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Business Law Ch 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Assume that Congress passes a law establishing a new administrative agency to oversee cyberlaw issues. The agency writes rules to enable it to carry out its duties. The rules written by the agency will be known as a part of: | Administrative Law |
| Richard is a state appeals court judge. In making judicial decisions, Richard issues rulings which are consistent with precedents established in similar cases within his jurisdiction. Richard is following the principle of: | Stare Decis |
| The city of Flagstaff passes legislation to make it illegal to carry an open container of alcohol on any city street at any time. This legislation is called: | Ordinance |
| Most appellate court judges write opinions in which they give the reasons for their decisions. These opinions are collected and published in volumes of books known as: | Reporters |
| Elaine is involved in a car accident in which the other driver ran a red light. To determine whether she has a case, her attorney would apply which of the following classifications of law? | Substanstive |
| Cyberlaw consists of: | . traditional legal principles that have changed because of technology. |
| Tyler believes that some laws passed by his state's legislature are improper, and he refuses to comply with them. He believes that there is a universal law above all others that grants rights to all people. Which school of jurisprudential thought does Tyl | Natural Law |
| Monroe is reviewing an appellate case for class and must correctly identify the parties to the case. The party appealing the case is known as the: | Appelant |
| Sarah prevails in her lawsuit against Carl for injuries she sustained in a car accident. As a result, Sarah is entitled to a remedy. In the U.S. legal system, Sarah's remedy will most likely be in the form of: | Damages |
| The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) passes a new uniform act related to texting while driving. This uniform act: | becomes the law in every state that adopts the uniform act through legislative action |
| When a judge uses legal encyclopedias, law review articles, and Restatements to guide a decision, that judge is using: | Secondary Sources of law |
| all of the cases which have been decided by U.S. judges, as well as by English judges prior to the American Revolution, constitute a body of law known as | Common Law |
| A case on the subject of free speech on the Internet comes before a Wisconsin state trial court. It is a case of first impression, which means that no case involving the same issue has been decided by the Wisconsin courts. In deciding such a case, it woul | Public Poll |
| The Illinois state legislature passes a law raising the speed limit on certain state roads. This law becomes part of a body of law known as | Statutory Law |
| If a plaintiff waited to bring a lawsuit for several years, and in those years witnesses died and evidence was lost or destroyed, one equitable defense that the defendant may have is called: | Laches |
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