Question 1

Beth is a victim of Carl's violation of a criminal law.Criminal law is concerned with

Accepted Answer

Criminal law deals with wrongs committed against the public as a whole, rather than a specific individual. The state or the government takes legal action on behalf of the public to punish the offender for their violation of the criminal law. In this scenario, Beth is a victim of Carl's criminal act, which affects the public's safety and security.

Question 2

Grady is a judge.In his court, Grady may bar a suit if it is not filed within a proper time according to

Accepted Answer

A statute of limitations sets a specific time frame for filing a lawsuit. Once that time has passed, the court may bar the suit from being filed. The other choices do not pertain to the time frame for filing a lawsuit.

Question 3

Standard Business Company appeals a decision against it, in favor of Top Flight Corporation, from a lower court to a higher court.Standard is

Accepted Answer

Standard Business Company is appealing the decision, making them the appellant. The appellee in this case would be Top Flight Corporation, as they were the party who won the decision in the lower court. Neither defendant nor plaintiff are accurate descriptions in this scenario, as the case has already been decided and is now being appealed.

Question 4

Overseas Exports, Inc., based in New York, does business internationally and may be subject to international law.The sources of this law include

Accepted Answer

International law is derived from the laws of individual nations as well as treaties and international organizations. Therefore, both options A and B alone are not accurate. Option C correctly identifies both sources of international law. Option D is incorrect as there are sources of international law that apply to businesses that operate internationally.

Question 5

Fact Pattern 1-1 
The Texas Supreme Court decides the case of Livewire Co. v. Power Corp. Of nine justices, five believe the judgment should be in Livewire’s fa¬vor. Justice Bellamy, one of the five, writes a separate opinion. The four justices who believe the judgment should be in Power’s favor join in a third separate opinion.

-Refer to Fact Pattern 1-1.Bellamy's opinion is

Accepted Answer

Bellamy's opinion agrees with the majority that Livewire should win the case, but it is a separate opinion that offers a different legal reasoning or analysis. Therefore, it is a concurring opinion.

Question 6

Law enforcement officers suspect Chris of drug trafficking.Without a warrant, the officers install a tracking device on a vehicle belonging to Chris's mother.Tracking the vehicle with the device produces incriminating evidence, and Chris is charged with trafficking.He argues that the government's use of the device violated his Fourth Amendment rights by subjecting him to an unlawful "search." Under the principles discussed in "A Sample Court Case," United States v.Jones, the court is most likely to rule that the officers' installation of the device was

Accepted Answer

In United States v. Jones, the Supreme Court held that the warrantless installation of a GPS tracking device on a vehicle constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment. Therefore, in this case, the officers' installation of the tracking device on Chris's mother's vehicle without a warrant would also be considered a search. Additionally, because the officers physically installed the device on the vehicle, it could also be considered an unlawful trespass.

Question 7

In a dispute between Cosmic Games Corporation and Mythic Engineering Associates, Inc., the court applies the doctrine of stare decisis.What is this doctrine What does this doctrine have to do with the American legal system

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a dispute between Cosmic Games Corporation...

Question 8

To Cody, the written law of a particular society at a particular time is most significant.Cody is

Accepted Answer

Cody's belief that the written law of a particular society at a particular time is most significant aligns with the principles of legal positivism, which asserts that the law is only what is enacted by a government or other political authority. Legal historians focus on the historical development of the law, legal realists consider the societal and cultural influences on legal decision-making, and adherents of natural law believe in a higher moral law that supersedes written laws.

Question 9

Americans with a Better Cause (ABC), a nonprofit organization, files a suit against the U.S.Department of Justice (DOJ), claiming that a certain federal statute the DOJ is empowered to enforce conflicts with the U.S.Constitution and with a state constitution.In each situation, which source of law has priority

Accepted Answer

The answer of Americans with a Better Cause (ABC), a...

Question 10

Fact Pattern 1-1 
The Texas Supreme Court decides the case of Livewire Co. v. Power Corp. Of nine justices, five believe the judgment should be in Livewire’s fa¬vor. Justice Bellamy, one of the five, writes a separate opinion. The four justices who believe the judgment should be in Power’s favor join in a third separate opinion.

-Refer to Fact Pattern 1-1.These opinions are collected and published in volumes called

Accepted Answer

Opinions are collected and published in volumes called reporters.

Question 11

The title of a case appears as "Duck Sales Corp.v.Egret Supply Co." The party in whose favor the case was decided

Accepted Answer

The answer of The title of a case appears as...

Question 12

Fact Pattern 1-1 
The Texas Supreme Court decides the case of Livewire Co. v. Power Corp. Of nine justices, five believe the judgment should be in Livewire’s fa¬vor. Justice Bellamy, one of the five, writes a separate opinion. The four justices who believe the judgment should be in Power’s favor join in a third separate opinion.

-Refer to Fact Pattern 1-1.The opinion joined by the four justices who favor Power is known as

Accepted Answer

The four justices who favor Power are in the minority, so their opinion is known as a dissenting opinion.

Quiz 1: Business and Its Legal Environment3

Beth is a victim of Carl's violation of a criminal law.Criminal law is concerned with

Grady is a judge.In his court, Grady may bar a suit if it is not filed within a proper time according to

Standard Business Company appeals a decision against it, in favor of Top Flight Corporation, from a lower court to a higher court.Standard is

Overseas Exports, Inc., based in New York, does business internationally and may be subject to international law.The sources of this law include

In a dispute between Cosmic Games Corporation and Mythic Engineering Associates, Inc., the court applies the doctrine of stare decisis.What is this doctrine What does this doctrine have to do with the American legal system

To Cody, the written law of a particular society at a particular time is most significant.Cody is

The title of a case appears as "Duck Sales Corp.v.Egret Supply Co." The party in whose favor the case was decided