Deck 1: Todays Business Environment: Law and Ethics

Question 1

Ethics and customs are part of society's informal rules.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The Constitution creates the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches of the federal government.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Social change occurs naturally and never involves the use of laws or the legal system.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The legal system is designed to resolve public disputes but private disputes are always resolved informally.

Question 5

The nation of Haiti has been a development success because of its strong system of informal law.

Question 6

Law is intended to be independent of the social values of members of society.

Question 7

A constitution is fundamental law which establishes the powers of the government and the limits of that power.

Question 8

Law, as we know it today, was first developed in the middle ages.

Question 9

The Constitution specifically creates the executive, legislative, and administrative branches of the federal government.

Question 10

Law operates best without use of force, as members of society regulate themselves.

Question 11

Law may be defined as the good acts people do for others without threat of sanction.

Question 12

The U.S. Constitution is the source of all law in the U.S.

Question 13

Law may be viewed as a collection of rules or principles intended to prescribe and control human behavior.

Question 14

The U.S. Constitution is the oldest written constitution in force of any major nation.

Question 15

The separation of powers determined by the U.S. Constitution means that each branch of government has functions that can be checked by other branches.

Question 16

One of the main reasons that the country of Haiti has not experienced greater economic development is because its government is corrupt.

Question 17

The legal culture of a society includes the attitudes of members of society concerning the law and legal system.

Question 18

Law may be defined as a rule of conduct so established as to justify a prediction that it will be enforced by the courts if its authority is challenged.

Question 19

The separation of powers determined by the U.S. Constitution allocated powers between the federal courts and the state courts.

Question 20

Law is concerned with defining acceptable behavior, not controlling unacceptable behavior.

Question 21

Administrative agencies are typically created by court orders.

Question 22

The doctrine of stare decisis created a more just legal system by working to reduce the prejudices of individual judges.

Question 23

Common law in the U.S. has its origin in England.

Question 24

The U.S. Constitution requires every state to have a legislature that has two parts, a house and a senate (or some bodies with similar structure).

Question 25

Statutory law is created by executive order.

Question 26

A precedent is a future legal decision.

Question 27

American common law was approved for adoption in Article III of the U.S. Constitution.

Question 28

Common law changes only by acts of the legislature.

Question 29

Nebraska is the only state with a legislature that only has one part or house. All other states have a two-part legislature.

Question 30

The doctrine of stare decisis means that decisions in past cases will be followed in resolving present cases.

Question 31

The doctrine of stare decisis in the common law means that decisions from past cases must always be followed so that common law rules will not change.

Question 32

Delaware is the only state with a legislature that only has one part or house. All other states have a two-part legislature.

Question 33

Common law is based upon actual cases tried in court.

Question 34

State constitutions, unlike the federal Constitution, tend to be very short and have few details.

Question 35

An administrative agency is created when the legislative or executive branch of government delegate some of its authority to an appropriate group.

Question 36

American common law dates back to colonial times.

Question 37

A problem with the doctrine of stare decisis in common law is that judges are forced to stand by old rules, even if they no longer seem appropriate.

Question 38

A key function of the judiciary is to interpret and enforce the laws.

Question 39

Only federal statutes may violate the Constitution.

Question 40

An important state law affecting the legal regulation of business is the Uniform Commercial Code.

Question 41

To allow electronic transmission of documents in the legal system, legislatures had to give the courts permission to change from traditional methods of transmittal.

Question 42

Criminal law is defined as legal wrongs committed against individuals or businesses.

Question 43

The U.S. Constitution requires a majority vote of approval by the Senate before an international treaty is ratified.

Question 44

International treaties accepted by the U.S. government apply only in foreign legal matters; they have no standing in domestic legal issues

Question 45

One of the benefits of the common law is that it is flexible in changing with the times.

Question 46

Examples of public law are civil procedure, criminal law, and labor law.

Question 47

Legal documents could not be transmitted electronically due to common law rules based upon use of documents printed and delivered on paper.

Question 48

Treaties affect relations between sovereign governments only and do not affect the way companies do business.

Question 49

In Davis v. Baugh Industrial Contractors the Washington supreme court held that the traditional common law rule regarding negligence by a contractor would be changed because the old rule was out of date.

Question 50

In Davis v. Baugh Industrial Contractors the Washington supreme court held that the traditional common law rule regarding negligence by a contractor could not be changed.

Question 51

Article II, Section II of the U.S. Constitution requires a 2/3 vote of approval by the Senate before an international treaty is ratified.

Question 52

Examples of private law include contract law and partnership law.

Question 53

Decisions from courts are published in case reporters.

Question 54

The President may not create any law without the permission of Congress.

Question 55

Private law, unlike public law, is not binding.

Question 56

In Davis v. Baugh Industrial Contractors the Washington supreme court held that the traditional common law rule regarding negligence by a contractor could be changed only if a majority of state supreme courts agreed to change the rule.

Question 57

Public law sets forth rules governing the legal relationships among society members and serves principally to resolve disputes among members of society.

Question 58

Presidents have no legal influence over administrative agencies.

Question 59

Private law, unlike public law, tends to change rapidly as it is based on current social attitudes.

Question 60

The President creates law by issuing executive orders.

Question 61

Surveys indicate that the public has less confidence in the ethical standards of business leaders today than it did decades ago.

Question 62

Companies that follow Department of Justice compliance codes carefully may suffer smaller penalties for violations of related laws.

Question 63

Plaintiffs in civil law suits must demonstrate their case to the judge or jury beyond a reasonable doubt.

Question 64

Whether or not the ethical standards of business leaders may have fallen, it is likely that the public expects much less from business leaders today than it did decades ago.

Question 65

Because companies have suffered so few public image problems, few corporations have codes of ethics.

Question 66

Surveys indicate that the biggest ethics problem in companies is a lack of an ethics code.

Question 67

Experience with online ethics training indicates it has almost no impact; such training must be personal.

Question 68

Misdemeanors are civil offenses generally punishable by imprisonment for less than a year.

Question 69

Substantive law includes the common law.

Question 70

Misdemeanors are criminal offenses that violate state law, not federal law.

Question 71

Companies that follow Department of Justice compliance codes carefully are not prosecuted for violations of related laws.

Question 72

Misdemeanors are criminal offenses generally punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.

Question 73

Felonies are generally defined as serious criminal offenses that violate federal law, not state law.

Question 74

The objective of the criminal law is to compensate victims of crimes.

Question 75

Examples of civil law include the torts of defamation, invasion of privacy, and trespass.

Question 76

Felonies are generally defined as serious criminal offenses punishable by death or imprisonment for more than a year.

Question 77

Procedural law determines how substantive law is enforces through the court process.

Question 78

To find a person guilty of a crime, the jury or judge must find that the preponderance (majority) of the evidence is against the accused.

Question 79

Civil procedure, appellate procedure, and criminal procedure are examples of substantive law.

Question 80

Pressure for managers to behave ethically comes only from the government.