61. Statutory law is:
a. the separation of powers at the federal level
b. also known as the fundamental law of the nation
c. a form of common law
d. a law enacted by a legislative body
e. all of the other choices are correct
62. Statutory law comes from:
a. Senate resolutions
b. state legislatures
c. Executive Orders
d. the Supreme Court
e. all other choices are correct
63. The U.S. Constitution created these branches of the federal government: (1) executive, (2) judicial, and (3):
a. senatorial
b. administrative
c. legislative
d. constitutional
e. states
64. The U.S. Constitution created these branches of the federal government: (1) executive, (2) judicial, and (3):
a. senatorial
b. administrative
c. constitutional
d. states
e. none of the other choices are correct
65. The U.S. Constitution created these branches of federal government:
a. executive, senatorial and administrative
b. executive, legislative and state
c. executive, legislative and judicial
d. legislative, judicial and constitutional
e. legislative, judicial and state
66. The U.S. Constitution created these branches of federal government:
a. executive, senatorial and administrative
b. executive, legislative and state
c. executive, legislative and senatorial d.
legislative, judicial and constitutional e.
none of the other choices are correct
67. The division in government power as established by the Constitution is referred to as the:
a. Three Branches
b. Executive Privilege
c. Stare Decisis
d. Separation of Powers
e. Law of the Land
68. The division in government power as established by the Constitution is referred to as the:
a. Three Branches
b. Executive Privilege
c. Stare Decisis
d. Legal Separation
e. none of the other choices are correct
69. The separation of powers is:
a. the division in government powers as established by the Constitution
b. the division of power within state legislatures
c. the division of the power of the president and the power of the vice president
d. the division of executive privileges
e. the law of the land
e. all of the other choices are correct
70. The separation of powers is:
a. generally called the law of the land
b. the division of powers within state legislatures
c. the division of the power of the president and the power of the vice president
d. the division of executive privileges
e. none of the other choices are correct
71. State constitutions:
a. must be approved by a two-thirds vote of Congress
b. are the highest form of law within each state
c. tend to be much shorter than the U.S. Constitution
d. must be approved by state supreme courts
e. none of the other choices are correct
72. State constitutions:
a. must be approved by majority vote in Congress
b. must be approved by a two-thirds vote of Congress
c. are the highest form of law within each state
d. tend to be much shorter than the U.S. Constitution
e. all of the other choices are correct
73. The powers and structures of all state governments are based on:
a. unwritten constitutions
b. written constitutions
c. unwritten agreements between the state residents and their congressional representatives
d. written agreements between the state residents and their congressional representatives
e. the Bill of Rights
74. The powers and structures of all state governments are based on:
a. unwritten constitutions
b. the Bill of Rights
c. unwritten agreements between the state residents and their congressional representatives
d. written agreements between the state residents and their congressional representatives
e. none of the other choices are correct
75. State constitutions:
a. specify how state officials are chosen and removed
b. specify how finances and revenues are paid and collected
c. specify how laws are passed
d. specify how the court systems run
76. State constitutions:
a. specify how state officials are chosen and removed
b. specify how the federal government should enforce laws
c. specify how the Supreme Court takes cases
d. all of the other specific choices are correct
e. none of the other choices are correct
77. State constitutions:
a. specify how finances and revenues are paid and collected
b. specify how the federal government should enforce laws
c. specify how the Supreme Court takes cases
d. all of the other specific choices are correct
e. none of the other choices are correct
78. State constitutions:
a. specify how the court systems run
b. specify how the federal government should enforce laws
c. specify how the Supreme Court takes cases
d. all of the other specific choices are correct
e. none of the other choices are correct
79. State constitutions tend to be longer and more detail-filled than the U.S. Constitution in part because:
a. state constitutions are more important
b. individual states have different moral codes that require frequent changes
c. amending state constitutions is generally easier than changing the U.S. Constitution
d. there is no separation of power at the state level
e. none of the other choices is correct
80. State constitutions tend to be longer and more detail-filled than the U.S. Constitution in part because:
a. state constitutions are more important
b. individual states have different moral codes
c. there is no separation of power at the state level
d. all of the other specific choices are correct
e. none of the other specific choices is correct
81. Federal courts can review statutes passed by Congress to ensure:
a. that the statutes do not violate the U.S. Constitution
b. that the statutes are fair
c. that the statutes do not violate women’s rights
d. that the statutes do not violate previously passed statutes
e. none of the other choices
82. State courts can review statutes passed by their legislatures to ensure:
a. that the statutes are fair
b. that the statutes do not violate the state constitution or the U.S. Constitution
c. that the statutes do not violate women’s rights
d. that the statutes do not violate previously passed statutes
e. none of the other choices
83. What part of the Constitution provides that all power to make laws for the federal government shall be held by
Congress?
