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Standard Edition 9t m m
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by Jeffrey F. Beatty
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Complete Chapter Solutions Manual ar
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e included (Ch 1 to 44)
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** Immediate Download
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** Swift Response
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** All Chapters included
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,Solution and Answer Guide m m m
Beatty/Samuelson/Abril,m BusinessmLawmandmthe mLegal mEnvironment—
StandardmEdition,m2022,m9780357633366;m Chapter m1:mIntroductionm tomLaw
Table of Contents
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MultiplemChoicemQuestions.................................................................................................................................................... 1
CasemQuestions............................................................................................................................................................................ 2
Discussion mQuestions ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
Multiple Choice Questionsm m
1. The mUnitedmStatesmConstitutionmismamongmthemfinestmlegalmaccomplishmentsminmthemhistorymofmt
he mworld.mWhichmof mthemfollowingminfluencedmFranklin,mJefferson,mandmthemrestmofmthe mFoundingm
Fathers?
A. Englishmcommon-lawmprinciples
B. The mIroquois’msystemmof mfederalism
C. BothmAmandmB
D. None mofmthe mabove
Answer:mC.mBothm Englishm common-
lawmprinciples mandmthe mIroquois’msystemmof mfederalismmshapedmthemConstitutionalmframers’mi
deas.
2. Whichmofmthe mfollowingmpartsmof mthe mmodernmlegalmsystemmare m“borrowed”mfrommmedievalmEngland?
A. Jurymtrials
B. Specialmrulesmformsellingmland
C. Followingmprecedent
D. Allmofmthe mabove
Answer:mD.mCountlessmpartsmofmourmmodernmsystemmoriginatedminmMerrymOlde mEngland.
3. Unionmorganizersmatmamhospitalmwantedmtomdistribute mleafletsmtompotentialmunionmmembers,mbut
m hospitalm rules m prohibited m leafletingm inm areasm ofm patientm care,m hallways, m cafeterias,m andm any m ar
easmopenmtomthempublic.mThemNationalmLabormRelationsmBoardm(NLRB),mamgovernmentmagency,mr
uledmthatmthese mrestrictionsmviolatedmthemlawmandmorderedmthe mhospitalmtompermitmthemactivitiesmi
nmthe mcafeteriamandmcoffee mshop.mWhatmkindmofmlawmwasmitmcreating?
A. Amstatute
B. Commonmlaw
C. Amconstitutionalmamendment
D. Administrative m regulation
Answer:mD.mThe mNLRB,masmanmagency,mcreatesmregulations.mCongressmcreatesmstatutes,mandmju
dgesmshape mthe mcommonmlaw.
, 4. If m the m Congressm createsm am newm statute m withm the m president’sm support,m itm mustm passm the m ideam bym a
m majority m votem inmthemHousemandmthemSenate. mIfm the mpresidentmvetoesmam propos
edm statute m andm them Congressm wishesm tom passm itm withoutm theirm support,m them ideam mustm p
assm bym a
m majority m vote m inm the m House m andm the m Senate.
A. simple;msimple
B. simple;mtwo-thirds
C. simple;m three-fourths
D. two-thirds;m three-fourths
Answer:mB.mMore mthanm50mpercentmtompassminitiallym(amsimple mmajority),mtwo-
thirdsmifmanmoverride mismnecessary.
5. Dr.mMartinmLuthermKing,mJr.,mwrotem“Anmunjustmlawmismnomlawmatmall.”mAsmsuch,m“Onemhasm…mamm
oralm responsibilitymtomobeymunjustmlaws.”mDr.mKing’smviewmismanmexample mof:
A. legalmrealism.
B. jurisprudence.
C. legalmpositivism.
D. naturalmlaw.
Answer:mD.mItmismanmexample mof mthe mnaturalmlawmtheorymof mjurisprudence.
Case Questions
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1. Lance,manmInternetmhacker,mstole m15,000mcreditmcardmnumbersmandmsoldmthemmonmthe mblackmmarket,mm
akingmmillions.mPolicemcaughtmLance,mandmtwomlegalmactionsmfollowed,monemcivilmandmonemcriminal.m
Whomwillmbemresponsiblemformbringingmthemcivilmcase?mWhatmwillmbemthemoutcomemifmthe mjurymbeliev
esmthatmLancemwasmresponsible mformidentitymthefts?mWhomwillmbemresponsiblemformbringingmthemcrimi
nalmcase?mWhatmwillmbe mthe moutcome mif mthe mjurymbelievesmthatmLance mstole mthe mnumbers?
Answer:mThemcivilmcasesmwillmbembroughtmbymthemvictimsmofmidentitymtheft,mandmthemoutcomemofmams
uccessfulmcasemagainstmLancemwouldmbe msomemtypemofmmonetarymawardmformdamagesmsuffered.mThe
m criminalm casem willm bem broughtm bym statem prosecutorsm andm them outcomem wouldm bem imprisonm
entmformLance.
2. AsmThem Oculist’smCasem indicates,mthe mmedicalmprofessionmhasmfacedmlarge mnumbermofmlawsuitsmformcent
uries.mInmTexas,mamlawmprovidesmthat,msomlongmasmamdoctormwasmnotmrecklessmandmdidmnotmintentiona
llymharmmampatient,mrecoverymform“painmandmsuffering”mismlimitedmtomnommoremthanm$750,000.mInmma
nymothermstates,mnomsuchmlimitmexists.mIfmampatientmwillmsuffermamlifetimemof mpainmaftermambotchedmop
eration,mformexample,mtheymmightmrecovermmillionsminmcompensation.
Whichmrule mseemsmmore msensible mtomyou—the m“Texas”mrule,mormthe malternative?
Answer:mAnswersmwillmvary.
3. YoumBe mthe mJudge:mWRITINGmPROBLEMmShouldmtrialsmbemtelevised?mHeremare mamfewmargumentsmtoma
, ddmtomthose minmthe mchapter.mYoumbe mthe mjudge.
m m m m m
Standard Edition 9t m m
h Edition m
by Jeffrey F. Beatty
m m m
Complete Chapter Solutions Manual ar
m m m m
e included (Ch 1 to 44)
m m m m m
** Immediate Download
m m
** Swift Response
m m
** All Chapters included
m m m
,Solution and Answer Guide m m m
Beatty/Samuelson/Abril,m BusinessmLawmandmthe mLegal mEnvironment—
StandardmEdition,m2022,m9780357633366;m Chapter m1:mIntroductionm tomLaw
Table of Contents
m m
MultiplemChoicemQuestions.................................................................................................................................................... 1
CasemQuestions............................................................................................................................................................................ 2
Discussion mQuestions ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
Multiple Choice Questionsm m
1. The mUnitedmStatesmConstitutionmismamongmthemfinestmlegalmaccomplishmentsminmthemhistorymofmt
he mworld.mWhichmof mthemfollowingminfluencedmFranklin,mJefferson,mandmthemrestmofmthe mFoundingm
Fathers?
A. Englishmcommon-lawmprinciples
B. The mIroquois’msystemmof mfederalism
C. BothmAmandmB
D. None mofmthe mabove
Answer:mC.mBothm Englishm common-
lawmprinciples mandmthe mIroquois’msystemmof mfederalismmshapedmthemConstitutionalmframers’mi
deas.
2. Whichmofmthe mfollowingmpartsmof mthe mmodernmlegalmsystemmare m“borrowed”mfrommmedievalmEngland?
A. Jurymtrials
B. Specialmrulesmformsellingmland
C. Followingmprecedent
D. Allmofmthe mabove
Answer:mD.mCountlessmpartsmofmourmmodernmsystemmoriginatedminmMerrymOlde mEngland.
