Legal Environment Final Exam – Business Law – 2026 – Study and Practice Guide
TRUE - correct answer ✔✔ The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.
True - correct answer ✔✔ Equitable remedies include injunctions and decrees of specific
performance.
True - correct answer ✔✔ Stare decisis is a doctrine obligating judges to follow precedents
established within their jurisdictions.
False - correct answer ✔✔ Most state trial court decisions are published.
TRUE - correct answer ✔✔ Before a state court can exercise jurisdiction over an out-of-state
defendant, it must be shown that he or she had minimum contacts with the state.
False - correct answer ✔✔ A state court cannot exercise jurisdiction over all of the property
located within the boundaries of the state.
true - correct answer ✔✔ An answer can admit to the allegations made in a complaint.
false - correct answer ✔✔ A motion for judgment on the pleadings may be supported with
sworn statements and other materials.
false - correct answer ✔✔ A summary judgment will be granted when there are genuine issues
of fact in a trial and no question of law.
false - correct answer ✔✔ A jury is free to ignore a judge's statement of the law in their case.
,True - correct answer ✔✔ In most appealed cases, a trial court's decision is affirmed.
False - correct answer ✔✔ Appellate courts may elect to hear new evidence in a lawsuit.
False - correct answer ✔✔ Statutory law does not include state statutes.
False - correct answer ✔✔ Common law is a term for law that is common throughout the world.
true - correct answer ✔✔ Damages is the normal remedy at law.
true - correct answer ✔✔ Most lawsuits are settled or dismissed before they go to trial
true - correct answer ✔✔ Most states enforce arbitration clauses.
true - correct answer ✔✔ Alternative dispute resolution methods are generally less expensive
and time consuming than actual litigation.
true - correct answer ✔✔ Online dispute resolution (ODR) is a form of alternative dispute
resolution (ADR).
true - correct answer ✔✔ A state law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed
unconstitutional.
The Natural Law School - correct answer ✔✔ "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all
men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights. .
." Which school of jurisprudential thought woudl claim this statement as an essential part of its
beliefs?
, In Mississippi, the highest-ranking (superior) law is - correct answer ✔✔ a provision in the
Mississippi constitution.
Statutory Law - correct answer ✔✔ Laws enacted by legislative bodies at any level of
government make up
Administrative law consists of - correct answer ✔✔ rules, orders, and decisions of government
agencies.
The federal and state governments comprise the U.S. legal system. This system is based on -
correct answer ✔✔ the English legal system.
The United States has a common law system. The common law began - correct answer ✔✔ as a
body of general rules applied in the courts throughout England.
In a suit against Ellen, Fred obtains specific performance, which is - correct answer ✔✔ an
equitable remedy
Judges use several types of reasoning when applying the law to the facts of a particular case.
One type of reasoning involves a logical relationship of major premise, minor premise, and a
conclusion. This type of reasoning involves the notion that if the premises are true, then the
conclusion must follow necessarily. Which of the following best identifies this type of
reasoning? - correct answer ✔✔ Deductive reasoning
The citation of a case does not include - correct answer ✔✔ the name(s) of the judge(s) who
decided it
Mark lives on a certain acre of land for thirty years, believing that he owns it. Nora appears,
claiming that she owns it. Mark wants a court to decide who owns the land. A court could
decide this dispute based on - correct answer ✔✔ in rem jurisdiction.
TRUE - correct answer ✔✔ The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.
True - correct answer ✔✔ Equitable remedies include injunctions and decrees of specific
performance.
True - correct answer ✔✔ Stare decisis is a doctrine obligating judges to follow precedents
established within their jurisdictions.
False - correct answer ✔✔ Most state trial court decisions are published.
TRUE - correct answer ✔✔ Before a state court can exercise jurisdiction over an out-of-state
defendant, it must be shown that he or she had minimum contacts with the state.
False - correct answer ✔✔ A state court cannot exercise jurisdiction over all of the property
located within the boundaries of the state.
true - correct answer ✔✔ An answer can admit to the allegations made in a complaint.
false - correct answer ✔✔ A motion for judgment on the pleadings may be supported with
sworn statements and other materials.
false - correct answer ✔✔ A summary judgment will be granted when there are genuine issues
of fact in a trial and no question of law.
false - correct answer ✔✔ A jury is free to ignore a judge's statement of the law in their case.
,True - correct answer ✔✔ In most appealed cases, a trial court's decision is affirmed.
False - correct answer ✔✔ Appellate courts may elect to hear new evidence in a lawsuit.
False - correct answer ✔✔ Statutory law does not include state statutes.
False - correct answer ✔✔ Common law is a term for law that is common throughout the world.
true - correct answer ✔✔ Damages is the normal remedy at law.
true - correct answer ✔✔ Most lawsuits are settled or dismissed before they go to trial
true - correct answer ✔✔ Most states enforce arbitration clauses.
true - correct answer ✔✔ Alternative dispute resolution methods are generally less expensive
and time consuming than actual litigation.
true - correct answer ✔✔ Online dispute resolution (ODR) is a form of alternative dispute
resolution (ADR).
true - correct answer ✔✔ A state law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed
unconstitutional.
The Natural Law School - correct answer ✔✔ "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all
men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights. .
." Which school of jurisprudential thought woudl claim this statement as an essential part of its
beliefs?
, In Mississippi, the highest-ranking (superior) law is - correct answer ✔✔ a provision in the
Mississippi constitution.
Statutory Law - correct answer ✔✔ Laws enacted by legislative bodies at any level of
government make up
Administrative law consists of - correct answer ✔✔ rules, orders, and decisions of government
agencies.
The federal and state governments comprise the U.S. legal system. This system is based on -
correct answer ✔✔ the English legal system.
The United States has a common law system. The common law began - correct answer ✔✔ as a
body of general rules applied in the courts throughout England.
In a suit against Ellen, Fred obtains specific performance, which is - correct answer ✔✔ an
equitable remedy
Judges use several types of reasoning when applying the law to the facts of a particular case.
One type of reasoning involves a logical relationship of major premise, minor premise, and a
conclusion. This type of reasoning involves the notion that if the premises are true, then the
conclusion must follow necessarily. Which of the following best identifies this type of
reasoning? - correct answer ✔✔ Deductive reasoning
The citation of a case does not include - correct answer ✔✔ the name(s) of the judge(s) who
decided it
Mark lives on a certain acre of land for thirty years, believing that he owns it. Nora appears,
claiming that she owns it. Mark wants a court to decide who owns the land. A court could
decide this dispute based on - correct answer ✔✔ in rem jurisdiction.
