Test Bank For Cengage Advantage Books Essentials of Business Law 4th Edition

CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION TO LAW

TRUE/FALSE

1. Congress passed a law imposing penalties for displaying “indecent” material online where children could see it. If the U.S. Supreme Court subsequently rules that the statute conflicts with the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the statute is void.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    MSC:  AACSB Analytic

2. Sandra sued her employer, Cape Inc., claiming that she was sexually harassed on the job. This is a criminal lawsuit.

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    MSC:  AACSB Analytic

3. If Jack sues Leslie for negligently hitting his car while parking hers in a public parking ramp, it is a matter of public law.

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    MSC:  AACSB Analytic

4. In 1994, the Arizona Supreme Court decided the case of Hernandez v. Arizona Board of Regents and found a duty of care to avoid furnishing alcohol to underage consumers. If in 2008 a Flagstaff, Arizona plaintiff brings a lawsuit against an Arizona university’s fraternity for providing alcohol to members under the legal drinking age, the Hernandez v. Arizona Board of Regents case will serve as precedent.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    MSC:  AACSB Analytic

5. The statement that whatever the sovereign declares to be the law is the law, whether it is right or wrong, is an example of legal realism.

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    MSC:  AACSB Analytic

6. Henry slipped on a leaf of lettuce while shopping at Joe’s Market. Henry can sue Joe in civil court.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    MSC:  AACSB Analytic

7. Congress has the sole responsibility for creating statutory law.

ANS:    F          PTS:     1          MSC:   AACSB Analytic