a. Article I, Section 1.
b. Article II, Section 1.
c. Article I, Section 2.
d. Article II, Section 2.
e. this power comes from the Magna Charta, not the Constitution.
84. What part of the Constitution provides that all power to make laws for the federal government shall be held by
Congress?
a. Article II, Section 3.
b. Article II, Section 1.
c. Article I, Section 2.
d. Article II, Section 2.
e. none of the other choices
85. Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution:
a. provides that all power to make laws for the federal government shall be held by Congress
b. provides that all power to make laws for the federal government shall be held by the Supreme Court
c. provides that all power to make laws for the federal government shall be held by the Vice President
d. provides that all power to make laws for state governments shall be held by senators
e. provides that all power to make laws for state governments shall be held by state governors
86. Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution:
a. provides that all power to make laws for state governments shall be held by state governors
b. provides that all power to make laws for the federal government shall be held by the Supreme Court
c. provides that all power to make laws for the federal government shall be held by the Vice President
d. provides that all power to make laws for state governments shall be held by senators
e. provides that all power to make laws for state governments shall be held by state governors
87. Of the thousands of pieces of legislature proposed in each session of Congress:
a. about half pass both the House and Senate
b. about two-thirds pass both the House and Senate
c. about 200 to 300 pass both the House and Senate
d. about 1000 pass both the House and Senate
e. about 50 pass both the House and Senate
88. About 200 to 300 of the thousands of pieces of legislature proposed in each session of Congress:
a. are valid pieces of legislation
b. pass both the House and Senate
c. are voted on by the general public
d. pass the House, but not the Senate
e. are voted on by both Democrats and Republicans
89. About 200 to 300 of the thousands of pieces of legislature proposed in each session of Congress:
a. are valid pieces of legislation
b. pass the House, but not the Senate
c. are voted on by the general public
d. go to the President for his signature
e. are voted on by both Democrats and Republicans
90. All states except one have a bicameral (two part) legislature containing two bodies, such as a House and a Senate.
The exception is:
a. Maine
b. Nebraska
c. Alaska
d. New Jersey
e. Hawaii
91. Only one state has a unicameral (one part) legislature. That state is:
a. Maine
b. Arkansas
c. Alaska
d. New Jersey
e. none of the states listed have such a legislature
92. Nebraska differs from all other states in that:
a. it does not have senators
b. it does not have a bicameral legislature
c. it does not have a judicial branch
d. all of the other specific choices are correct
e. none of the other specific choices are correct
93. Nebraska is the only state that:
a. has a unicameral legislature
b. has a bicameral legislature
c. does not have a legislature
d. does not have sales tax
e. does not have income tax
94. Most states have a two-part legislature. Having two legislative house is meant to:
a. make things more efficient
b. make things more fair
c. serve as an added check on government power
d. serve to enhance government power
e. none of the other choices
95. Unlike at the federal level, in some states:
a. voters must be over 21 to vote on legislation
b. voters make all the laws through the voting process
c. voters may not directly enact legislation through the voting process
d. voters may directly enact legislation through the voting process
e. none of the other choices
96. One of the most important state laws affecting business is:
a. the Uniform Probate Code
b. the Uniform Commercial Code
c. the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
d. the Uniform Partnership Act
e. the Compensation for Tort Victims Act
97. The Uniform Commercial Code is:
a. one of the most important state laws affecting business
b. a minor state law affecting business
c. a set of federal regulations
d. a code enforced by the Supreme Court
e. none of the other choices
98. The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws works with:
a. lawyers
b. law professors
c. the business community
d. judges
e. all of the other choices are correct
99. The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws:
a. protects worker rights in all states
b. makes sure all state laws affecting businesses are the same
c. drafts proposed laws for consideration by state legislatures
d. all of the other specific choices
e. none of the other specific choices
