Legal work -1

 1. Which of the following statements is true?

a. the law limits activities that are detrimental to (hurt) the “ public interest”
b. the sale of marijuana is illegal worldwide
c. the sale of alcoholic beverages is legal worldwide
d. formal law is respected in all nations
e. all of the above

 

2. Major problems faced by the African nation of Haiti are:
a. a notoriously corrupt government
b. no meaningful legal system
c. the demand for bribes is endless
d. poverty
e. all of the above

 

3. The United States Constitution:
a. is the oldest written constitution in force in the world
b. created the three branches of government
c. originally approved slavery
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

 

4. The U.S. Constitution created these branches of the federal government: (1) executive, (2) judicial, and (3):
a. senatorial
b. administrative
c. legislative
d. constitutional
e. states

 

5. The term “ common law” refers to:
a. law common to most countries
b. laws passed by Congress
c. law made and applied by judges
d. law passed by a state's legislature
e. none of the above

 

6. When judges reference previous decisions in deciding new cases it is called:
a. medieval law
b. stare decisis
c. procedural law
d. statutory procedure
e. legal culture

 

7. Precedent is useful because:
a. consistency in the legal system improves the ability to plan business decisions
b. people become increasingly confident that the rule will be followed in future disputes
c. it neutralizes the prejudice of individual judges
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

 

8. Sources of international law affecting business include:
a. the laws of individual countries
b. treaties
c. the rules of global entities such as the World Trade Organization
d. decisions of international tribunals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
e. all of the above

 

9. Judges are protected by absolute immunity from lawsuits seeking damages for their judicial acts.
True
False

 

10. Like the federal court system, state courts have a system of appellate courts and courts of original jurisdiction (trial courts).
True
False

 

11. The literal meaning of the term jurisdiction is “the power to speak of the law.”
True
False

 

12. Concurrent jurisdiction means both a state court and a federal court have the power to hear a case.
True
False

 

13. The first pleading in a case is called the:
a. complaint
b. answer
c. affirmative defense
d. res judicata
e. none of the above

 

14. Following service of the complaint, the defendant must file:
a. a rebuttal
b. an answer
c. a counter-punch
d. a motion to admit
e. a request for hearing

 

15. Which is not a stage in a typical lawsuit?
a. pretrial
b. pleadings
c. reposition
d. discovery
e. trial

 

16. These are part of the pleadings stage:
a. complaint
b. answer
c. reply
d. a, b and c
e. none of the above

 

17. The discovery stage includes:
a. depositions
b. interrogatories
c. admissions
d. a, b and c
e. none of the above

 

18. Ginger attacks Richard and cuts him with a knife. He sues Ginger. The jury awards Richard $50,000 for medical expenses and lost time at work and adds $100,000 to the award because Ginger’s action was willful and malicious. The $100,000 is called:
a. punitive damages
b. compensatory damages
c. nominal damages
d. an equitable remedy
e. none of the above

 

19. When a court orders someone to do or not to do something, this is known as:
a. a reformation
b. an injunction
c. restitution
d. specific compulsion
e. nominal performance

 

20. A means of settling disputes where parties submit the matter to a neutral third party of their choosing to resolve the dispute by issuing a binding decision is called:
a. mediation
b. negotiation
c. discussion
d. arbitration
e. summary jury trial

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