Business Law and the Legal Environment,
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StandardEdition 9th t t
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by Jeffrey F. Beattyt t t
Complete Chapter Solutions Manual are i
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ncluded (Ch 1 to 44) t t t t
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Beatty/Samuelson/Abril,tBusinesstLawtandtthetLegaltEnvironment—
StandardtEdition,t2022,t9780357633366;tChaptert1:tIntroductionttotLaw
Table of Contents
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MultipletChoicetQuestions ............................................................................................................................................ 1
CasetQuestions.................................................................................................................................................................. 2
DiscussiontQuestions ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Multiple Choice Questionst t
1. ThetUnitedtStatestConstitutiontistamongtthetfinesttlegaltaccomplishmentstintthethistorytoftthetworl
d.tWhichtoftthetfollowingtinfluencedtFranklin,tJefferson,tandtthetresttoftthetFoundingtFathers?
A. Englishtcommon-lawtprinciples
B. ThetIroquois’tsystemtoftfederalism
C. BothtAtandtB
D. Nonetoftthetabove
Answer:tC.tBothtEnglishtcommon-
lawtprinciplestandtthetIroquois’tsystemtoftfederalismtshapedtthetConstitutionaltframers’tideas.
2. Whichtoftthetfollowingtpartstoftthetmoderntlegaltsystemtaret “borrowed”tfromtmedievaltEngland?
A. Juryttrials
B. Specialtrulestfortsellingtland
C. Followingtprecedent
D. Alltoftthetabove
Answer:tD.tCountlesstpartstoftourtmoderntsystemtoriginatedtintMerrytOldetEngland.
3. Uniontorganizerstattathospitaltwantedttotdistributetleafletsttotpotentialtuniontmembers,tbutthospit
altrulestprohibitedtleafletingtintareastoftpatienttcare,thallways,tcafeterias,tandtanytareastopenttotth
etpublic.tThetNationaltLabortRelationstBoardt(NLRB),tatgovernmenttagency,truledtthattthesetrestrict
ionstviolatedtthetlawtandtorderedtthethospitalttotpermittthetactivitiestintthetcafeteriatandtcoffeetshop
.tWhattkindtoftlawtwastittcreating?
A. Atstatute
B. Commontlaw
C. Atconstitutionaltamendment
D. Administrativet regulation
Answer:tD.tThetNLRB,tastantagency,tcreatestregulations.tCongresstcreateststatutes,tandtjudgestsh
apetthetcommontlaw.
, 4. Ift thet Congresst createst at newt statutet witht thet president’st support,t itt mustt passt thet ideat byt a
tmajoritytvotetintthetHousetandtthetSenate.tIftthetpresidenttvetoestatproposedt stat
utet andt thet Congresst wishest tot passt itt withoutt theirt support,t thet ideat mustt passt byt a
tmajoritytvotetintthetHousetandtthetSenate.
A. simple;tsimple
B. simple;t two-thirds
C. simple;t three-fourths
D. two-thirds;t three-fourths
Answer:tB.tMoretthant50tpercentttotpasstinitiallyt(atsimpletmajority),ttwo-
thirdstiftantoverridetistnecessary.
5. Dr.tMartintLuthertKing,tJr.,twrotet“Antunjusttlawtistnotlawtattall.”tAstsuch,t“Onethast…tatmoralt respo
nsibilityttotobeytunjusttlaws.”tDr.tKing’stviewtistantexampletof:
A. legaltrealism.
B. jurisprudence.
C. legaltpositivism.
D. naturaltlaw.
Answer:tD.tIttistantexampletoftthetnaturaltlawttheorytoftjurisprudence.
Case Questions
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1. Lance,tantInternetthacker,tstolet15,000tcredittcardtnumberstandtsoldtthemtontthetblacktmarket,tmakingtmil
lions.tPolicetcaughttLance,tandttwotlegaltactionstfollowed,tonetciviltandtonetcriminal.tWhotwilltbetrespo
nsibletfortbringingtthetciviltcase?tWhattwilltbetthetoutcometiftthetjurytbelievestthattLancetwastresponsib
letfortidentitytthefts?tWhotwilltbetresponsibletfortbringingtthetcriminaltcase?tWhattwilltbetthetoutcomet
iftthetjurytbelievestthattLancetstoletthetnumbers?
