Business Law Chapter 1 Review

The laws, or enforceable rules of conduct in a society, do not reflect the culture and circumstances that create them. False

Laws in this country are created only at the federal and state levels of government False

The Supreme Court of the United States is the final interpreter of the federal constitution True

The world’s two great systems of law are the English common law and the Napoleonic Code. False

Ethical reasoning about right and wrong is based solely on consequences False

Administrative agencies are usually controlled by the judicial branch of the government False

The goal of civil disobedience is to advance the self-interest of one group over another. False

The system of law in the United States is based on the English Common Law. True

The doctrine of stare decisis requires lower courts to follow established case law in deciding similar cases. True

In the United States today, law courts and equity courts generally are merged. True

The Bill of Rights to the Declaration of Independence contain the basic rights upon which the federal government cannot infringe on. False

The Bill of Rights is the Supreme Law of the land False

The two ethical basis for U.S. law are utilitarianism and Kantian. True

Civil disobedience is a violent occurrence is response to a law that is perceived to be unjust. False

Statutes are enacted by legislatures, either Federal or State. True

A group of laws in organized form Code

The power to decide a case. jurisdiction

Law that is based on current standards or customs. Common law

Panel of citizens who help interpret society’s customs Jury

Enforceable rules of conduct in society Laws

Created when constitutions are amended or adopted. Constitutional law

Laws enacted by local legislatures (ie: city, county) ordinances

Enforces legal rights and duties Procedural law

Defines legal rights and duties Substantive Law

Court appointed by Henry II King’s Bench