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BUSN 420 Week 1 Quiz

 1.	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.

 	


Question 2.	Question :	(TCO 1) If there is no precedent on which a court can base a decision, the court may consider: _______________________

 	Student Answer:		  Legal principles underlying established laws.

 			  Public policy.

 		 	  Precedents in other jurisdictions.

 			  Social values and customs.

 		 	  All of the above.

 	


Question 3.	Question :	(TCO 1) Which of the following are "primary sources" of law? Check all that apply.

 	Student Answer:	 	 Constitutions (federal and state).

 		 	 "Common law."

 		 	 Statutes (federal and state).

 		 	 Legal encyclopedias.

 		 	 Administrative rules and regulations.

 	



Question 4.	Question :	(TCO 1) In a suit against Kathy, Lon obtains specific performance. This is __________________

 	Student Answer:		  an equitable remedy and a remedy at law.

 		 	  an equitable remedy only.

 		 	  a remedy at law only.

 			  not a remedy.

 	



Question 5.	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.

 		



Question 6.	Question :	(TCO 2) A law regulating economic or social matters are presumed to be valid under the Equal Protection Clause if ________________

 	Student Answer:		  the law treats all businesses the same.

 		 	  there is a "rational basis" for the law, even if it treats different businesses differently.
 			  the law is supported by the majority.

 			  the law is not more than 25 years old.

 	



Question 7.	Question :	(TCO 2) Best Sales Corporation regularly advertises its products. Under the First Amendment, these ads and other commercial speech are given ___________________

 	Student Answer:	 	  less protection than noncommercial speech.

 			  more protection that noncommercial speech.

 			  no protection.

 		 	  the same protection as noncommercial speech.

 		



Question 8.	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.

 		



Question 9.	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.




Question 10.	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.