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Business Law Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Supreme Court of the United States is the final interpreter of the federal Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What are the world's two great systems of law?

a)

English Law

b)

Common Law

c)

Marshall Law

d)

Supreme Law

3.

Intrastate commerce is commerce between two or more states.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The power to decide a case is termed

a)

fiat.

b)

the long arm of the law

c)

jurisdiction

d)

sanction

5.

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

a)

statutes.

b)

ordinances.

c)

promulgations.

d)

common law.

6.

Civil laws are wrongs against _________, while criminal law are wrongs against ___________.

a)

society, government

b)

individuals, society

c)

government, society

d)

individuals, government

7.

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

a)

the Bill of Rights.

b)

an ordinance.

c)

the Uniform Commercial Code.

d)

a constitution.

8.

The courts of equity were created to handle cases that the ___________________ courts could not.

a)

common law

b)

jurisdictional

c)

property

d)

appellate

9.

Which state has its legal system based on the Roman civil law format of organized, comprehensive sets of statutes in code form?

a)

Missouri

b)

California

c)

Florida

d)

Louisiana

10.

When a law is invalid because it conflicts with either the federal or a state's constitution, it is said to be ____________________.

a)

unconstitutional

b)

invalid

c)

overruled

11.

An open, peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged, or supposed, injustice is referred to as

a)

political protest.

b)

civil riot.

c)

civil disobedience

d)

ethical posturing

12.

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

a)

agency

b)

jury

c)

court

d)

factual panel.

13.

Rule-based ethical reasoning

a)

focuses on the consequences of an action and alternatives to it.

b)

is the major feature in which the U.S. system of democracy is grounded.

c)

is the major feature in which the U.S. system of democracy is grounded.

d)

can be unethical even if it brings about a good result.