1.Mike is arrested at a warehouse in North Industrial Park and arrested for burglary and larceny. A government prosecutor present the matter to a Grand Jury and it issues charges against Mike in a formal document . This document is known as
a. an inquisition.
b. an indictment.
c. an arraignment.
d. an information.
2.The police arrest Lou, who confesses to a crime. Later, Lou refutes the confession and demands a trial, at which witnesses testify they saw him commit the crime. Lou is convicted and sentenced. The U.S. Constitution provides safeguards against all of the following except
a. punishment.
b. not being allowed to question witnesses.
c. self-incrimination.
d. deprivations of life or liberty without due process of law.
3.Sandy, a businessperson, is convicted of RICO offenses. Sandy's penalties may include
a. dissolution or divestiture of his business, but not his imprisonment.
b. his imprisonment, but not dissolution or divestiture of his business.
c. dissolution or divestiture of her business, and his imprisonment.
d. divestiture of his business, but not its dissolution or his imprisonment.
4.Metro City Center is an area of tourist attractions in Metro City. The Center's director, under the city's authority, issues a rule to require street performers to obtain permits. The Center cites Nobby, a magician, for performing without a permit. Under the principles discussed in "A Sample Court Case," Berger v. City of Seattle, the Center most likely acted
a. reasonably in the circumstances and under the law.
b. reasonably in citing Nobby but not in issuing the rule.
c. reasonably in issuing the rule but not in citing Nobby.
d. in violation of Nobby's rights under the First Amendment.
5.Steele Tool Company's decision makers view a particular risk in the use of Steele's product as open and obvious. They believe that because the risk is obvious, consumers are already taking steps to avoid it and that adding a warning could result in lower sales that would necessitate layoffs of employees. Thus, in the managers' view, the warning would not benefit consumers but could have a serious negative impact on Steele's employees. Continuing to market the product without telling consumers of the risk could be justified from a perspective of
a. rights-based ethics.
b. Kantian ethics.
c. utilitarian ethics.
d. duty-based ethics.
6.Uniform laws apply in all states, including those in which the laws have not been adopted.
a. True
b. False
7.Uniform laws apply in all states, including those in which the laws have not been adopted.
a. True
b. False
8.Every state has adopted the Uniform Commercial Code in some form.
a. True
b. False
9.Judges use precedent when deciding a case in a common law legal system.
a. True
b. False
10.Equity is a branch of law that seeks to primarily supply equitable remedies when monetary damages are not adequate to make the claimant whole.
a. True
b. False
11.To Pete, the written law of a particular society at a particular time is most significant. Pete is
a. a person who adheres to the natural law tradition.
b. a legal realist.
c. a legal positivist.
d. a legal rationalist.
12.Voters in North Carolina approve a new state constitution, after which the Ocean City Council passes new ordinances, the North Carolina Department of Parks and Recreation issues new rules, and the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce sends out new instructions. Sources of law do not include
a. rules issued by the North Carolina Department of Parks and Recreation.
b. instructions issued by the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce.
c. ordinances passed by the Ocean City Council.
d. state constitutions passed by popular vote.
13.A state trial court has before it Eagle Manufacturing Co. v. Fine Products Corp., a case with no binding authority. The court can
a. postpone deciding Eagle indefinitely.
b. not refuse to decide the Eagle case.
c. refuse to decide Eagle.
d. postpone deciding Eagle until there is binding authority
14.Metro City Center is an area of tourist attractions in Metro City. The Center's director, under the city's authority, issues a rule to require street performers to obtain permits. The Center cites Nobby, a magician, for performing without a permit. Under the principles discussed in "A Sample Court Case," Berger v. City of Seattle, the Center most likely acted
a. reasonably in the circumstances and under the law.
b. reasonably in citing Nobby but not in issuing the rule.
c. reasonably in issuing the rule but not in citing Nobby.
d. in violation of Nobby's rights under the First Amendment.
15.Acting in good faith gives a business firm a better chance of defending its actions in court.
a. True
b. False
16.One guideline to evaluating the ethics of a particular action is to "let your conscienc

