Ethical Environment of Business EXAM 1 2025
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University of Texas at Arlington
BLAW Exam 1
1) Contrasted with public law, an example of private law is:
a) Environmental law.
b) Securities regulation.
c) Administrative law.
d) Contract law.
2) A major advantage of the use of precedent in law for businesses is that they will:
a) Have reasonable expectations about the enforcement of agreements.
b) Be able to avoid harsh punishments from the use of ineffective attorneys.
c) Have a greater ability to influence a jury in their favor.
d) He able to get judges to resolve cases in favor of large businesses.
3) Most states have a two-part legislature. Having two legislative house is meant to:
a) Serve to enhance government power.
b) Serve as an added check on government power.
c) Make things more efficient.
d) Make things more fair.
4) The U.S. Constitution created these branches of the federal government: (1) executive,
(2) judicial, and (3):
a) Constitutional.
b) Senatorial.
c) Legislative.
d) Administrative.
5) Which of the following is true when the plaintiff and defendant live in the same state, and
the dispute involves a federal question?
a) The state and federal court systems have concurrent jurisdiction.
b) The state court system has exclusive personal jurisdiction.
c) The federal court system has exclusive jurisdiction.
d) The state court system has exclusive subject-matter jurisdiction.
6) The doctrine of judicial immunity means judges may:
a) Not be sued for damages for any judicial acts.
b) Act as diplomats for the U.S.
c) Be sued in their capacity as judges only if they exhibit "clear bias" toward one
party in a case they hear
, d) Commit crimes and not be punished
7) In Schoenbeck v. Masterlink Concrete Pumping, a man was killed when a piece of
equipment used at a construction site failed. In the lawsuit that result the Illinois appeals
court held that a company in another state that used to own the defective equipment that
was used at the construction site:
a) Was not subject to jurisdiction of Illinois courts as the damage was less than
$75,000.