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Money collected from excise taxes goes toward a specific purpose.

A) True
B) False

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Lower courts must abide by the precedents set by higher courts.

A) True
B) False

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed to help allay consumer fears concerning falsified corporate financial statements.

A) True
B) False

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You verbally promise to pay your sister tomorrow the $25 that you owe her.This promise however,is not a negotiable instrument because:


A) it is not in writing.
B) it is not payable at a specific time.
C) it is not a promise to pay a specific amount.
D) it does not contain an unconditional promise.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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__________ refers to rules,statutes,codes,and regulations established to provide a legal framework within which business may be conducted.


A) Common law
B) Statutory law
C) Bankruptcy law
D) Business law

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

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You and your boss agree to terminate your employment contract because you want to devote more time to school.This breach of contract would likely be resolved by:


A) a specific performance requirement.
B) the payment of damages.
C) a judge.
D) a discharge of obligation.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Negotiable instruments provide a conditional promise to pay a specified amount of money.

A) True
B) False

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Copyrights are filed with the Library of Congress and involve large amounts of paperwork.

A) True
B) False

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The intent of a patent is to:


A) increase competition in the marketplace.
B) reward innovation and hard work of inventors.
C) slow the growth of monopolies.
D) encourage copycat inventions.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Big Buxx National Bank has decided to change its advertising campaign.In the new campaign it will announce that the bank has the lowest bank fees in the country even though it has not done research to discover whether this is,in fact,true.Business law is the framework within which a competitor could take Big Buxx to court in the event its claims are not true.

A) True
B) False

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The Federal Trade Commission deals with issues such as preventing companies from making misleading "Made in the USA" claims.

A) True
B) False

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In order for a contract to be legal,mutual acceptance is achieved when one party is under duress.

A) True
B) False

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You and your neighbor have agreed to a contract where he will cut your grass every other week for which you pay $30.However,for no apparent reason,he has not cut your grass for a month.Your neighbor has committed a(n) :


A) obligation violation.
B) breach of contract.
C) termination by association.
D) nonperformance endorsement.

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

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Which of the following is a requirement for commercial paper to be considered a negotiable instrument? It must:


A) be signed in approval by a third party.
B) contain a conditional promise to pay.
C) be a promise to pay a specified amount of money.
D) be an oral agreement between two or more parties.

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

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A "tying contract" requires a buyer not to purchase goods from a competitor as a condition of buying product from the seller.

A) True
B) False

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The federal government can levy a sin tax in an effort to encourage businesses to hire new employees.

A) True
B) False

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The most popular form of bankruptcy among individuals is Chapter 11.

A) True
B) False

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Regulations covering sales,checks,bank deposits and bills of lading are contained in the Uniform Commercial Code.

A) True
B) False

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The Maricopa County Planning Commission is an example of a local administrative agency.It oversees land-use proposals and other long-range issues in Maricopa County,Arizona.

A) True
B) False

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Though high-profile business bankruptcies such as Borders and Blockbuster dominate the news,over 90 percent of bankruptcy filings each year are by individuals.

A) True
B) False

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