Business Management: Real World Applications & Connections

Chapter 5: Businesses, Workers, and the Law

TRUE OR FALSE
Please answer the following questions as true or false.


1.	The Uniform Commercial Code was established to protect consumers from mislabeled and impure foods, drugs, and cosmetics.

		A)	True
		B)	False

2.	Equal Opportunity Employment laws prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of religious affiliation.

		A)	True
		B)	False

3.	Unemployment insurance only covers workers who have been at a job for a certain length of time.

		A)	True
		B)	False

FILL IN THE BLANKS
The following questions require you to find the correct answer that should appear in the blank.


4.	The law regulating how two or more people can set up a partnership is called the _____.

		A)	Wheeler-Lea Act
		B)	Corporate Partnership Act
		C)	Uniform Partnership Act
		D)	Sole Proprietor Act

5.	A patent gives an inventor and company exclusive rights to make, use, and sell their inventions for ___ years.

		A)	100
		B)	25
		C)	7
		D)	17

6.	The National Labor Relations Act regulates the relationship between businesses and _____.

		A)	unions
		B)	the government
		C)	the IRS
		D)	employment agencies

CONNECT THE CATEGORIES OF BUSINESS LAW
Match the area of business law to its corresponding description.


7.	Consumer Law

		A)	Regulates how businesses can set themselves up to operate as companies.
		B)	Protects individuals against business activities that might be harmful to them.
		C)	Regulates how businesses enter into contracts with other businesses and consumers.

8.	Commercial Law

		A)	Regulates how businesses can set themselves up to operate as companies.
		B)	Protects individuals against business activities that might be harmful to them.
		C)	Regulates how businesses enter into contracts with other businesses and consumers.

9.	Corporate Law

		A)	Regulates how businesses can set themselves up to operate as companies.
		B)	Protects individuals against business activities that might be harmful to them.
		C)	Regulates how businesses enter into contracts with other businesses and consumers.

MULTIPLE CHOICE


10.	What do zoning laws regulate?

		A)	Whether a business can be a partnership, sole proprietorship, or corporation.
		B)	The areas of a city or municipality where a business can be located.
		C)	Commerce between states.
		D)	The sale of liquor and tobacco to minors.