Exam 1: Todays Business Environment: Law and Ethics

All states except one have a bicameral (two part) legislature containing two bodies, such as a House and a Senate. The exception is:

Most states have a two-part legislature. Having two legislative house is meant to:

Many studies find that there is a strong relationship between:

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

Contrasted with private law, an example of public law is:

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

Which of the following statements about law is true?

The Napoleonic Codes were early examples of:

Which of the following is NOT generally considered to be a part of the rules that govern behavior in most nations:

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

Procedural, as opposed to substantive, law generally includes all of the following except for:

In Lamson v. Crater Lake Motors, in which a car sales employee who felt that the sales tactics of the company were unethical and was fired after he refused to cooperate sued the company for wrongful discharge, the appeals court found that Lamson had no case because:

A case is:

Which is generally recognized as the best (most correct) definition of law?

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

Moral and ethical standards are the same as legal standards.

State constitutions:

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

A precedent is a future legal decision.

A case is: