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BLW 201 10TH ED CHAPTER 1 T/F SELF QUIZ



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

The stability and predictability created by the law is essential to business activities.
 

 2. 

Law is a body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society.
 

 3. 

The natural law philosopher believes that formal law is inferior to universal moral and ethical principles that are part of human nature.
 

 4. 

Constitutional law includes only the U.S. Constitution.
 

 5. 

A state law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed unconstitutional.
 

 6. 

To determine whether a law is constitutional, a court will only look at the law's source.
 

 7. 

Uniform laws apply in all states, including those in which the laws have not been adopted.
 

 8. 

State constitutions are supreme within their respective borders.
 

 9. 

Statutory law does not include county ordinances.
 

 10. 

Every state has adopted the Uniform Commercial Code in its entirety.
 

 11. 

Common law is a term for law that is common throughout the world.
 

 12. 

Damages is the normal remedy at law today.
 

 13. 

Equitable remedies include injunctions and decrees of specific performance.
 

 14. 

In most states, a court cannot grant a legal remedy and an equitable remedy in the same case.
 

 15. 

Judges use precedent when deciding a case in a common law legal system.
 

 16. 

Courts do not depart from precedents.
 

 17. 

How the courts interpret a statute determines how that statute is applied.
 

 18. 

Criminal law focuses on duties that exist between persons.
 

 19. 

A reference to "9 U.S.C. Section 4" means that a statute can be found on page 9 of section 4 of the United States Code.
 

 20. 

Most state trial court decisions are not published.
 



 
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