BU 312—Quiz #1 (Introduction to Law)
Name_________________________
Section________________________
Date__________________________
Instructions: Please circle the correct answer and then, in the space provided underneath, supply your
reasons for the answer in 25 words or less. This quiz is open notes and open book.
1. Which of the following would best be described as relating to procedural law?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The requirement that a complaint be answered by the defendant within 20 days
The right to vote
First Amendment right to bear arms
Criminal laws which punish theft
Why?
2. Why is law important to people in business?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It helps them overcome anxiety about their businesses
It allows them to know which laws can be most easily broken
It makes business decisions more predictable
It has no effect on businesses
Why?
3. State X has passed a law that every firstborn child of the state must be sacrificed to a pagan god.
The law has been validly enacted according to State X’s procedures. This law could best be
argued as wrong under which theory?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Why?
Positivism
Natural Law
Hammurabi’s Code
Theory Y
4. The Nazis who were convicted of war crimes after World War II were prosecuted on the theory
that they had ______________________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Committed crimes against humanity
Violated the Geneva Convention
Violated German Constitutional Law
Violated Laws of the German Legislature
Why?
5. Which of the following ancient sources of law has had the greatest impact on modern law?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Why?
Egyptian Law
Hammurabi’s Code
The Torah
Dead Sea Scrolls