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Chapter 1

1) Law is described as ________.

A) a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority and having binding legal force

B) a study of fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence like knowledge and language

C) a legal system that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions

D) a group of legal hypotheses employed to explain a legal phenomenon

2) Which of the following would be considered an example of shaping moral standards, as seen as a function of the law?

A) laws granting freedom of speech and religion

B) laws discouraging drug and alcohol abuse

C) laws providing for the right to peaceful protest

D) laws preventing the overthrow of a government

3) What function of the law is being served when passing laws that prohibit discrimination at workplaces?

A) keeping the peace

B) providing a basis for compromise

C) maintaining the status quo

D) promoting social justice

Chapter 2

4) ________ is a set of moral principles or values that governs the conduct of an individual or a group.

A) Rationality

B) Evolution

C) Ethics

D) Reason

5) Businesses ________.

A) are subject to the laws of the countries in which they operate, but do not owe a social responsibility not to harm society

B) are subject to the laws of the countries in which they operate and owe a social responsibility not to harm society

C) organized in the United States are subject only to its laws, and can ignore the laws of other countries in which they operate

D) organized in the United States can ignore the law as long as they act ethically in the conduct of their affairs and try not to harm society

6) Utilitarianism ________.

A) dictates that people choose the action or follow the rule that provides the greatest good to society

B) dictates that people choose the action or follow the rule that provides the greatest good for the greatest number of people

C) dictates that people choose the action or follow the rule that provides the individual actor with the greatest level of pleasure

D) dictates that people must choose the action or follow the rule that provides the maximum profit

Chapter 3

7) ________ are courts that hear matters of a specialized or limited nature.

A) General-jurisdiction trial courts

B) Inferior trial courts

C) Intermediate appellate courts

D) Chancery courts

8) Decisions of the ________ are final unless a question of law is involved that is appealable to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A) courts of appeals

B) courts of records

C) highest state courts

D) general-jurisdiction trial courts

9) ________ are courts that hear appeals from trial courts, but are not a state's highest court.

A) Intermediate appellate courts

B) Courts of last resort

C) Municipal courts

D) Courts martial

Chapter 4

10) Mary hired the attorneys at the law firm of Sunny & Warm to represent her in a civil lawsuit. Erin Sunny, a partner, explained to Mary that she will need to pay to the firm a sum of money up-front that will be placed in a trust account before the firm proceeds. Periodically the lawyer's fees will be taken from the trust account as services are provided. What is this payment advance called?

A) a mortgage

B) a lien

C) a retainer

D) a security deposit

11) Barry Stir, Esq. is an attorney with a small solo practice. Most of the matters that Barry handles are straightforward and well defined, such as drafting simple wills and trusts, forming small corporations and limited liability companies, filing simple bankruptcy proceedings, and settling uncontested divorces. For these matters, the fee arrangement is usually ________.

A) a contingency-fee

B) a flat fee

C) a mortgaged fee

D) an hourly fee

12) A defendant in a criminal case can hire his or her own attorney, but if the defendant cannot afford an attorney, ________

A) the defendant must defend himself at trial.

B) the case will be dismissed.

C) the trial judge will assign a bailiff to assist the defendant.

D) the government will provide an attorney to represent the defendant free of charge.

Chapter 5

13) The ________ was a document that restricted the newly created U.S. federal government from levying and collecting taxes, regulating commerce with foreign countries, and regulating interstate commerce.

A) U.S. Constitution

B) Declaration of Independence

C) Bill of Rights

D) Articles of Confederation

14) The ________ branch of the U.S. government is responsible for making federal law.

A) executive

B) judicial

C) legislative

D) fourth

15) Why have checks and balances been built into the U.S. Constitution?

A) to keep a check on the number and frequency of amendments made to the Constitution

B) to ensure that the judiciary is not biased or corrupt

C) to prevent any one of the three branches of the government from becoming too powerful

D) to ensure that people of all races and ethnicities are uniformly represented

Chapter 6

16) The threat of immediate harm or offensive contact is termed ________.

A) battery

B) assault

C) disparagement

D) libel

17) Which of the following torts constitutes battery?

A) stealing a person's wallet

B) threatening to shoot a person

C) blackmailing a person

D) poisoning a person's drink

18) Which of the following statements is true of battery?

A) Battery refers to intentional infliction of emotional distress.

B) Assault and battery often occur together.

C) Actual physical contact is not necessary for a tort to be battery.

D) Indirect physical contact between the victim and the perpetrator is not battery.