Legal Environment of Business Module 1 Quiz

​Procedural law creates legal rights and duties.

• True

• False

​Within each state in the United States, only the U.S. Constitution is in force.

• True

• False

​Administrative regulations:

• ​are essentially industry advisories.

• ​are case-law precedents.

• ​generally have the force of statute.

• ​are Constitutional principles.

When a court decides a new question or problem, it can ignore precedent.

• True

• False

​If your home or business is searched unlawfully, any items obtained during that unlawful search could be excluded as evidence in a criminal trial because of the .

• Fourth Amendment’s exclusionary rule​

• ​Constitutional common law

• ​Fifth Amendment’s right to privacy

• ​common law

​The Uniform Commercial Code is a good example of uniform state laws.

• True

• False

The right to privacy means that individuals:

• cannot gossip about each other

• cannot be lawfully searched.

• can yell “Fire” in a crowded theater.

• are protected against intrusions by others.

​Statutory law can be created by all of the following except:

• ​Congress.

• ​state legislatures.

• ​local governments.

• ​by the courts.

​The authority of a court to decide certain types of cases is called jurisdiction.

• True

• False

Courts have been stepping in to set aside arbitration clauses involving small businesses or consumers.

• True

• False