University of Iowa- Intro to Law Midterm Exam
# Questions Answers
1 The United States Constitution is TRUE
the basis for all law in the United
States. (T/F)
2 A state statute only applies to FALSE
activities within the state's
boundaries. (T/F)
3 "Common law" is another name FALSE
for "common sense natural law."
(T/F)
4 A company may be sued in the TRUE
state in which it is incorporated,
the state in which its principal
(main) office is located, or in a
state in which the company is
found to be doing business—that
is, the state where it is advertising
and selling its products or
services. (T/F)
5 The United States Supreme Court TRUE
is the only court that can change
U.S. Supreme Court case law.
(T/F)
6 A statute passed by a city council TRUE
is also called an ordinance. (T/F)
7 Civil lawsuits involving legal FALSE
claims based on state law may
only be filed in state court. (T/F)
8 Mediation is a type of Alternative FALSE
Dispute Resolution (ADR) that
most closely looks like a court
trial. (T/F)
9 The "moral minimum" for a TRUE
standard of ethical business
behavior is to follow existing state
and federal law. (T/F)
10 Venue involves the question of FALSE
whether a state or federal court
has subject matter jurisdiction
over the parties in a civil lawsuit.
(T/F)
11 Voir Dire is a process used in the FALSE
discovery phase of a civil lawsuit.
(T/F)
, 12 Arbitration generally takes less TRUE
time and is less expensive than a
civil lawsuit. (T/F)
13 A person who follows the TRUE
shareholder view of corporate
social responsibility believes that
a corporation's "social
responsibility" is to maximize its
profits and follow all applicable
laws. (T/F)
14 There is one federal constitution TRUE
and 50 state constitutions in the
American Legal System. (T/F)
15 Common law is made by state TRUE
court judges when deciding civil
lawsuits. (T/F)
16 As a general rule, administrative TRUE
law tends to be more detailed and
more specific than constitutional
law or statutory law. (T/F)
17 A plaintiff who wants to file a civil TRUE
lawsuit against a defendant must
find a court that has both personal
jurisdiction over the defendant
and subject matter jurisdiction
over the dispute. (T/F)
18 A court may overturn the FALSE
arbitrator's decision if the
arbitrator is shown to be
prejudiced or biased in favor of
one of the parties in the
arbitration case. (T/F)
19 Milton Friedman is most closely FALSE
associated with the stakeholder
view of corporate social
responsibility. (T/F)
20 The purpose of law in society is to FALSE
guarantee that the outcome of
every trial or lawsuit is "fair" and
"just." (T/F)
21 A court may never overturn the FALSE
decision of an arbitrator. (T/F)
22 It may be difficult for a business to TRUE
use the "law" as a standard to
determine "ethical conduct"
# Questions Answers
1 The United States Constitution is TRUE
the basis for all law in the United
States. (T/F)
2 A state statute only applies to FALSE
activities within the state's
boundaries. (T/F)
3 "Common law" is another name FALSE
for "common sense natural law."
(T/F)
4 A company may be sued in the TRUE
state in which it is incorporated,
the state in which its principal
(main) office is located, or in a
state in which the company is
found to be doing business—that
is, the state where it is advertising
and selling its products or
services. (T/F)
5 The United States Supreme Court TRUE
is the only court that can change
U.S. Supreme Court case law.
(T/F)
6 A statute passed by a city council TRUE
is also called an ordinance. (T/F)
7 Civil lawsuits involving legal FALSE
claims based on state law may
only be filed in state court. (T/F)
8 Mediation is a type of Alternative FALSE
Dispute Resolution (ADR) that
most closely looks like a court
trial. (T/F)
9 The "moral minimum" for a TRUE
standard of ethical business
behavior is to follow existing state
and federal law. (T/F)
10 Venue involves the question of FALSE
whether a state or federal court
has subject matter jurisdiction
over the parties in a civil lawsuit.
(T/F)
11 Voir Dire is a process used in the FALSE
discovery phase of a civil lawsuit.
(T/F)
, 12 Arbitration generally takes less TRUE
time and is less expensive than a
civil lawsuit. (T/F)
13 A person who follows the TRUE
shareholder view of corporate
social responsibility believes that
a corporation's "social
responsibility" is to maximize its
profits and follow all applicable
laws. (T/F)
14 There is one federal constitution TRUE
and 50 state constitutions in the
American Legal System. (T/F)
15 Common law is made by state TRUE
court judges when deciding civil
lawsuits. (T/F)
16 As a general rule, administrative TRUE
law tends to be more detailed and
more specific than constitutional
law or statutory law. (T/F)
17 A plaintiff who wants to file a civil TRUE
lawsuit against a defendant must
find a court that has both personal
jurisdiction over the defendant
and subject matter jurisdiction
over the dispute. (T/F)
18 A court may overturn the FALSE
arbitrator's decision if the
arbitrator is shown to be
prejudiced or biased in favor of
one of the parties in the
arbitration case. (T/F)
19 Milton Friedman is most closely FALSE
associated with the stakeholder
view of corporate social
responsibility. (T/F)
20 The purpose of law in society is to FALSE
guarantee that the outcome of
every trial or lawsuit is "fair" and
"just." (T/F)
21 A court may never overturn the FALSE
decision of an arbitrator. (T/F)
22 It may be difficult for a business to TRUE
use the "law" as a standard to
determine "ethical conduct"
