A _____ is pollution that comes from many sources, such as melting snow that picks up
animal waste, leakage from vehicles, and pesticides.
A.spot source
B.nonpoint source
C.point source
D.line source
With reference to specialized state level courts, which of the following functions is
most likely to be performed by a Court of Claims?
A.Settle matters of support and child custody.
B.Adjudicate questions involving wills and inheritances.
C.Hear suits against the state government.
D.Determine whether minors have committed crimes.
You are in possession of information that indicates a big merger between two
corporations is about to occur, you might purchase shares of the corporation’s stock so
that when the merger is announced and the stock value increases, you will have
received the benefit of that increase to the detriment of the public who did not know
that information. This is an example of:
A.ponzi scheme.
B.embezzlement.
C.insider trading.
D.perjury.
Which of the following organizations replaced GATT as an international organization?
A.World Trade Organization
B.United Nations
C.International Monetary Fund
D.Red Cross
The general law governing how federal agencies must conduct business is set forth in
the _____ Act.
A.Social Security
B.Civil Rights
C.Privacy
D.Administrative Procedures
Which of the following courts is most likely to be a court of original jurisdiction in the
federal system?
A.District court
B.Supreme Court
C.Court of appeal
D.Trial court
Which of the following statements is true regarding assault?
A.All threats are assault.
B.The act can be toward an animal or property.
C.The victim should be deathly afraid.
D.It must appear that the unwanted act is imminent.
Which of the following best represents voluntary binding agreements people or
businesses enter into in order to obtain something to which they are not otherwise
entitled?
A.Torts
B.Memorandums
C.Contracts
D.Articles of incorporation
The National Environmental Policy Act established the _____, which is responsible or
reporting to the President and Congress on the status of the environment.
A.Environmental Protection Agency
B.National Ambient Air Quality Standard
C.Car Allowance Rebate System
D.Council on Environmental Quality
Which of the following statements is true regarding consideration?
A.The law does not deal with the value of consideration unless fraud is involved.
B.A valid and binding contract can exist without consideration.
C.If you buy a car the seller’s consideration is the price of the automobile.
D.If you buy a car the buyer’s consideration is the title and possession to the car.
In which of the following cases the employees need not join the union, but must still
pay the equivalent of union dues?
A.An open shop
B.A closed shop
C.An agency shop
D.An union shop
The one who receives some personal property as a gift is called a _____.
A.plaintiff
B.donee
C.grantee
D.life tenant
If and when a corporation decides to “go public” it offers its shares for sale through a(n)
_____.
A.initial public offer
B.equity carve-out
C.follow-on public offer
D.book closure
Which of the following types of bankruptcies requires debtor to turn over all nonexempt
property to the trustee so that it may be sold and the proceeds distributed among the
unsecured creditors?
A.Chapter 13
B.Chapter 7
C.Chapter 11
D.Chapter 2
If a limited liability company elects to be member-managed:
A.the governance in the company is like a general partnership.
B.the power to bind the LLC attaches to the managers.
C.the governance in the company is more like a corporation.
D.the owners will elect officers to run the company.
An executed contract is a contract in which:
A.the terms of a contract have been fully performed.
B.one of the parties to the contract does not have the capacity to contract.
C.one party promises to do an act if the other party does something.
D.all the requirements of a valid contract have been fulfilled.
A lost property is a personal property:
A.that is acquired by someone through a validly executed will.
B.that has been placed somewhere by the owner or rightful possessor and he or she has
forgotten where the property is located.
C.to which an owner has relinquished all right and title has been abandoned.
D.that the owner has accidentally allowed to leave his or her possession and control.
Which of the following concepts is most likely to justify the restriction and eventual
extermination of millions of Jews, Pentecostals, Gypsies, gays, blacks, and other
“undesirables” during the Holocaust?
A.Legal realism
B.Natural law
C.Sociological theory
D.Legal positivism
The tort of trespass to real property can be established if:
A.the trespasser enters the property with the intention to harm.
B.intentionally comes onto the property.
C.the trespasser harms the property.
D.the owner or possessor of the real property has given permission to the trespasser to
be on the property.
A principal is _____ if, when an agent and a third party interact, the third party has
notice that the agent is acting for a principal but it does not know the principal’s
identity.
A.disclosed
B.partially disclosed
C.undisclosed
D.visible
Which of the following statements is true for a collective bargaining agreement?
A.It is the end product of disputes between management and labor.
B.The agreement does not contain provisions regarding employment classifications.
C.The agreement must always be more in favor of the employees than the management.
D.It can contain any provisions agreed upon by the parties.
Which of the following types of legal systems exists in most of the South America?
A.Customary law
B.Common law
C.Civil law
D.Muslim law
If a court is a court of original jurisdiction then it is most likely to be empowered to:
A.decide whether the trial court applied the correct law.
B.hear the case for the first time.
C.be the final authority on legal interpretations.
D.hear the review of a case from a lower court.
The person who is sued is called the _____.
A.plaintiff
B.petitioner
C.defendant
D.claimant
Two shipping companies, primarily involved with the transport for oil, decide to sign an
agreement fixing their carrier prices. A court reviewing this conduct:
A.will hold the agreement as a per se violation of the antitrust laws.
B.will declare the conduct as a reasonable restraint on trade.
C.will use the rule of reason approach to decide on its unreasonableness.
D.will hold the agreement valid as per the Sherman Antitrust Act.
If a seller sells products as one brand, when it is actually another, generally inferior,
brand it is known as _____.
A.disparagement
B.palming off
C.assault
D.theft of trade secrets
Which of the following statements is true regarding an export trading company (ETC)?
A.The seller retains title when dealing with an ETC.
B.An ETC generally handles only one product or one type of a product.
C.The sellers are provided with revenue once they sell the products to the ETC.
D.An ETC is generally smaller than an export management company.
Which of the following statements is true regarding disparate treatment?
A.Disparate treatment is an individual concept of discrimination.
B.With disparate treatment, the employee must show that an employment policy that is
neutral on its face has a harsher impact on a group protected by the law.
C.Disparate treatment is a group concept of discrimination.
D.In a disparate treatment case, no intent to discriminate need be shown.
Which of the following agencies enforces minimum wage, overtime and child labor
laws?
A.Wage & Hour Division
B.National Labor Relations Board
C.Occupational Safety & Health Administration
D.Federal Trade Commission
Which of the following doctrines gives the former employer the opportunity to make
the case that only by revealing trade secrets can the former employee perform the new
job?
A.Fair-use doctrine
B.Work-for-hire doctrine
C.Doctrine of inevitable disclosure
D.Implied license doctrine
Which of the following statements is true regarding de novo review of the
administrative decisions?
A.De novo review means reviewing only the administrative decision without a new
trial.
B.The review takes place at the trial court level.
C.Generally, de novo review tales place for cases related to racial discrimination.
D.The review takes place at the appellate court level.