Answer:tThetciviltcasestwilltbetbroughttbytthetvictimstoftidentityttheft,tandtthetoutcometoftatsuccessfult
casetagainsttLancetwouldtbetsomettypetoftmonetarytawardtfortdamagestsuffered.tThetcriminalt caset wi
llt bet broughtt byt statet prosecutorst andt thet outcomet wouldt bet imprisonmenttfortLance.
2. AstThetOculist’stCasetindicates,tthetmedicaltprofessionthastfacedtlargetnumbertoftlawsuitstfortcenturies.tInt
Texas,tatlawtprovidestthat,tsotlongtastatdoctortwastnottrecklesstandtdidtnottintentionallytharmtatpatient,
trecoverytfort“paintandtsuffering”tistlimitedttotnotmoretthant$750,000.tIntmanytothertstates,tnotsuchtlim
ittexists.tIftatpatienttwilltsuffertatlifetimetoftpaintaftertatbotchedtoperation,tfortexample,ttheytmighttreco
vertmillionstintcompensation.
Whichtruletseemstmoretsensiblettotyou—thet“Texas”trule,tortthetalternative?
Answer:tAnswerstwilltvary.
3. YoutBetthetJudge:tWRITINGtPROBLEMtShouldttrialstbettelevised?tHeretaretatfewtargumentsttotaddttotth
osetintthetchapter.tYoutbetthetjudge.
, ArgumentstagainsttLivetTelevisiontCoverage:tWethavettriedtthistexperimenttandtitthastfailed.tTrialstfalltinto
ttwotcategories:tThosetthattcreatetgreattpublictinteresttandtthosetthattdotnot.tNotonetwatchestdullttrial
s,tsotwetdotnottneedttotbroadcasttthem.tThetfewtthattaretinterestingthavetalltbecometcircuses.tJudgestand
tlawyersthavetshowntthatttheytcannottresisttthettemptationttotplayttotthetcamera.tTrialstaretsupposedtt
otbetabouttjustice,tnottentertainment.tIftatcitizentseriouslytwantsttotfollowtatcase,ttheytcantdotittbytreadi
ngtonlinetnewstreportstortthetdailytnewspaper.
ArgumentstfortLivetTelevisiontCoverage:tIttisttruetthattsomettelevisedttrialsthavetbeentunseemlytaffairs,tbu
ttthattistthetfaulttoftthetpresidingtjudges,tnottthetmedia.tIndeed,tonetoftthetvirtuestofttelevisiontcoverag
etistthattmillionstoftpeopletnowtunderstandtthattwethavetatlottoftincompetenttpeopletrunningtourtcourtr
ooms.tThetpropertresponsetisttottraintjudgesttotruntattightttrialtbytprohibitingtgrandstandingtbytlawyers.tA
ccessttotaccuratetinformationtistthetfoundationtontwhichtatdemocracytistbuilt,tandtwetmusttnottelimina
tetatsourcetoftvaluabletdatatjusttbecausetsometjudgestaretill-trained.
Answer:tFortmosttoftthet“YoutBetthetJudge”twritingtproblemstwetprovidetthetcasetcitationtandtholding.t
Fortthistquestion,toftcourse,ttheretistnotdefinitivetanswer.
4. LeslietBerghtandthisttwotbrothers,tMiltontandtRaymond,tformedtatpartnershipttothelptbuildtatfancytsaloo
ntandtdancethalltintEvanston,tWyoming.tLater,tLeslietmettwiththistfriendtandtdrinkingtbuddy,tJohntMills,t
andttrickedtMillstintotinvestingtintthetsaloon.tLeslietdidtnotttelltMillstthattnotonetelsetwastinvestingtcasht
ortthattthetentiretenterprisetwastalreadytbankrupt.tMillstmortgagedthisthome,tinvested
$150,000tintthetsaloon—
andtlostteverytpennytoftit.tMillstsuedtalltthreetpartnerstfortfraud.tMiltontandtRaymondtdefendedtontthetg
roundtthatttheytdidtnottcommittthetfraud,tonlytLeslietdid.tThetdefendantstlost.tWastthattfair?tBytholdingtt
hemtliable,twhattgeneraltideatdidtthetcourttrelyton?tWhattAnglo-
Saxontlegaltcustomtdidtthetrulingtresemble?
