Business Law Multiple Choice
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1. Which of the following statements is true regarding the Geier v. American Honda Motor Company case in chapter 4 of the e-text?
a. the Supreme Court held that the federal passive restraint safety standard preempted the District of Columbia's tort law.
b. the Supreme Court held that that the federal passive restraint safety standard was unenforceable
c. Both of the above are true
d. None of the above are true
2. The Commerce Clause gives the federal government the power to regulate activities which affect:
a. Purely county level commerce
b. Purely state level commerce
c. Purely local commerce
d. None of the above
3. T/F "Dictatorial law" is another name for judge-made law
4. Which of the following clauses of the U.S. Constitution establishes that the federal Constitution, treaties, federal laws and federal regulations are the supreme law of the land?
a. Commerce Clause
b. Supremacy Clause
c. Freedom and Liberty clause
d. First Amendment Clause
e. None of the above
4. T/F Not all speech is absolutely protected under the U.S. Constitution; i.e., the government may regulate and control various types of speech.
5. T/F The Freedom of Religion clause prohibits the government from either establishing a government-sponsored religion or promoting one religion over other religions.
6. The highest federal court is known as the:
a. U.S. Court of Claims
b. Federal Appellate District Court
c. U.S. Tort Court
d. None of the above
7. In a lawsuit, the complaint and answer are known as:
a. Deedings
b. Pleadings
c. Nunc pro tunc documents
d. None of the above
8. Which of the following statements is true regarding the Carnival Cruise Lines v. Shute case in Chapter 2 of the Cheeseman e-text?
a. The forum selection clause was found to be unenforceable.
b. The forum selection clause was found to be unconscionable
c. The forum selection clause was found to be enforceable.
d. None of the above are true
9. The legal system in the U.S. and Canada is known as a(n):
a. North American law system
b. ADR legal system
c. Nationalized system
d. None of the above
10. A rule of law established in a court decision is known as:
a. Plausal law
b. Presidential law
c. Precedent
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
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T/F "Dictatorial law" is another name for judge-made law
Answer: Law made in the common-law tradition; law that exists by judicial precedent rather than by statute; judicial construction of statutes so different from their original legislative intent that the resulting application of them can be attributed to the judiciary, rather than to the legislature.
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1. Which of the following statements is true regarding the Geier v. American Honda Motor Company case in chapter 4 of the e-text?
a. the Supreme Court held that the federal passive restraint safety standard preempted the District of Columbia's tort law.
b. the Supreme Court held that that the federal passive restraint safety standard was unenforceable
c. Both of the above are true
d. None of the above are true
2. The Commerce Clause gives the federal government the power to regulate activities which affect:
a. Purely county level commerce
b. Purely state level commerce
c. Purely local commerce
d. None of the above
Answer: With foreign nations, and among the several states, and with Indian tribes.
3. T/F "Dictatorial law" is another name for judge-made law
Answer: Law made in the common-law tradition; law that exists by judicial precedent rather than by statute; judicial construction of statutes so different from their original ...
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