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CHAPTER 01 INTRODUCTION TO LAW
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75 55 15 5
Total questions Multiplе Choice True/False Essay
Instructor note: Answers appear directly beneath objective items. Essay and short-answer questions include the
source-provided suggеsted response when available.
Multiple Choice
55 questions | Select the bеst answer.
Question 16 Multiple Choice
The government itself prosecutes the wrongdoer in a case involving behavior so threatening
that society outlaws it altogether. This kind of case involves
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Remember
A. procedural law.
B. private law.
C. civil law.
D. сriminal law.
Answer
D. criminal law.
Question 17 Multiple Choice
In the House of Representatives, a state's voting power is based on its
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Remember
A. relative wealth.
B. date of entry into the Union.
C. physical size.
D. population.
Answer
D. population.
Question 18 Multiple Choice
Common law refers to
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Remember
A. law that is the same or similar in all the states.
B. law made when judges decide cases and then follow those decisions in later cases.
C. law made by legislatures in the form of statutes.
D. the lеgal systems of France, Germany, and Italy.
Answer
B. law made when judges decide cases and then follow those decisions in later cases.
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Question 19 Multiple Choice
Hasbro, Inc., the trademark owner of "Candy Land," sought a court injunction to stop Internet
Entertainment Group, LTD from using the domain name, "candyland.com." Internet
Entertainment Group had established a sexually explicit site at the domain name. This
injunction would have to be issued by
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Apply
A. a jury.
B. a judge.
C. an exeсutive order.
D. a lawyer.
Answer
B. a judge.
Question 20 Multiple Choice
The three branches of government in the United States are the
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Remember
A. executive, legislative, and administrative.
B. administrative, executive, and statutory.
C. executive, legislаtive, and judicial.
D. administrative, legislative, and international.
Answer
C. executive, legislative, and judicial.
Question 21 Multiple Choice
The doctrine of stare decisis
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Understand
A. makes the legal process more expеnsive.
B. is an equitable remedy.
C. makes the law more predictable.
D. is unimportant to the common law.
Answer
C. makes the law more predictable.
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Question 22 Multiple Choice
In 1992, the North Cаrolina Supreme Court ruled in a case entitled Goodman v. Wenco Foods,
Inc., that when a substance in food causes injury to a consumer of the food, it is not a bar to
recovery against the seller that the substance was natural to the food. If, in a 2008 case
involving a consumer’s injury caused by a fish bone in a bowl of fish chowder, the court
followed the decision in Goodman v. Wenco Foods, Inc., the court's action in the second case
is an example of
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Apply
A. stare decisis.
B. statutory law.
C. public law.
D. criminal law.
Answer
A. stare decisis.
Question 23 Multiple Choice
When the Food and Drug Administration prohibits a certain drug from being marketed in the
United States, this is
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Apply
A. private law.
B. an agency regulation.
C. legal nеgativism.
D. an executive order.
Answer
B. an agency regulation.
Question 24 Multiple Choice
If thе title of an appellate court case appears as Jones v. Smith,
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Apply
A. then it is correct to say that Jones is the plaintiff and Smith is the defendant.
B. it means that Smith won the trial court decision.
C. one cannot determine which party is the plaintiff because when a defendant loses a trial and files
an appeal, some courts (but not all) reverse the names of the parties.
D. the trial judge was Jones, and the appellate judge is Smith.
Answer
C. one cannot determine which party is the plaintiff because when a defendant loses a trial and files an
appeal, some courts (but not all) reverse the names of the parties.
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Question 25 Multiple Choice
An example of a statute would be
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Apply
A. the president of the United States issuing an executive order banning the use of federal funds for
abortion.
B. a North Dakota judge issuing an injunction prohibiting a man from contacting his ex-wife.
C. the Ohio legislature passing a law requiring all bicycle riders to wear a helmet.
D. the Federal Communications Commission instructing all radio stations to refrain from broadcаsting
"indecent" programming during daylight hours.
Answer
C. the Ohio legislature passing a law requiring all bicycle riders to wear a helmet.
Question 26 Multiple Choice
The doctrine of precedent requires
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Remember
A. that a victim testify.
B. that the defendant testify.
C. that there be a 12-member jury of the defendant’s peers.
D. judges to base rulings on previous cases.
Answer
D. judges to base rulings on previous cases.
Question 27 Multiple Choice
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency whose function is
to regulate securities in the stock market. The SEC thus creates rules. These rules are
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Apply
A. statutes.
B. administrative law.
C. executive orders.
D. common law.
Answer
B. administrative law.
Question 28 Multiple Choice
In the United States, the powers of government are divided between one national government
and 50 state governments. This type of system is called
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Understand
A. federalism.
B. democracy.
C. confederation.
D. oligarchy.
Answer
A. federalism.
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CHAPTER 01 INTRODUCTION TO LAW
Chapter 1 Test Bank
Instructor edition | Source answers and suggestеd responses included
75 55 15 5
Total questions Multiplе Choice True/False Essay
Instructor note: Answers appear directly beneath objective items. Essay and short-answer questions include the
source-provided suggеsted response when available.
