LEG 100 QUIZ 1 WEEK 3
LEG 100 Quiz 1 Week 3
1.
In order to
determine if the case she was hearing broke the law, Judge Jane referred to
prior rulings on the same subject. In other words, the judge is relying on
precedent to make her decision.
2. Wilfred was driving too fast for the icy road conditions and hit Sally's
car. Sally can sue Wilfred in criminal court.
3. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration promulgated a rule
requiring warehouse employees to wear hardhats when in the vicinity of an
operating forklift. The purpose of the hardhats is to protect employees from
danger of falling objects. This rule is
4.
Congress passed
a law imposing penalties for displaying "indecent" material online
where children could see it. If the U.S. Supreme Court subsequently rules that
the statute conflicts with the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the
statute is void.
5.
Deontologists
would agree that the increasing medical concern over obesity in the United
States justifies federal regulation of high fat, high sugar, low nutrition food
advertising during children’s television programs.
6.
Unethical
behavior is a bar to financial success.
7.
Which of the
following statements best exemplifies how society as a whole benefits from
ethical behavior?
8.
John Rawls'
suggestion that society should reward behavior that provides the most benefit
to the community as a whole is referred to as
9.
According to
your text, the biggest change in litigation in the last decade has been
10. Jurisdiction can be
described as
11.
A _______ is a
ruling by the court that no trial is necessary because there are no essential
facts in dispute.
12.
Primary methods
of alternative dispute resolution include litigation and mediation.
13.
The Miranda
warning insures that the criminal suspects understand their constitutional
rights relating to
14.
A misdemeanor is
distinguished from a felony based upon
15.
Every criminal
defendant has a right to a jury trial.
16.
The Federal
sentencing guidelines are just guidelines. Judges do not have to follow them.
17.
The doctrine of
stare decisis, though vital to the creation of the common law when this country
was settled, is not important to our modern, complex society.
18.
Judicial review
is the power of the federal courts to declare a statute or governmental action
unconstitutional and void.
19.
If the President
vetoes a bill and if both the House and Senate repass the bill by a two-thirds
margin, the bill becomes law.
20.
The amendments
to the U.S. Constitution protect the people from the power of state and federal
governments.
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