DANTES Business Law II

[snazzlefrag]

Hi Everyone,

I am very tentatively considering tackling Business Law II at some point. Sadly, Instantcert doesn't yet cover this exam.

So for my own benefit as well as others, I wonder if we could put our heads together and fill this thread with feedback, advice, tips, tricks, and opinions on the Business Law II exam.

I haven't been able to find many online study resources for this particular exam either. So if anybody knows of any useful sites, or has notes, pdf's etc. to share, please speak up.


Here are the online resources I have found so far:

http://www.csun.edu/~re38791/pace/course...UTLINE.htm

http://homepage.gallaudet.edu/Marshall.W...eview.html

http://www.fscwv.edu/users/rharvey/blaw2.htm

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Thanks in advance for your input,
Snazzlefrag

[siersema]

I've not seen much on this test. The only suggestion I've seen is from here;

http://www.degreeforum.com/theforums/sho....php?t=272

I actually purchased one of the recommended texts and did some reading, but the Barron's book was pretty sufficient in my opinion. I can't remember my score but it was enough for an "A" with Excelsior.

BLII is definitely more focused on commercial paper than the CLEP version...

Cheers,
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DegreeForum.com Administrator

If others from this board don't have more ideas you could always ask Mark. I'd feel odd about mentioning other forums, but a good portion of the responses for the various requests for study material on that forum are to come here

[hunter2115]

This is one of the toughest Dantes that I took but I passed with a B. I used these little green $7 books called "The Essentials" of Business Law I and II by REA. Looks like amazon still carries them http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0878917...19?ie=UTF8

You might check your local book store to see if they have a copy.

I used the following resources for this exam:
Barron's Business Law- If I had to choose only 1, this would be it.
REA Business Law 1&2
Instacert for BL1
Rudman's DSST Business Law Q&A study guide- Excellent resource (a little hard to find) Highly reccommended.
A good understanding of Business Law 1 helps alot on BL2. As others have mentioned, focus on commercial paper. I did find some overlap from the Clep BL1 exam. I did better on BL2 than I did on BL1!

[hunter2115]

I used the following resources for this exam:
Barron's Business Law- If I had to choose only 1, this would be it.
REA Business Law 1&2
Instacert for BL1
Rudman's DSST Business Law Q&A study guide- Excellent resource (a little hard to find) Highly reccommended.
A good understanding of Business Law 1 helps alot on BL2. As others have mentioned, focus on commercial paper. I did find some overlap from the Clep BL1 exam. I did better on BL2 than I did on BL1!

I forgot to mention- Spend the money on the DSST practice exams- well worth the money!

[snazzlefrag]

Hi All,

I took Business Law II this morning. It was a bear of an exam. Not so much because I didn't know the material, but rather because the vast majority of the questions were of the "scenario" type.

As a result, you have to take what you know and APPLY it to the given situation. It's doable....but it's cumbersome and wearying.

The good news is that it wasn't quite as difficult as I had anticipated. If you know all the items listed in the DSST factsheet, you should be able to figure out the answers to LOTS of the scenarios.

Many of the questions SEEMED complex and intimidating at first, but actually boiled down to just needing to know a very simple term or concept...and then apply it.

Once again, I find myself uncertain about how I did on this exam. I think I passed, but I have no clue what my score will be. I wouldn't be surprised if I got a low score, and I wouldn't be surprised if I got a high score.

Studying for CLEP Intro to Business Law FIRST is definitely helpful. There were a few questions that asked about concepts I had already learned for the lower level exam.

Make sure you know EVERY item listed in the factsheet, and you should be able to pull this one off successfully. But you WILL need to have the ability to APPLY what you know, rather than just recall it.

I can't really give you any specifics for this exam. There were too many complex scenarios to try and remember now. Also, I am not sure whether I got the questions right or not, so I'm keeping quiet!

Just go down the factsheet and make sure you know every item listed.

That's the best advice I've got for ya,
Snazzlefrag

[hunter2115]

Hi All,

I took Business Law II this morning. It was a bear of an exam. Not so much because I didn't know the material, but rather because the vast majority of the questions were of the "scenario" type.

As a result, you have to take what you know and APPLY it to the given situation. It's doable....but it's cumbersome and wearying.

The good news is that it wasn't quite as difficult as I had anticipated. If you know all the items listed in the DSST factsheet, you should be able to figure out the answers to LOTS of the scenarios.

Many of the questions SEEMED complex and intimidating at first, but actually boiled down to just needing to know a very simple term or concept...and then apply it.

Once again, I find myself uncertain about how I did on this exam. I think I passed, but I have no clue what my score will be. I wouldn't be surprised if I got a low score, and I wouldn't be surprised if I got a high score.

Studying for CLEP Intro to Business Law FIRST is definitely helpful. There were a few questions that asked about concepts I had already learned for the lower level exam.

Make sure you know EVERY item listed in the factsheet, and you should be able to pull this one off successfully. But you WILL need to have the ability to APPLY what you know, rather than just recall it.

I can't really give you any specifics for this exam. There were too many complex scenarios to try and remember now. Also, I am not sure whether I got the questions right or not, so I'm keeping quiet!

Just go down the factsheet and make sure you know every item listed.

That's the best advice I've got for ya,
Snazzlefrag

I'm sure you did fine on this one. Like I said previously- I ended up doing better on BL II than I did on BL I. When I took the exam, I felt like I was guessing at many of the questions on BL II. I ended up with an 80 and I wasn't even reallly sure if I had passed! I don't know if it's seriously curved or what, but I was totally amazed when I got my score! I'm sure you did fine. My advise to anyone with this exam is to first take BL I, or at least spend a legitimate amount of time studying the material for it before taking BL II.

[sambert5150]

snazzlefrag,

I am taking this exam next. What resources did you use. Any help would be greatly appreciated - Thanks man

[snazzlefrag]

Hi All,

I got my score for DANTES Business Law II in the mail today (after 14 days). I scored a 72.

I obviously did something right. So the advice I gave in my earlier post still stands.
hilarious

Thanks to everyone who helped me pass this exam,
Snazzlefrag

[ChristaKB]

You did awesome. Working on this exam myself right now. Moving ahead very slowly.

One step at a time will do it though!

Christa

[cederic824]

I took Business Law II yesterday and scored a 62. It was my first test using the new computerized system, and it went well. It took me about an hour and ten minutes to complete 93 questions. I like the new setup, you can scroll through the test at any point and review you responses, and the best part is INSTANT SCORING!
I remembered the warnings about commercial paper so I covered that material thoroughly. One part that I did not cover as well as I should have was the questions on corporations and partnerships (the roles and responsibilities of stockholders, board of directers, presidents, v.p.'s, treasurers, LLP's, LLC's, limited vs. unlimited liability, etc.)
Glad to have this one behind me.