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1. Question : (TCO 1) The U.S. Congress enacts a new federal statute that sets different standards for the liability of businesses selling defective products. This statute applies ____________________
Student Answer: only to matters not covered by state law.
only to those states that adopt the statute.
to all of the states.
to none of the states.
Instructor Explanation: page 13
Points Received: 2 of 2
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Question 2. Question : (TCO 1) What School of jurisprudential thought is reflected in documents such as the U.S. Constitution, the Magna Carta, and the United Nations Charter?
Student Answer: the Natural Law School
the Historical School
the Sociological School
the Analytical School
Instructor Explanation: page 8
Points Received: 2 of 2
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Question 3. Question : (TCO 1) The Analytical School of jurisprudence maintains that the law should be ________.
Student Answer: shaped by logic
based on social behavior
set by the ruling class
based on morality
Instructor Explanation: page 8
Points Received: 2 of 2
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Question 4. Question : (TCO 1) Which of the following describe or explain "equitable" remedies? Check all that apply.
Student Answer: Include money damages for pain and suffering.
Come in the form of a court order.
Are based on notions of fairness.
Can be enforced by the sanction of civil contempt of court.
Are always available.
Instructor Explanation: page 11
Points Received: 1.2 of 2
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Question 5. Question : (TCO 1) The federal government and the state governments constitute the U.S. legal system. This system is based on the legal system of ________________________
Student Answer: Ancient Greece.
Ancient Rome.
England.
France.
Instructor Explanation: page 10
Points Received: 2 of 2
Comments:
Question 6. Question : (TCO 2) A state law or regulation that impinges upon "interstate commerce" will:_______________________
Student Answer: Always be struck down.
Be balanced in terms of the state's interest in regulating a certain matter against the burden it places upon interstate commerce.
Always be upheld.
Require the approval of the President of the United States.
Instructor Explanation: page 65
Points Received: 2 of 2
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Question 7. Question : (TCO 2) Under the U.S. Constitution, the legislative branch of the government _____________________
Student Answer: administers the laws.
enforces the laws.
interprets the laws.
makes the laws.
Instructor Explanation: page 64
Points Received: 2 of 2
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Question 8. Question : (TCO 2) Fred, the president of Good Retail Corporation, claims that certain actions by the federal government and the state of Hawaii infringe on rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Most of these rights limit _____________________
Student Answer: neither the state government nor the federal government.
the federal government only.
the state government and the federal government.
the state government only.
Instructor Explanation: page 70
Points Received: 0 of 2
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Question 9. Question : (TCO 2) Household Furnishings, Inc., distributes its merchandise on an interstate basis. Under the commerce clause, Congress has the power to regulate _______________
Student Answer: any commercial activity in the United States that substantially affects interstate commerce.
only activities that are in intrastate commerce.
only activities that are in local commerce.
only activities that are not in commerce.
Instructor Explanation: page 65
Points Received: 2 of 2
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Question 10. Question : (TCO 2) Colorado enacts a statute that limits the liberty of all persons, including corporations, to broadcast "annoying" radio commercials. This may violate _____________________
Student Answer: equal protection.
procedural due process.
substantive due process.
the right to privacy.
Instructor Explanation: page 72
Points Received: 2 of 2
Comments: