Chapter 1 Quiz: Ethics, Law, and Legal Reasoning
What are the three primary functions of law? Choose 3 answers.
resolution of conflicts, allowing for changes in social norms, improving social stability
Substantive law governs a person's:
rights and responsibilities
What term describes the principle set up in the U.S. Constitution that gives each branch of the government the power to control or influence the other two branches?
separation of powers
Which doctrine provides that each branch of government has its own constitutional authority and should remain independent of other branches of government?
separation of powers
The doctrine that requires a lower court to follow the decisions of a higher court that involve similar issues, laws, and facts is the doctrine of:
stare decisis
Which of the following statements are applicable to the doctrine of stare decisis? Choose 2 answers.
Stare decisis is a principle that arose out of the common law. A lower court must follow the precedent of a decision made by a higher court in the same jurisdiction.
Which of the following is a true statement of the powers of a branch of the federal government?
The power to enact laws is vested in the legislative branch.
What do administrative agencies do?
They create and enforce regulations.
Which of the following is the supreme law of the land?
U.S. Constitution
Steps for creating a statutory law include filing a bill in the legislature, debating and voting on the bill in committees and in the legislative assembly, and ultimately:
becoming an act when signed by the president or state governor, or if vetoed, when the veto is overridden.
The legal rights and duties between parties are regulated by:
civil law.
Which of the following types of law originated from early English history in an effort to provide a body of law that applied to the entire English realm?
common law
State statutory law is created by:
elected members of the state legislature.
Which of the following activities is an example of corporate social responsibility?
establishment of a foundation that funds high school educational initiatives
Which branch of government creates statutory law?
legislative
Which branch of government has the authority to enact law?
legislative
Ethics is the consideration of how one should act, based on which of the following concepts?
morality, or principles of right and wrong
How a hearing or court case is conducted is governed by:
procedural law.
A company exhibits responsible corporate citizenship when it:
uses its wealth and influence to benefit society as a whole.
What is the term used for the types of laws passed by Congress?
statutes
What type of law creates, defines, and regulates legal rights and duties?
substantive
In ethics, compliance with the law is considered:
the moral minimum
In the United States, who creates federal statutory law?
Congress
What is the relationship between law and morality?
Law and morality have some common applications but are not exactly the same thing.
Which of the following illustrates a financial or non-financial cost of unreported unethical behavior to a company? Choose 2 answers.
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. Employee morale hit an all-time low when Scott, the line supervisor, ignored repeated instances of harassment by certain employees.
What is the term for the body of law that has developed over centuries, derived from custom and judicial precedent?
common law
Business law is a vast body of state and federal law governing business activities that includes statutes (codes), common law, court cases, and: Choose 2 answers.
constitutions, regulations
What is the term used for the entire body of enforceable rules set by a government?
law
Which of the following are methods of preventing unethical behavior? Choose 2 answers.
terminating an employee for unethical behavior establishing a company code of ethics
What source of law is the highest law of the land?
the U.S. Constitution
