LEG 100 WEEK 3 QUIZ
LEG 100 Week 3 Quiz
1.
A misdemeanor is
distinguished from a felony based upon
2.
When a judge
orders a criminal defendant to reimburse the victim, it is called
3.
The Miranda
warning insures that the criminal suspects understand their constitutional
rights relating to
4.
The parties to a
criminal trial are the government and the defendant.
5.
The Civil Rights
Act of 1964, a federal statute, forbids discrimination on the basis of national
origin in employment. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the
administrative agency that oversees the law. The EEOC issued Guidelines on
Discrimination because of National Origin. According to one of the guidelines,
the EEOC will presume a violation of the law if an employer sets a work
requirement that employees must speak only English in the workplace. This is an
interpretive rule because it interprets the Civil Rights Act.
6.
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.
7.
The majority of
work done by legislative bodies is performed in committees.
8.
Judicial review
is the power of the federal courts to declare a statute or governmental action
unconstitutional and void.
9.
In reaching
their verdicts, appellate courts conduct trials and rehear all evidence.
10.
In order for a federal
court to have jurisdiction, there must be a federal question involved and at
least $75,000 in dispute.
11. Jurisdiction can be
described as
12.
According to
your text, the biggest change in litigation in the last decade has been
13.
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.
14.
DoorWay
Computers, Inc., the trademark owner of "DoorWay," sought a court
injunction to prevent Handyman Hardware, Inc. from using the domain name,
"DoorWay.com." A jury will decide whether DoorWay is entitled to this
remedy.
15.
If the President
vetoes a bill, it can still become law if both the House and the Senate approve
it with a 51% majority.
16.
The three
branches of government in the United States are
17.
Utilitarian
ethics holds that decisions should be made on the basis of practicality, and
whatever action is most convenient should be favored.
18.
John Rawls'
suggestion that society should reward behavior that provides the most benefit
to the community as a whole is referred to as
19.
Which of the
following statements best exemplifies how society as a whole benefits from
ethical behavior?
20.
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.
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