1. Areas of law governed extensively by state statutes include which of the following?

a. Corporate law

b. Patent, copyright, and trademark law

c. Customs and immigration

d. Both corporate law and family law

2. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, include which of the following?

a. Rights regarding keeping and bearing arms

b. The right to a speedy trial

c. The prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures

d. All of these choices

3. A court decree ordering a person to do or to refrain from doing a certain act is:

a. the doctrine of laches.

b. an injunction.

c. a specific performance.

d. a remedy at law.

4. Statutory law:

a. is a primary source of law.

b. may be federal or state in nature.

c. is a body of written laws created by the legislature.

d. is a body of written laws created by the legislature, is a primary source of law, and may be federal or state in nature.

5. Which of the following statements is accurate regarding Article VI of the U.S. Constitution?

a. It provides that the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States are "the supreme law of the land."

b. It creates and empowers the legislature.

c. It sets forth the jurisdiction of the courts.

d. It sets forth the powers of the three branches of government and the relationship between the three branches.

6. The adversarial system of justice:

a. is followed by U.S. and English courts.

b. is designed to have parties come together in the courtroom to work out a compromise solution to their problems.

c. is not a feature of the English courts.

d. discourages parties from engaging in presenting cases as a "battle" to "win."

7. Examples of secondary sources of law include which of the following?

a. Common law doctrine

b. Treatises

c. Case law

d. Statutory law

8. Article IV of the U.S. Constitution requires which of the following?

a. All states must respect one another's laws.

b. Citizens of all states have the same rights and privileges as the citizens in any state they visit.

c. Persons accused of crimes must be returned to the state in which the crimes were committed.

d. All of these choices

9. A precedent decided in another jurisdiction that a court may either follow or reject but that is entitled to careful consideration is called a:

a. persuasive precedent.

b. binding authority.

c. case of first impression.

d. remedy at law.

10. An opinion:

a. is a document containing the court's reasons for its decisions.

b. may be one of three types.

c. is an example of a remedy at law.

d. is a document containing only the court's judgment.