Business Law I: Final Exam Study Guide [20 points]
Material Tested:
Chapter 1: Laws and Their Ethical Foundation (p. 04-23) (30 points)
Chapter 2: Constitutional Rights (p. 24-47) (30 points)
Chapter 3: Court Systems (p. 48-63) (30 points)
Chapter 5: Civil Law and Procedure (p. 84-105) (30 points)
Long Essay: Explain how legal knowledge will be applied in your personal life beyond high school. (30 points)
Instructions: Your final exam of 150 points will include the following multiple choice questions – explain your answers from (http://bit.ly/1flQA8b), short answer questions & a long essay
Multiple Choice Question (Sample):
Is Rainier Beach an awesome school?
True
False
Explain: ___________________
Short Answer Questions:
Chapter 1: Laws and Their Ethical Foundation (p. 04-23)
Explain the stages in the growth of law.
Describe the differences between common law and positive law.
Identify the origin of the U.S. legal system.
How are constitutional, statutory, case, and administrative laws created?
How are conflicts between constitutional, statutory, case, and administrative laws resolved?
Describe the differences between criminal and civil law, substantive and procedural law, and business law and other forms of law.
Why do the two forms of ethical reasoning, consequences-based and rule-based, usually result in the same decision, and what is the probable cause when they do not?
How does the majority rule principle demonstrate consequences-based reasoning in our laws?
How are ethical decisions reasoned out?
Think about consequences-based ethics and rule-based ethical reasoning. Write a brief paragraph describing a scenario in which breaking the rules has an ethical outcome.
How are ethics reflected in laws?
Why is due process of law so important?
What documents were written in the course of our nation’s founding?