Answer:tThetpartnerstaretindeedtliable.tBerghtv.tMills,t763tP.2dt214t(Wyo.t1988).tThattistthetessencetoft
atpartnership:tAlltpartnerstaretliabletfortthetactstoftanytpartnertcommittedtintthetpartnership’stnormalt
business.tThististthetgeneraltideatoftcollectivetresponsibility.tIttrelatesttotthet“tithing”toftEnglishtlegalthis
tory,tintwhichtallttithingtmemberstweretlegallytresponsibletfortthetconducttoftthetothers.
5. ThetfathertoftantAmericantwomantkilledtintthetParistterroristtattackstsuedtTwitter,tFacebook,tandtYouTu
be,tallegingtthetsitestknowinglytallowtISIStterroriststtotrecruittmembers,traisetmoney,tandtspreadtextre
misttpropaganda.tThetsitestdefendedtthemselvestbytsayingtthatttheirtpoliciestprohibittterroristtrecruit
menttandtthat,twhentalertedttotit,ttheytquicklytremovetoffendingtvideos.tWhatttypetoftlawsuittistthis—
criminaltortcivil?tWhattresponsibilities,tiftany,tshouldtsocialtmediatsitesthavetfortthetspreadtoftterrorism?
Answer:tThetcasetistatciviltcase,tbuttanswerstwilltvarytasttotthetscopetoftthetresponsibilitiestsocialtmediat
sitestshouldthavetfortthetspreadtoftterrorism.
t t t t t
StandardEdition 9th t t
Edition t
by Jeffrey F. Beattyt t t
Complete Chapter Solutions Manual are i
t t t t t
ncluded (Ch 1 to 44) t t t t
** Immediate Download
t t
** Swift Response
t t
** All Chapters included
t t t
,SolutionandAnswerGuide t t t
Beatty/Samuelson/Abril,tBusinesstLawtandtthetLegaltEnvironment—
StandardtEdition,t2022,t9780357633366;tChaptert1:tIntroductionttotLaw
Table of Contents
t t
MultipletChoicetQuestions ............................................................................................................................................ 1
CasetQuestions.................................................................................................................................................................. 2
DiscussiontQuestions ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Multiple Choice Questionst t
1. ThetUnitedtStatestConstitutiontistamongtthetfinesttlegaltaccomplishmentstintthethistorytoftthetworl
d.tWhichtoftthetfollowingtinfluencedtFranklin,tJefferson,tandtthetresttoftthetFoundingtFathers?
A. Englishtcommon-lawtprinciples
B. ThetIroquois’tsystemtoftfederalism
C. BothtAtandtB
D. Nonetoftthetabove
Answer:tC.tBothtEnglishtcommon-
lawtprinciplestandtthetIroquois’tsystemtoftfederalismtshapedtthetConstitutionaltframers’tideas.
2. Whichtoftthetfollowingtpartstoftthetmoderntlegaltsystemtaret “borrowed”tfromtmedievaltEngland?
A. Juryttrials
B. Specialtrulestfortsellingtland
C. Followingtprecedent
D. Alltoftthetabove
Answer:tD.tCountlesstpartstoftourtmoderntsystemtoriginatedtintMerrytOldetEngland.
3. Uniontorganizerstattathospitaltwantedttotdistributetleafletsttotpotentialtuniontmembers,tbutthospit
altrulestprohibitedtleafletingtintareastoftpatienttcare,thallways,tcafeterias,tandtanytareastopenttotth
etpublic.tThetNationaltLabortRelationstBoardt(NLRB),tatgovernmenttagency,truledtthattthesetrestrict
ionstviolatedtthetlawtandtorderedtthethospitalttotpermittthetactivitiestintthetcafeteriatandtcoffeetshop
.tWhattkindtoftlawtwastittcreating?
