Business Law Chapter 1: Laws and Their Ethic Foundations

A law that is enacted by a state or federal legislature.

• Statute

• Constiutional Law

• Case Law

• Ordinance

Laws in this country are created at which levels of govenment?

• Federal

• State

• Local

• All 3 listed

Which is the final interpreter of the Federal Constitution?

• Bill of Rights

• Supreme Court

• Constitution

• Stare decisis

The system of law in the United States is based on which system

• Roman Civil Law

• Criminal Law

• Positive Law

• English Common Law

What is the ONLY state in the US that has the Roman Civil law system?

• Texas

• Arkansas

• Louisiana

• Oklahoma

This law is based on citizens' rights to live in peace. It addresses wrong to the society.

• common law

• criminal law

• civil law

• administrative law

The law is based on wrongs against individuals. Ex. Suing a neighbor for a dog bite.

• common law

• criminal law

• civil law

• positive law

An organized group of laws is referred to as a...

• ordinance

• code

• statute

• common law

This document sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs.

• the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• ordinance

The first 10 amendments of the constitution

• The Supreme Court

• Bill of Rights

• Statutes

• Codes