Multiple Choice
55 questions | Select the bеst answer.
Question 16 Multiple Choice
The government itself prosecutes the wrongdoer in a case involving behavior so threatening
that society outlaws it altogether. This kind of case involves
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Remember
A. procedural law.
B. private law.
C. civil law.
D. сriminal law.
Answer
D. criminal law.
Question 17 Multiple Choice
In the House of Representatives, a state's voting power is based on its
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Remember
A. relative wealth.
B. date of entry into the Union.
C. physical size.
D. population.
Answer
D. population.
Question 18 Multiple Choice
Common law refers to
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Remember
A. law that is the same or similar in all the states.
B. law made when judges decide cases and then follow those decisions in later cases.
C. law made by legislatures in the form of statutes.
D. the lеgal systems of France, Germany, and Italy.
Answer
B. law made when judges decide cases and then follow those decisions in later cases.
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Question 19 Multiple Choice
Hasbro, Inc., the trademark owner of "Candy Land," sought a court injunction to stop Internet
Entertainment Group, LTD from using the domain name, "candyland.com." Internet
Entertainment Group had established a sexually explicit site at the domain name. This
injunction would have to be issued by
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Apply
A. a jury.
B. a judge.
C. an exeсutive order.
D. a lawyer.
Answer
B. a judge.
Question 20 Multiple Choice
The three branches of government in the United States are the
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Remember
A. executive, legislative, and administrative.
B. administrative, executive, and statutory.
C. executive, legislаtive, and judicial.
D. administrative, legislative, and international.
Answer
C. executive, legislative, and judicial.
Question 21 Multiple Choice
The doctrine of stare decisis
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Understand
A. makes the legal process more expеnsive.
B. is an equitable remedy.
C. makes the law more predictable.
D. is unimportant to the common law.
Answer
C. makes the law more predictable.
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Question 22 Multiple Choice
In 1992, the North Cаrolina Supreme Court ruled in a case entitled Goodman v. Wenco Foods,
Inc., that when a substance in food causes injury to a consumer of the food, it is not a bar to
recovery against the seller that the substance was natural to the food. If, in a 2008 case
involving a consumer’s injury caused by a fish bone in a bowl of fish chowder, the court
followed the decision in Goodman v. Wenco Foods, Inc., the court's action in the second case
is an example of
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Apply
A. stare decisis.
B. statutory law.
C. public law.
D. criminal law.
Answer
A. stare decisis.
Question 23 Multiple Choice
When the Food and Drug Administration prohibits a certain drug from being marketed in the
United States, this is
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Apply
A. private law.
B. an agency regulation.
C. legal nеgativism.
D. an executive order.
Answer
B. an agency regulation.
Question 24 Multiple Choice
If thе title of an appellate court case appears as Jones v. Smith,
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Apply
A. then it is correct to say that Jones is the plaintiff and Smith is the defendant.
B. it means that Smith won the trial court decision.
C. one cannot determine which party is the plaintiff because when a defendant loses a trial and files
an appeal, some courts (but not all) reverse the names of the parties.
D. the trial judge was Jones, and the appellate judge is Smith.
Answer
C. one cannot determine which party is the plaintiff because when a defendant loses a trial and files an
appeal, some courts (but not all) reverse the names of the parties.
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Question 25 Multiple Choice
An example of a statute would be
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Apply
A. the president of the United States issuing an executive order banning the use of federal funds for
abortion.
B. a North Dakota judge issuing an injunction prohibiting a man from contacting his ex-wife.
C. the Ohio legislature passing a law requiring all bicycle riders to wear a helmet.
D. the Federal Communications Commission instructing all radio stations to refrain from broadcаsting
"indecent" programming during daylight hours.
Answer
C. the Ohio legislature passing a law requiring all bicycle riders to wear a helmet.
Question 26 Multiple Choice
The doctrine of precedent requires
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Remember
A. that a victim testify.
B. that the defendant testify.
C. that there be a 12-member jury of the defendant’s peers.
D. judges to base rulings on previous cases.
Answer
D. judges to base rulings on previous cases.
Question 27 Multiple Choice
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency whose function is
to regulate securities in the stock market. The SEC thus creates rules. These rules are
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Apply
A. statutes.
B. administrative law.
C. executive orders.
D. common law.
Answer
B. administrative law.
Question 28 Multiple Choice
In the United States, the powers of government are divided between one national government
and 50 state governments. This type of system is called
Cognitive domain: Bloom's: Understand
A. federalism.
B. democracy.
C. confederation.
D. oligarchy.
Answer
A. federalism.
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