A. Atstatute
B. Commontlaw
C. Atconstitutionaltamendment
D. Administrativet regulation
Answer:tD.tThetNLRB,tastantagency,tcreatestregulations.tCongresstcreateststatutes,tandtjudgestsh
apetthetcommontlaw.
, 4. Ift thet Congresst createst at newt statutet witht thet president’st support,t itt mustt passt thet ideat byt a
tmajoritytvotetintthetHousetandtthetSenate.tIftthetpresidenttvetoestatproposedt stat
utet andt thet Congresst wishest tot passt itt withoutt theirt support,t thet ideat mustt passt byt a
tmajoritytvotetintthetHousetandtthetSenate.
A. simple;tsimple
B. simple;t two-thirds
C. simple;t three-fourths
D. two-thirds;t three-fourths
Answer:tB.tMoretthant50tpercentttotpasstinitiallyt(atsimpletmajority),ttwo-
thirdstiftantoverridetistnecessary.
5. Dr.tMartintLuthertKing,tJr.,twrotet“Antunjusttlawtistnotlawtattall.”tAstsuch,t“Onethast…tatmoralt respo
nsibilityttotobeytunjusttlaws.”tDr.tKing’stviewtistantexampletof:
A. legaltrealism.
B. jurisprudence.
C. legaltpositivism.
D. naturaltlaw.
Answer:tD.tIttistantexampletoftthetnaturaltlawttheorytoftjurisprudence.
Case Questions
t
1. Lance,tantInternetthacker,tstolet15,000tcredittcardtnumberstandtsoldtthemtontthetblacktmarket,tmakingtmil
lions.tPolicetcaughttLance,tandttwotlegaltactionstfollowed,tonetciviltandtonetcriminal.tWhotwilltbetrespo
nsibletfortbringingtthetciviltcase?tWhattwilltbetthetoutcometiftthetjurytbelievestthattLancetwastresponsib
letfortidentitytthefts?tWhotwilltbetresponsibletfortbringingtthetcriminaltcase?tWhattwilltbetthetoutcomet
iftthetjurytbelievestthattLancetstoletthetnumbers?
Answer:tThetciviltcasestwilltbetbroughttbytthetvictimstoftidentityttheft,tandtthetoutcometoftatsuccessfult
casetagainsttLancetwouldtbetsomettypetoftmonetarytawardtfortdamagestsuffered.tThetcriminalt caset wi
llt bet broughtt byt statet prosecutorst andt thet outcomet wouldt bet imprisonmenttfortLance.
2. AstThetOculist’stCasetindicates,tthetmedicaltprofessionthastfacedtlargetnumbertoftlawsuitstfortcenturies.tInt
Texas,tatlawtprovidestthat,tsotlongtastatdoctortwastnottrecklesstandtdidtnottintentionallytharmtatpatient,
trecoverytfort“paintandtsuffering”tistlimitedttotnotmoretthant$750,000.tIntmanytothertstates,tnotsuchtlim
ittexists.tIftatpatienttwilltsuffertatlifetimetoftpaintaftertatbotchedtoperation,tfortexample,ttheytmighttreco
vertmillionstintcompensation.
Whichtruletseemstmoretsensiblettotyou—thet“Texas”trule,tortthetalternative?
Answer:tAnswerstwilltvary.
3. YoutBetthetJudge:tWRITINGtPROBLEMtShouldttrialstbettelevised?tHeretaretatfewtargumentsttotaddttotth
osetintthetchapter.tYoutbetthetjudge.
