Chapter 7 Legal Issues

Chapter 7  Legal Issues

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What system of binding rules governs the behaviour of people in their relationships with others and with the government?
a.
ethics
b.
laws
c.
morals
d.
intentional tort

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 147 BLM: Remember

2. Which of the following best defines a set of rules and principles that describe the powers of a government and the rights of the people?
a.
constitutional law
b.
statutory law
c.
common law
d.
administrative law

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 150 BLM: Higher Order

3. What is the term used to define formal laws written and enacted by a federal or provincial legislature?
a.
statutory law
b.
constitutional law
c.
administrative law
d.
common law

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 151 BLM: Remember

4. Which of the following is an example of administrative law?
a.
the Regulated Health Professions Act, which defines the role of the nurse
b.
the roles of colleges of nursing, which enforce rules
c.
the way nurses collect and use personal health information
d.
the way to identify the difference between negligence and incompetence

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 151 BLM: Higher Order

5. Which of the following type of law best defines a person’s rights and obligations in relation to the government?
a.
common law
b.
misdemeanours
c.
constitutional law
d.
public law

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 154 BLM: Higher Order