Ashford BUS311 Week 1 Quiz Latest 2020 March

BUS311 Business Law

Week 1 Quiz

Question 1

In the case Labaj v. VanHouten, a business was found liable because it was foreseeable that a guard dog might injure a person it did not know. This illustrates:

  Negligence

  Strict liability

  False imprisonment

  That guard dogs are considered to be wild animals

Question 2

Congress’s authority to make laws prohibiting discrimination in employment comes from the:

  Common law

  Due Process Clause

  Commerce Clause

  First Amendment

Question 3

The federal law known as RICO was originally intended to deal with what type of crime?

  Organized crime

  Insider trading

  Robbery

  Conspiracy

Question 4

The federal trial court is called the:

  Federal Circuit Court

  Court of Claims

  Federal Trial Court

  U.S. District Court

Question 5

Which of the following legal traditions puts the most emphasis on written codes:

  Civil law

  Common law

  Local law

  English law

Question 6

Justin is a famous professional athlete. The Daily News publishes a story which discloses that Justin gave syphilis to his ex-girlfriend, which he did. If Justin sues the Daily News for defamation, he will probably

  win, because this would injure his reputation.

  win, because this has nothing to do with his status as an athlete.

  lose, because he has no damages.

  lose, because the statement was true.

Question 7

If a state enacted a law that made it illegal to sing the national anthem of other countries, such a law would violate the ______ of the U.S. Constitution.

  Commerce Clause

  First Amendment

  Due Process Clause

  Equal Protection Clause

Question 8

1 / 1 pts

If Jennifer discovers her father has written a new will which does not include her as a beneficiary, and Jennifer adds her name to the will, she will be committing the crime of:

  Extortion

  Larceny

  False pretenses

  Forgery

Question 9

Most U.S. law is derived from:

  The Civil law tradition

  International law

  Tribal customs

  The Common

Question 10

According to the text, which of the following is the “supreme law of the land?”

  Rulings of the Supreme Court

  The U.S. Constitution

  The State statutory law

  The law enacted by Congress