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What is the role of the World Trade Organization?


A) To create model trade treaties such as NAFTA and GATT to help establish conditions of global trade.
B) To stimulate negotiations among member nations and to adjudicate trade disagreements among member nations
C) To enforce U.S.trade laws globally throughout 160 member nations.
D) To promote standardized trade laws globally.
E) To restrict the flow of goods across borders in order to promote and protect domestic trade among member nations.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following is an executive agency?


A) The Federal Trade Commission
B) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
C) The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
D) The Federal Communications Commission
E) The Securities and Exchange Commission

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Candy wants to start an Internet business doing business which will operate domestically as well as internationally.She is told by the Chinese government that certain items on her site are objectionable and illegal,and that if she wants to do business in China,she must remove the objectionable material.Which of the following is true?


A) Candy is within her rights and should stand her ground.She is a U.S.citizen,and so long as she obeys U.S.laws,she can do business in China.
B) Candy is within her rights only if she petitioned her state senator and obtained his or her permission to proceed.
C) By international law,there is a set fee of $10,000 that Candy can pay if she wants to obey only U.S.law.If she pays that amount,she can continue in China without any modification.
D) By international law,there is a set fee of $5,000 that Candy can pay if she wants to obey only U.S.law.If she pays that amount,she can continue in China without any modification.
E) If Candy wants to do business in China,she must abide by Chinese law.

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Miko comes to Jamal's law office to ask him about the law in regard to dogs running at large in her neighborhood.Jamal tells Miko that he will research the issue and get back to her.Where should Jamal look first in order to locate applicable law?


A) Restatements
B) Executive orders
C) Uniform laws
D) Case law
E) State statutes

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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E

When the officer declared that Hannah must obey duly authorized law,his statement was a reference to which of the following?


A) Natural law
B) Legal realism
C) The historical school of law
D) Stare decisis
E) Legal positivism

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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When the Securities and Exchange Commission prosecutes someone for insider trading,the prosecution is an example of which type of law?


A) Natural
B) Criminal
C) Procedural
D) Positive
E) Civil and natural

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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Constitutions and statutes always cover all of the detailed rules that affect business and government relations.

A) True
B) False

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"Legal positivism" is also known as "natural law."

A) True
B) False

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Assume a judge writes that she is deciding to enforce a law in question but that her decision does not mean that she sees the law as the morally correct rule.The judge would have leanings in the direction of ________.


A) Conscience reaction
B) Legal positivism
C) Legal realism
D) Concluding law
E) Natural law

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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When courts rely on precedent,they are obeying _.


A) Common analysis
B) In rem process
C) Res judicata
D) Federal law
E) Stare decisis

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Why should business managers be familiar with laws that regulate business practices between nations?


A) Businesses are required to know the laws and to become WTO members to have Internet websites.
B) NAFTA requires registered businesses to understand and comply with international law.
C) GATT Mandates that U.S.organizations know the laws in the United States and in 150 other member countries in order to incorporate.
D) Advances in trade and technology have made trade with other countries easy,but companies must comply with local laws
E) Businesses may meet foreigners and should be familiar with their customs to foster positive business relationships

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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D

Which of the following is reported in the Federal Reporter?


A) Executive orders
B) Statutes
C) Local ordinances
D) Administrative laws
E) Common law

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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A national restaurant chain must pay damages for breach of contract to a cooking oil supplier.What type of law is involved?


A) Private law and civil law
B) Civil law only
C) Private law only
D) Public,private,and civil law
E) Public law only

F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

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The city council is considering a new ordinance to require stores provide reusable bags and eliminate disposal paper or plastic bags.In determining whether to pass the law,the city council obtained an estimate for the expense stores would incur in offering reusable instead of disposable bags.They also obtained estimate for the savings which would result from not having to clean up litter from disposable bags.Finally,they consulted with an environmentalist to assess the positive impact that phasing out bags would have,including enhanced safety for local wildlife.In deciding whether to pass the law,the council relied on:


A) Legal positive
B) The historical school
C) Stare decisis
D) A cost benefit analysis
E) Common law

F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

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D

The concept of ________ suggests that individuals should have the freedom to disobey a law enacted by people if their conscience goes against the law and they believe the law is wrong.


A) Legal positivism
B) Natural law
C) Comparative law
D) Conscience reaction
E) Legal Realism

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following entities enforces laws?


A) Courts
B) The executive branch
C) Community consensus
D) Federal Congress
E) State legislatures

F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

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Bob's action against Ricardo for defamation involves which types of law?


A) Insider law and public law
B) Civil law and private law
C) Administrative law and public law
D) Civil law and public law
E) Criminal law and public law

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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The text references two ways in which a treaty between the U.S.and a foreign country is similar to a contract.Discuss these two ways.

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Both treaties and contracts are attempts...

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If a victim of assault does not want the abuser arrested but the prosecutor brings charges anyway since the assault violated criminal laws,the reason for the prosecutor's actions is:


A) A violation of criminal laws is an act against the public as a whole.
B) The prosecutor's responsibility is to regulate disputes between private individuals under criminal law
C) Natural law has been violated and the prosecutor has a duty to act
D) The abuser has committed a civil law violation in addition to a criminal one
E) Private law has been violated and the prosecutor has a duty to act.

F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

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Because of the law,we rely on the goodwill and dependability of one another.

A) True
B) False

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