Test Bank for The Legal Environment Today, 11th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller

Chap 01 11e - LeRoy Miller Complete Chapters Included ✅

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. In the IRAC method of case-briefing, the A stands for analysis.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

2. A federal statute applies to all states.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
3. The basis of a civil law system is a written code of laws.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
4. Only if a state legislature passes a statute does that law become part of the relevant state code of laws.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
5. Controlling precedents are binding authorities.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
6. International law derives from a variety of sources, including the laws of individual nations.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
7. A secondary source of law is one that clarifies a source of primary law.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
8. Typically, in a civil case, a private party sues another private party who has failed to comply with a duty.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
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9. In a criminal case, the object is to obtain a remedy.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
10. A citation is a regulation enacted by a city or county legislative body.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
11. The legal rules that control the actions of a business reflect past and current thinking about how similar
businesses should and should not act.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
12. Federal agency regulations take precedence over conflicting state regulations.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
13. Courts will NOT grant an equitable remedy unless the remedy at law is adequate.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
14. The UCC is a uniform law that most states have adopted to govern commercial transactions.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
15. Federal, state, and local governments may establish an administrative agency to perform a specific function.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
16. A statute is a secondary source of law.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

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17. Compartmentalizing the law into discrete topics indicates that each business transaction is subject to only one
specific area of the law.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
18. The U.S. Constitution is the basis of all law in the United States.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
19. Rules issued by administrative agencies affect almost every aspect of the operations of a business.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
20. Civil law has to do with wrongs committed against society for which society demands redress.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
21. In the United States, the law consists of written laws.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
22. A local ordinance commonly has to do with a matter concerning only a local governing unit.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
23. Common law is a body of law developed from judges’ decisions in legal controversies.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
24. An administrative legislative rule is not legally binding on businesses.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

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25. Because courts of law and equity have merged, there is no distinction between the two any longer.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
26. If an agency fails to follow the rulemaking procedures imposed by the Administrative Act, the resulting rule may
NOT be binding.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
27. A constitution is a primary source of law.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
28. A court might look at fairness, social values and customs, and public policy in deciding a case if there is no
precedent.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
29. The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) imposes strict procedural requirements that agencies must follow in
legislative rulemaking and other functions.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
30. Legal encyclopedias, law review articles, and treatises are sources of primary law.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
31. Even if it conflicts with the U.S. Constitution, a state constitution is supreme within the borders of that state.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False




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