3. Unionmorganizersmatmamhospitalmwantedmtomdistribute mleafletsmtompotentialmunionmmembers,mbut
m hospitalm rules m prohibited m leafletingm inm areasm ofm patientm care,m hallways, m cafeterias,m andm any m ar
easmopenmtomthempublic.mThemNationalmLabormRelationsmBoardm(NLRB),mamgovernmentmagency,mr
uledmthatmthese mrestrictionsmviolatedmthemlawmandmorderedmthe mhospitalmtompermitmthemactivitiesmi
nmthe mcafeteriamandmcoffee mshop.mWhatmkindmofmlawmwasmitmcreating?
A. Amstatute
B. Commonmlaw
C. Amconstitutionalmamendment
D. Administrative m regulation
Answer:mD.mThe mNLRB,masmanmagency,mcreatesmregulations.mCongressmcreatesmstatutes,mandmju
dgesmshape mthe mcommonmlaw.
, 4. If m the m Congressm createsm am newm statute m withm the m president’sm support,m itm mustm passm the m ideam bym a
m majority m votem inmthemHousemandmthemSenate. mIfm the mpresidentmvetoesmam propos
edm statute m andm them Congressm wishesm tom passm itm withoutm theirm support,m them ideam mustm p
assm bym a
m majority m vote m inm the m House m andm the m Senate.
A. simple;msimple
B. simple;mtwo-thirds
C. simple;m three-fourths
D. two-thirds;m three-fourths
Answer:mB.mMore mthanm50mpercentmtompassminitiallym(amsimple mmajority),mtwo-
thirdsmifmanmoverride mismnecessary.
5. Dr.mMartinmLuthermKing,mJr.,mwrotem“Anmunjustmlawmismnomlawmatmall.”mAsmsuch,m“Onemhasm…mamm
oralm responsibilitymtomobeymunjustmlaws.”mDr.mKing’smviewmismanmexample mof:
A. legalmrealism.
B. jurisprudence.
C. legalmpositivism.
D. naturalmlaw.
Answer:mD.mItmismanmexample mof mthe mnaturalmlawmtheorymof mjurisprudence.
Case Questions
m
1. Lance,manmInternetmhacker,mstole m15,000mcreditmcardmnumbersmandmsoldmthemmonmthe mblackmmarket,mm
akingmmillions.mPolicemcaughtmLance,mandmtwomlegalmactionsmfollowed,monemcivilmandmonemcriminal.m
Whomwillmbemresponsiblemformbringingmthemcivilmcase?mWhatmwillmbemthemoutcomemifmthe mjurymbeliev
esmthatmLancemwasmresponsible mformidentitymthefts?mWhomwillmbemresponsiblemformbringingmthemcrimi
nalmcase?mWhatmwillmbe mthe moutcome mif mthe mjurymbelievesmthatmLance mstole mthe mnumbers?
Answer:mThemcivilmcasesmwillmbembroughtmbymthemvictimsmofmidentitymtheft,mandmthemoutcomemofmams
uccessfulmcasemagainstmLancemwouldmbe msomemtypemofmmonetarymawardmformdamagesmsuffered.mThe
m criminalm casem willm bem broughtm bym statem prosecutorsm andm them outcomem wouldm bem imprisonm
entmformLance.
2. AsmThem Oculist’smCasem indicates,mthe mmedicalmprofessionmhasmfacedmlarge mnumbermofmlawsuitsmformcent
uries.mInmTexas,mamlawmprovidesmthat,msomlongmasmamdoctormwasmnotmrecklessmandmdidmnotmintentiona
llymharmmampatient,mrecoverymform“painmandmsuffering”mismlimitedmtomnommoremthanm$750,000.mInmma
nymothermstates,mnomsuchmlimitmexists.mIfmampatientmwillmsuffermamlifetimemof mpainmaftermambotchedmop
eration,mformexample,mtheymmightmrecovermmillionsminmcompensation.
Whichmrule mseemsmmore msensible mtomyou—the m“Texas”mrule,mormthe malternative?
Answer:mAnswersmwillmvary.
3. YoumBe mthe mJudge:mWRITINGmPROBLEMmShouldmtrialsmbemtelevised?mHeremare mamfewmargumentsmtoma
, ddmtomthose minmthe mchapter.mYoumbe mthe mjudge.
