Defamation is most likely to be an example of _____.
A.violation of public law
B.a tort
C.violation of substantive law
D.a felony
Which of the following is an antitrust crime?
A.Ponzi scheme
B.Bribery
C.Price discrimination
D.Insider trading
The Clean Air Act establishes criminal penalties for violations, including the possibility
of prison terms, and authorizes the _____ to pursue civil suits for injunctions or
monetary remedies.
A.Department of Commerce
B.Department of the Interior
C.Green Building Council
D.Environmental Protection Agency
Which of the following statements is true regarding the Copyright Act?
A.Works that are in the public domain are copyrightable.
B.Under this act blank forms and graph papers are copyrightable.
C.The act extends copyrights to processes and concepts.
D.The act protects a work fixed in either a copy or phonorecord.
Cross examination is most likely to be a part of the _____ phase of a civil trial.
A.trial
B.pleadings
C.pretrial
D.appeal
Under the ____, once management has been presented with cards signed by a majority
of the bargaining unit indicating they wish to have a union, management cannot hold a
secret ballot election and matters may proceed to choosing a union.
A.Landrum-Griffin Act
B.Employee Free Choice Act
C.Norris-LaGuardia Act
D.Taft-Hartley Act
According to the principle of stare decisis:
A.federal courts can not consider those cases that represent hypothetical issues.
B.a case can be considered ripe if it rests upon future, contingent events.
C.judicial reasoning that is unnecessary to a decision has no binding effect on later
courts.
D.courts are encouraged to follow their own prior decisions.
Which of the following best represents civil wrongs which occur because the tortfeasor
does an intentional act that results in harm to the victim?
A.Negligence
B.Intentional tort
C.Vicarious liability
D.Strict liability
Because of its flexibility, the alternative dispute resolution system is also called _____
dispute resolution system.
A.universal
B.special
C.parallel
D.appropriate
Which of the following statements is true regarding bona fide occupational qualification
(BFOQ)?
A.Age cannot be the subject of BFOQ.
B.The BFOQ defense is actually legalized discrimination.
C.Race and color can be the subject to a BFOQ.
D.BFOQ and business necessity are the same.
A cement company and a company that supplies sand to the cement manufacturer are
_____.
A.lateral competitors
B.vertical competitors
C.horizontal competitors
D.zonal competitors
Which of the following requirements of a valid contract best represents the agreement
between the parties as to the contract’s terms and their intent to actually enter into a
contract rather than just inquiring or joking with each other?
A.Consideration
B.Capacity to enter into a contract
C.Legality
D.Mutual assent
The right of _____ allows the surety to obtain a court decree ordering the debtor to pay
the creditor.
A.reimbursement
B.exoneration
C.subrogation
D.contribution
It is common in many business transactions involving the extension of credit for the
creditor to require that someone in addition to the debtor promise to fulfill the
obligation.
This promisor generally is known as a(n) ___.
A.surety
B.grantee
C.promoter
D.testator
The legal relationship formed when someone agrees to pay another’s debt if the debtor
does not pay is most likely to be an example of a(n):
A.quasi contract
B.void contract.
C.suretyship agreement
D.sponsored agreement
(p.299, 300)The Norris-LaGuardia Act:
A.allowed courts to issue injunctions against employees involved in strikes.
B.was formulated after the National Labor Relations Act.
C.enhanced the regulatory power of courts over labor issues.
D.outlawed yellow dog contracts.
All of the following comprise the subject matter of administrative law EXCEPT:
A.the law regulating agencies.
B.the agency’s internal regulations for conducting business.
C.the rules and regulations regarding the specific subject matter of the agency.
D.the structure and hierarchy of federal courts.
Which of the following is referred to as respondeat superior?
A.Giving permission to an agent to carry out certain tasks
B.The liability of a principal for the tort of an agent
C.Affirmation by a person of a prior act which did not bind him but which was done on
his account
D.The liability of an agent for the tort of a principal
Under a no-strike, no-lockout clause:
A.a grievance procedure can be used to handle labor disputes.