, ArgumentstagainsttLivetTelevisiontCoverage:tWethavettriedtthistexperimenttandtitthastfailed.tTrialstfalltinto
ttwotcategories:tThosetthattcreatetgreattpublictinteresttandtthosetthattdotnot.tNotonetwatchestdullttrial
s,tsotwetdotnottneedttotbroadcasttthem.tThetfewtthattaretinterestingthavetalltbecometcircuses.tJudgestand
tlawyersthavetshowntthatttheytcannottresisttthettemptationttotplayttotthetcamera.tTrialstaretsupposedtt
otbetabouttjustice,tnottentertainment.tIftatcitizentseriouslytwantsttotfollowtatcase,ttheytcantdotittbytreadi
ngtonlinetnewstreportstortthetdailytnewspaper.
ArgumentstfortLivetTelevisiontCoverage:tIttisttruetthattsomettelevisedttrialsthavetbeentunseemlytaffairs,tbu
ttthattistthetfaulttoftthetpresidingtjudges,tnottthetmedia.tIndeed,tonetoftthetvirtuestofttelevisiontcoverag
etistthattmillionstoftpeopletnowtunderstandtthattwethavetatlottoftincompetenttpeopletrunningtourtcourtr
ooms.tThetpropertresponsetisttottraintjudgesttotruntattightttrialtbytprohibitingtgrandstandingtbytlawyers.tA
ccessttotaccuratetinformationtistthetfoundationtontwhichtatdemocracytistbuilt,tandtwetmusttnottelimina
tetatsourcetoftvaluabletdatatjusttbecausetsometjudgestaretill-trained.
Answer:tFortmosttoftthet“YoutBetthetJudge”twritingtproblemstwetprovidetthetcasetcitationtandtholding.t
Fortthistquestion,toftcourse,ttheretistnotdefinitivetanswer.
4. LeslietBerghtandthisttwotbrothers,tMiltontandtRaymond,tformedtatpartnershipttothelptbuildtatfancytsaloo
ntandtdancethalltintEvanston,tWyoming.tLater,tLeslietmettwiththistfriendtandtdrinkingtbuddy,tJohntMills,t
andttrickedtMillstintotinvestingtintthetsaloon.tLeslietdidtnotttelltMillstthattnotonetelsetwastinvestingtcasht
ortthattthetentiretenterprisetwastalreadytbankrupt.tMillstmortgagedthisthome,tinvested
$150,000tintthetsaloon—
andtlostteverytpennytoftit.tMillstsuedtalltthreetpartnerstfortfraud.tMiltontandtRaymondtdefendedtontthetg
roundtthatttheytdidtnottcommittthetfraud,tonlytLeslietdid.tThetdefendantstlost.tWastthattfair?tBytholdingtt
hemtliable,twhattgeneraltideatdidtthetcourttrelyton?tWhattAnglo-
Saxontlegaltcustomtdidtthetrulingtresemble?
Answer:tThetpartnerstaretindeedtliable.tBerghtv.tMills,t763tP.2dt214t(Wyo.t1988).tThattistthetessencetoft
atpartnership:tAlltpartnerstaretliabletfortthetactstoftanytpartnertcommittedtintthetpartnership’stnormalt
business.tThististthetgeneraltideatoftcollectivetresponsibility.tIttrelatesttotthet“tithing”toftEnglishtlegalthis
tory,tintwhichtallttithingtmemberstweretlegallytresponsibletfortthetconducttoftthetothers.
5. ThetfathertoftantAmericantwomantkilledtintthetParistterroristtattackstsuedtTwitter,tFacebook,tandtYouTu
be,tallegingtthetsitestknowinglytallowtISIStterroriststtotrecruittmembers,traisetmoney,tandtspreadtextre
misttpropaganda.tThetsitestdefendedtthemselvestbytsayingtthatttheirtpoliciestprohibittterroristtrecruit
menttandtthat,twhentalertedttotit,ttheytquicklytremovetoffendingtvideos.tWhatttypetoftlawsuittistthis—
criminaltortcivil?tWhattresponsibilities,tiftany,tshouldtsocialtmediatsitesthavetfortthetspreadtoftterrorism?
Answer:tThetcasetistatciviltcase,tbuttanswerstwilltvarytasttotthetscopetoftthetresponsibilitiestsocialtmediat
sitestshouldthavetfortthetspreadtoftterrorism.
