Unit 1 Business Law Part 1

The power to decide a case is termed

• fiat

• the long arm of the law

• sanction

• jurisdiction

Which type of law allows for flexibility within a legal system?

• jurisdictional law

• common law

• positive law

• sovereign law

Governing rules and regulations passed by a city council or county government are referred to as

• statutes

• ordinances

• case law

• promulgations

In order to provide stability to a legal system, courts use prior cases as a guide for deciding similar new cases. These prior cases are known as

• precedents

• equity

• jurisdiction

• statutes

At what level are laws created in the United States?

• federal government

• state government

• local government

• all of these

The division of powers between people and their governments protecting U.S. citizens from government actions is set forth in the

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution

• both b and c

The document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs is

• the Bill of Rights.

• an ordinance.

• a constitution.

• the Uniform Commercial Code.

If a state constitution and the U.S. Constitution conflict, which prevails?

• the U.S. Constitution

• the state constitution

• neither prevails—the matter is referred to Congress

• neither prevails—the matter is referred to the President

Which of these is based on the current standards or customs of the people?

• civil law

• positive law

• codes

• common law

The panel of citizens chosen to help interpret a region's customs for a court is referred to today as a(n) ________.

• jury

• agency

• factual panel

• court