BLAW Exam 1 (ch.1, 3, 4, 27, 28, 29 & 37)

Substantive law governs a person's: - rights and responsibilities. - ethical responsibilities. - procedural responsibilities. - regulatory responsibilities.

rights and responsibilities

When the parties in a dispute present their arguments and evidence to a neutral third party who then renders a decision, it is called: - adjudication. - arbitration. - negotiation. - mediation.

arbitration

In contrast to federal courts, state courts have what kind of jurisdiction? - appellate - diversity - broad - original

broad

State statutory law is created by: - the governor. - elected congressional members. - elected members of the state legislature. - elected members of the judiciary.

elected members of the state legislature

Ethics is the consideration of how one should act, based on which of the following concepts? - cause and effect - the moral minimum - morality, or principles of right and wrong - strict legality and legal compliance

morality, or principles of right and wrong

A legal citation for a court decision is used by legal professionals to research the law, and includes: - plaintiff and defendant names, and facts of the case. - party names, location of the published case, court, and date of decision. - party names and the court's holding. - a summary of the case.

party names location of the published case, court, and date of decision

Under which theory of ethics would a decision be ethical if it provides the greatest benefit for the largest number of individuals? - corporate social responsibility - utilitarianism - Kantianism - duty-based ethics

Utilitarianism

Legal researchers will use which of the following tools to locate a court decision? Choose 2 answers. - bound volumes of reported court decisions, organized by jurisdiction, date, and courts - published session laws - online legal research engines such as Lexis, Westlaw, or Bloomberg - published ordinances

- bound volumes of reported court decisions, organized by jurisdiction, date, and courts - online legal research engines such as Lexis, Westlaw, or Bloomberg

Which of the following are methods of preventing unethical behavior? Choose 2 answers. - keeping an attorney on retainer - establishing a company code of ethics - allowing lower-level managers to develop their own ethical rules - terminating an employee for unethical behavior

- establishing a code of ethics - terminating an employee for unethical behavior

What do legal professionals use to analyze court decisions that are relevant to their clients' cases? - case briefing - the FLAC method - promulgation - local court rules

Case Briefing

In the United States, who creates federal statutory law? - the executive branch - Congress. - the judiciary. - uniform law committees

Congress

Which of the following is an example of federal agency regulations that impact business operations? - U.S. Supreme Court decisions - Internal Revenue Service rules for business tax audits - The Consumer Protection Act - wage and hour laws

Internal Revenue service rules for business tax audits

Under which principle of ethics would a person consider whether his or her action is one that every other person should take? - Kant's categorical imperative - religious principles of ethics - the principle of rights - outcome-based ethics

Kant's categorical imperative

How a hearing or court case is conducted is governed by: - venue. - procedural law. - interpretation. - statutory law.

Procedural law

The abbreviation "U.S." in the legal citation Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) references the: - United States. - U.S. Supreme Court. - United States Supreme Court Reports Lawyers' Edition. - United States Reports.

United States Reports

Under the principle of rights, the term "rights" refers to: - the fundamental rights of human beings. - property rights. - citizenship rights. - shareholder rights.

the fundamental rights of human beings

In ethics, compliance with the law is considered: - the principle of rights. - the moral minimum. - the moral maximum. - corporate social responsibility.

the moral minimum

A company exhibits responsible corporate citizenship when it: - develops a code of ethics. - uses its wealth and influence to benefit society as a whole. - maximizes profits for its shareholders. - expands globally.

uses its wealth and influence to benefit society as a whole

Which of the following illustrates a financial or non-financial cost of unreported unethical behavior to a company? Choose 2 answers. - Employee morale hit an all-time low when Scott, the line supervisor, ignored repeated instances of harassment by certain employees. - Brown Shoe Manufacturing, Inc. recently lost one-third of its stitching room employees to a nearby competitor. The chief executive officer decided to forego a portion of his salary so the company could increase the salaries of all employees. - Sweet Home Diner lost half of its business when the community became outraged with the owner for failing to stop the racist social media postings of the restaurant manager. - The Old Mill relocated one of its plants, at a cost of over $1 million, when it discovered it was polluting a local river.

- Sweet Home Diner lost half of its business when the community became outraged with the owner for failing to stop the racist social media postings of the restaurant manager. - The Old Mill relocated one of its plants, at a cost of over $1 million, when it discovered it was polluting a local river.

When making a decision using the stakeholder theory of management, a business professional would place more weight on which of the following? Choose 2 answers. - the impact of its decisions on employees over the profitability of the business - its profitability over the impact on employees - the harm to customers from using the company's product over profits - the impact of its decision on the value of its stock

- the impact of its decisions on employers over the profitability of the business - the harm to customers from using the company's product over profits

The federal and most state judicial branches have at least these three levels in the court system: - district, circuit, and appellate. - chancery, district, and appellate. - trial court, intermediate appellate court, and highest appellate court. - district, appeals, and supreme.

district, circuit, and appellate

Which of the following activities is an example of corporate social responsibility? - ensuring all employees meet minimum licensure standards - funding a research project that supports the company's marketing initiative for a new product - careful compliance with employee safety regulations - establishment of a foundation that funds high school educational initiatives

establishment of a foundation that funds high school educational initiatives

Which branch of government has the authority to enact law? - executive - legislative - administrative - judicial

legislative