B.management can engage in locking employees out of the workplace.
C.unions can engage in locking employees out of the workplace.
D.matters can be resolved through arbitration.
According to the Executive Order 11246, those who contract to provide the federal
government with goods or services worth _____ or more must conduct an audit of the
workplace to determine if there is an underrepresentation of women or minorities in job
categories traditionally closed to them.
A.$10,000
B.$30,000
C.$50,000
D.$70,000
David says to Mike, “I promise to give you $200 if you paint my house.” This is most
likely to be an example of a(n) _____ contract.
A.unenforceable
B.unilateral
C.void
D.executed
The UCC recognizes two types of intangible collateral: _____ and general intangibles.
A.license
B.chattel paper
C.accounts
D.instruments
MGM uses the sound of a lion’s roar for its motion pictures. This sound is most likely to
be protected by a _____.
A.collective mark
B.patent
C.trade name
D.service mark
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding a limited liability company?
A.There is no loss of power to board of directors.
B.The members of the company face the double taxation issue.
C.The company exists as a legal entity separate from its owners.
D.It can be set up with one person which can be an entity.
The tenant:
A.can will the property to someone else.
B.gets the possession of the property for some period.
C.has the reversion interest in the property.
D.can sell the property.
What is a motion?
A.A reply that admits or denies the new facts alleged by defendant.
B.A document filed by the defendant that alleges that rather than or in addition to the
harm the defendant may have caused the plaintiff, the plaintiff has instead or also
harmed the defendant.
C.A request for the trial court to take an action requested by the moving party.
D.A document issued by the court to the defendant upon filing a complaint in the court.
In contracting to buy a car, you agree to exchange money you otherwise would not have
to give the dealer in exchange for title and possession of a car the dealer would not
otherwise have to give you. This is an example of the _____ requirement of a valid
contract.
A.mutual assent
B.legality
C.capacity to enter into a contract
D.consideration
When an agent is interacting with a third party on behalf of a principal, the principal is
said to be disclosed if:
A.the agent is a general agent who has authority to transact all of the business of the
principal.
B.an agent and a third party interacts and the third party has no notice that the agent is
acting for a principal.
C.the third party with whom the agent interacts knows the agent is acting on behalf of a
principal, and he or she knows who the principal is.
D.an agent and a third party interacts and the third party has notice that the agent is
acting for a principal but it does not know the principal’s identity.
Which of the following statements is true for the Wagner Act of 1935?
A.It abolished the rights of employees to strike.
B.It was formulated by the National Labor Relations Board.
C.It prohibited unfair labor practices.
D.It established the rights of employees to bargain individually.
Which of the following functions is performed by Internal Revenue Service (IRS)?
A.Enforcing federal antitrust and consumer protection laws
B.Preserving the nation’s history by overseeing the management of all federal records
C.Collecting taxes
D.Providing trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches of
government
_____ law is generally the type of law that permits people to recover money damages
for noncriminal actions which occur, such as car accidents, character defamation, or
product liability.
A.Jim Crow
B.Executive
C.Criminal
D.Civil
Mention some of the doctrines and principles that address the issue of ownership of
water.
Discuss the contingency fee arrangement between a client and an attorney.
Under what circumstances, the management can be held liable for unfair labor
practices?
Discuss the permanent normal trade relations status.
What is equity? Distinguish between law and equity.
Explain the process of selecting federal judges.
What are the three types of patents?
Discuss undue influence as a challenge to mutual assent.
Explain with an example how age can be used as a bona fide occupational qualification
(BFOQ)?
List five Global Reporting Initiative guidelines.
What are the various advantages of alternative dispute resolution (ADR)?
What is the difference between an open shop and an agency shop?
Explain with an example joint tenancy with right of survivorship.
What is insider trading?
What is reverse discrimination?
Discuss termination of a limited partnership.