagency,JcreatesJregulations.JCongressJcreatesJstatutes,JandJjudgesJsh
apeJtheJcommonJlaw.

, 4. IfJ theJ CongressJ createsJ aJ newJ statuteJ withJ theJ president’sJ support,J itJ mustJ passJ theJ ideaJ byJ a
JmajorityJvoteJinJtheJHouseJandJtheJSenate.JIfJtheJpresidentJvetoesJaJproposedJ stat

uteJ andJ theJ CongressJ wishesJ toJ passJ itJ withoutJ theirJ support,J theJ ideaJ mustJ passJ byJ a
JmajorityJvoteJinJtheJHouseJandJtheJSenate.

A. simple;Jsimple
B. simple;Jtwo-thirds
C. simple;J three-fourths
D. two-thirds;J three-fourths
Answer:JB.JMoreJthanJ50JpercentJtoJpassJinitiallyJ(aJsimpleJmajority),Jtwo-
thirdsJifJanJoverrideJisJnecessary.


5. Dr.JMartinJLutherJKing,JJr.,JwroteJ“AnJunjustJlawJisJnoJlawJatJall.”JAsJsuch,J“OneJhasJ…JaJmoralJ respo
nsibilityJtoJobeyJunjustJlaws.”JDr.JKing’sJviewJisJanJexampleJof:
A. legalJrealism.
B. jurisprudence.
C. legalJpositivism.
D. naturalJlaw.
Answer:JD.JItJisJanJexampleJofJtheJnaturalJlawJtheoryJofJjurisprudence.




Case Questions
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1. Lance,JanJInternetJhacker,JstoleJ15,000JcreditJcardJnumbersJandJsoldJthemJonJtheJblackJmarket,JmakingJmil
lions.JPoliceJcaughtJLance,JandJtwoJlegalJactionsJfollowed,JoneJcivilJandJoneJcriminal.JWhoJwillJbeJrespo
nsibleJforJbringingJtheJcivilJcase?JWhatJwillJbeJtheJoutcomeJifJtheJjuryJbelievesJthatJLanceJwasJresponsibl
eJforJidentityJthefts?JWhoJwillJbeJresponsibleJforJbringingJtheJcriminalJcase?JWhatJwillJbeJtheJoutcomeJif
JtheJjuryJbelievesJthatJLanceJstoleJtheJnumbers?

Answer:JTheJcivilJcasesJwillJbeJbroughtJbyJtheJvictimsJofJidentityJtheft,JandJtheJoutcomeJofJaJsuccessfulJc
aseJagainstJLanceJwouldJbeJsomeJtypeJofJmonetaryJawardJforJdamagesJsuffered.JTheJcriminalJ caseJ will
J beJ broughtJ byJ stateJ prosecutorsJ andJ theJ outcomeJ wouldJ beJ imprisonmentJforJLance.




2. AsJTheJOculist’sJCaseJindicates,JtheJmedicalJprofessionJhasJfacedJlargeJnumberJofJlawsuitsJforJcenturies.JInJ
Texas,JaJlawJprovidesJthat,JsoJlongJasJaJdoctorJwasJnotJrecklessJandJdidJnotJintentionallyJharmJaJpatient,J
recoveryJforJ“painJandJsuffering”JisJlimitedJtoJnoJmoreJthanJ$750,000.JInJmanyJotherJstates,JnoJsuchJlimi
tJexists.JIfJaJpatientJwillJsufferJaJlifetimeJofJpainJafterJaJbotchedJoperation,JforJexample,JtheyJmightJrecov
erJmillionsJinJcompensation.
WhichJruleJseemsJmoreJsensibleJtoJyou—theJ“Texas”Jrule,JorJtheJalternative?
Answer:JAnswersJwillJvary.

3. YouJBeJtheJJudge:JWRITINGJPROBLEMJShouldJtrialsJbeJtelevised?JHereJareJaJfewJargumentsJtoJaddJtoJtho
seJinJtheJchapter.JYouJbeJtheJjudge.

, ArgumentsJagainstJLiveJTelevisionJCoverage:JWeJhaveJtriedJthisJexperimentJandJitJhasJfailed.JTrialsJfallJintoJ
twoJcategories:JThoseJthatJcreateJgreatJpublicJinterestJandJthoseJthatJdoJnot.JNoJoneJwatchesJdullJtrials,
JsoJweJdoJnotJneedJtoJbroadcastJthem.JTheJfewJthatJareJinterestingJhaveJallJbecomeJcircuses.JJudgesJandJla

wyersJhaveJshownJthatJtheyJcannotJresistJtheJtemptationJtoJplayJtoJtheJcamera.JTrialsJareJsupposedJtoJb
eJaboutJjustice,JnotJentertainment.JIfJaJcitizenJseriouslyJwantsJtoJfollowJaJcase,JtheyJcanJdoJitJbyJreadingJo
nlineJnewsJreportsJorJtheJdailyJnewspaper.

