BUS 140 Week 1 Assignment

BUS 140 Week 1 Assignment | MiraCosta College

Question 1

Laws that are derived from old English rule, decisions or custom are collectively called:  

common law  

statutory law  

constitutional law  

burns law

 

Question 2

Which of the following documents is considered to be the supreme law of the land?  

Federalist Papers  

U.S. Constitution  

Supreme Court Deciding Opinion  

Declaration of Independence

 

Question 3

The “Bill of Rights” is:  

In the preamble of the U.S. Constitution  

In the Declaration of Independence  

No longer valid because of the Tenth Amendment  

The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution

 

Question 4

Which of the following is an area of law that can affect a business transaction or decision?  

Criminal  

Contracts  

Intellectual Property  

All of the above

 

Question 5

Who is the plaintiff in a criminal matter?  

The victim  

The State  

The District Attorney  

The arresting police officer

 

Question 6

The collection of laws that is arranged in books according to the subject matter are known as:  

Judge made law  

Reporter  

Code  

Precedent

 

Question 7

What is the abbreviation commonly used to represent a Defendant in a court action?  

Δ  

Ω  

π  

∞

 

Question 8

Which Amendment of the US Constitution incorporated the Bill of Rights so that they may apply to the states?  

First  

Fourth  

Fifth    

Fourteenth 

 

Question 9

The body of law that is enacted by the legislature is known as:  

common law  

statutory law  

constitutional law  

burns law

 

Question 10

What is the burden of proof in a civil case?  

Preponderance of Evidence 

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt 

Never gonna happen proof  

What the judge orders at the beginning of the trial

 

Question 11

Which of the following is a best describes the difference between criminal and civil law?  

The burden of proof in a criminal case is higher.  

The burden of proof in a civil case is higher. 

Civil law is a wrong against all of society.  

Cirminal law includes wrongs against individuals, specifically victims.

 

Question 12

Who is the person that brings an action against another?  

Defendant  

Plaintiff  

Victim  

Correct One

 

Question 13

The United States Congress enacts what kind of statutes?  

City Ordinances 

Town By-Laws 

Federal Statutes  

State Statutes

 

Question 14

The doctrine that gives the United States Supreme Court the power to determine whether or not a law is unconstitutional is called:  

Precedents  

Judicial Review 

Stare Decisis  

Writ of Certiorari

 

Question 15

What is the abbreviation commonly used to represent the Plaintiff in a court case?  

Ω  

Δ  

π 

§ 

 

Question 16

Previous cases that assist courts in deciding matters before them with same or similar facts are called:  

Civil cases  

Brief cases  

Stare Decisis  

Precedents

 

Question 17

Which of the following is a source of law?  

U.S. Constitution 

Uniform Laws 

Common Law  

All of the above 

 

Question 18    

The doctrine that states all courts must follow prior decisions that are similar in their facts is called:  

Judicial Review                                                                                                 

Stare Decisis     

Precedents       

Writ of Certiorari                        

 

Question 19

Which branch of the United States government interprets laws?  

Executive Branch  

Legislative Branch  

Judicial Branch  

Burns Branch

 

Question 20

Jeffery is on trial for murdering and consuming several people.  After a very long proceeding, the matter is now in the hands of a jury.  In order to be convicted of a crime:  

The prosecutor must prove that Jeffery committed a crime against society   

All the jurors must agree unanimously that Jeffery is guilty of a crime 

The prosecutor must meet his burden that Jeffery is guilty of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt  

All of the above