100. An important source of U.S. law affecting the legal environment of business are regulations, opinions, and orders
from:
a. administrative agencies
b. police department policies
c. U.S. Senate resolutions
d. U.N. treaties
e. executive (Presidential) charters
101. An important source of U.S. law affecting the legal environment of business are regulations, opinions, and orders
from:
a. police departments
b. the U.S. Senate
c. U.N. treaties
d. executive (Presidential) charters
e. none of the other choices are correct
102. An administrative agency is created when the:
a. legislative branch delegates some authority to a group or agency
b. legislative branch enacts a law specifying the duties and responsibilities of an agency
c. executive branch delegates some of its authority to a group or agency
d. the President creates an office by Executive Order
e. all of the other choices can be correct
103. Regulatory law may come from:
a. Congress
b. state legislatures
c. administrative agencies
d. the President
e. any of the other choices can be correct
104. The Environmental Protection Agency is an example of:
a. a state legislature
b. an administrative agency
c. an executive agency
d. a congressional agency
e. none of the other choices
105. Administrative agencies can:
a. enact regulations
b. supervise compliance with regulations
c. adjudicate violations of regulations
d. all of the other specific choices are correct
e. none of the other specific choices are correct
106. The judiciary:
a. reviews actions taken by the executive branch
b. interprets laws enacted by legislative bodies
c. enforces laws enacted by legislative bodies
d. contributes to the development of the common law
e. all of the other choices are possible
107. The judiciary:
a. applies the common law
b. writes laws
c. is not involved with the common law
d. is controlled by voters through referendums
e. none of the other choices
108. The original or oldest source of law in this country is:
a. the federal Constitution
b. the constitution of the first state
c. the common law
d. the Declaration of Independence
e. none of the other choices are correct
109. Common law is:
a. the original or oldest source of law in the United States
b. the law generally applied world wide
c. the law that the legislature must follow
d. the law that everyday citizens, but not government officials, must follow
e. none of the other choices
110. Common law is:
a. the law generally applied world wide
b. the law that everyday citizens, but not government officials, must follow
c. the foundation of agency, contract, property and tort law
d. the foundation of criminal law
e. none of the other choices
111. Common law is:
a. the foundation of agency law
b. the foundation of contract law
c. the foundation of property law
d. the foundation of tort law
e. all of the choices are correct
112. The U.S. common law originated in:
a. colonial America
b. the Confederate States of America
c. England
d. ancient Rome
e. the Constitution
113. The common law began in:
a. France, at the time of the French revolution
b. Russia, at the time of the Russian revolution
c. England, before colonial days in America
d. the U.S., after the Declaration of Independence
e. Italy in the lex mercatoria
114. The common law in the United States began in:
a. France, at the time of the French revolution
b. England, before colonial times in America
c. Russia, at the time of the Russian revolution
d. the U.S., after the Declaration of Independence
e. Italy in the lex mercatoria
115. The term “common law” refers to:
a. law common to most countries
b. laws passed by Congress
c. law made and applied by judges
d. law passed by a state’s legislature
e. none of the other choices are correct
116. The term “common law” refers to:
a. law common to most countries
b. laws passed by Congress
c. laws passed by state legislatures
d. legal rules identical in all 50 states
e. none of the other choices are correct
117. Under common law, disputes come to court:
a. when police make an arrest
b. when counseling does not work
c. in the form of a case
d. in the form of a complaint
e. in the form of a criticism
118. A case is:
a. the form in which a dispute comes to court
b. the breaking of a law
c. the breaking of a contract
d. the forming of a contract
e. none of the other choices
119. A case is:
a. a dispute between two or more parties that is resolved through the legal process
b. the breaking of a law
c. the breaking of a contract
d. the forming of a contract through the legal process
e. none of the other choices
120. A case is:
a. the forming of a contract through the legal process
b. the breaking of a law
c. the breaking of a contract
d. all of the other specific choices are correct
e. none of the other specific choices are correct