ArgumentsJforJLiveJTelevisionJCoverage:JItJisJtrueJthatJsomeJtelevisedJtrialsJhaveJbeenJunseemlyJaffairs,Jbu
tJthatJisJtheJfaultJofJtheJpresidingJjudges,JnotJtheJmedia.JIndeed,JoneJofJtheJvirtuesJofJtelevisionJcoverag
eJisJthatJmillionsJofJpeopleJnowJunderstandJthatJweJhaveJaJlotJofJincompetentJpeopleJrunningJourJcourtro
oms.JTheJproperJresponseJisJtoJtrainJjudgesJtoJrunJaJtightJtrialJbyJprohibitingJgrandstandingJbyJlawyers.JAc
cessJtoJaccurateJinformationJisJtheJfoundationJonJwhichJaJdemocracyJisJbuilt,JandJweJmustJnotJeliminat
eJaJsourceJofJvaluableJdataJjustJbecauseJsomeJjudgesJareJill-trained.
Answer:JForJmostJofJtheJ“YouJBeJtheJJudge”JwritingJproblemsJweJprovideJtheJcaseJcitationJandJholding.J
ForJthisJquestion,JofJcourse,JthereJisJnoJdefinitiveJanswer.

4. LeslieJBerghJandJhisJtwoJbrothers,JMiltonJandJRaymond,JformedJaJpartnershipJtoJhelpJbuildJaJfancyJsaloo
nJandJdanceJhallJinJEvanston,JWyoming.JLater,JLeslieJmetJwithJhisJfriendJandJdrinkingJbuddy,JJohnJMills,J
andJtrickedJMillsJintoJinvestingJinJtheJsaloon.JLeslieJdidJnotJtellJMillsJthatJnoJoneJelseJwasJinvestingJcashJ
orJthatJtheJentireJenterpriseJwasJalreadyJbankrupt.JMillsJmortgagedJhisJhome,Jinvested
$150,000JinJtheJsaloon—
andJlostJeveryJpennyJofJit.JMillsJsuedJallJthreeJpartnersJforJfraud.JMiltonJandJRaymondJdefendedJonJtheJg
roundJthatJtheyJdidJnotJcommitJtheJfraud,JonlyJLeslieJdid.JTheJdefendantsJlost.JWasJthatJfair?JByJholdingJt
hemJliable,JwhatJgeneralJideaJdidJtheJcourtJrelyJon?JWhatJAnglo-
SaxonJlegalJcustomJdidJtheJrulingJresemble?
Answer:JTheJpartnersJareJindeedJliable.JBerghJv.JMills,J763JP.2dJ214J(Wyo.J1988).JThatJisJtheJessenceJofJ
aJpartnership:JAllJpartnersJareJliableJforJtheJactsJofJanyJpartnerJcommittedJinJtheJpartnership’sJnormalJb
usiness.JThisJisJtheJgeneralJideaJofJcollectiveJresponsibility.JItJrelatesJtoJtheJ“tithing”JofJEnglishJlegalJhist
ory,JinJwhichJallJtithingJmembersJwereJlegallyJresponsibleJforJtheJconductJofJtheJothers.

5. TheJfatherJofJanJAmericanJwomanJkilledJinJtheJParisJterroristJattacksJsuedJTwitter,JFacebook,JandJYouTub
e,JallegingJtheJsitesJknowinglyJallowJISISJterroristsJtoJrecruitJmembers,JraiseJmoney,JandJspreadJextremi
stJpropaganda.JTheJsitesJdefendedJthemselvesJbyJsayingJthatJtheirJpoliciesJprohibitJterroristJrecruitme
ntJandJthat,JwhenJalertedJtoJit,JtheyJquicklyJremoveJoffendingJvideos.JWhatJtypeJofJlawsuitJisJthis—
criminalJorJcivil?JWhatJresponsibilities,JifJany,JshouldJsocialJmediaJsitesJhaveJforJtheJspreadJofJterrorism?
Answer:JTheJcaseJisJaJcivilJcase,JbutJanswersJwillJvaryJasJtoJtheJscopeJofJtheJresponsibilitiesJsocialJmediaJ
sitesJshouldJhaveJforJtheJspreadJofJterrorism.