1. The process by which the federal government adopts laws is called:
a.
Precedents
c.
Legislative process
b.
Constitutional law
d.
Delegated powers
2. The type of law that legislatures make is:
a.
Constitutional
c.
Case law
b.
Statute
d.
Administrative law
3. Based on stare decisis, a judge will decide a case by reviewing prior:
a.
Statutes
c.
Ordinances
b.
Case decisions
d.
Legislators
4. Laws adopted by an administrative agency are called:
a.
Statutes
c.
Regulations
b.
Ordinances
d.
Constitutions
5. Which of the following is not a tort?
a.
Negligence
c.
Breach of contract
b.
Trademark infringement
d.
Fraud
6. In a criminal case, who pays for the plaintiff’s attorney?
a.
The victim of the crime
c.
The government
b.
The police
d.
The defendant
7. Which of the following is not a penalty for committing a crime?
a.
Jail
c.
Fine
b.
Punitive damages
d.
Community service
8. Which of the following is the party who initiates an appeal?
a.
Appellant
c.
Plaintiff
b.
Appelle
d.
Defendant
9. A motion is:
a.
A juror’s request to deliver his or her theory of the case to the judge
b.
A request to a judge for relief that is made while a lawsuit is ongoing
c.
A request for a relief break to use the restroom while court is in session
d.
The walkway the judge uses from his or her office to the courtroom
10. What is the resolution of a dispute without a trial?
a.
Pleading
c.
Settlement
b.
Discovery
d.
Motion
11. What is voir dire?
a.
A bacteria that comes from eating moldy cheese
b.
The traditional (formal) title for a judge
c.
The examination of prospective jurors
d.
A judge’s instructions to the jury
1. Law consists of rules enforceable in court that require people to meet certain standards of conduct.
2. One of the influences on hospitality law was the poor reputation attributed to innkeepers in fourteenth–
and fifteenth-century England.
3. Common law can be modified by statute.
4. The people who govern administrative agencies are elected to office.
5. Rebecca was attacked at gunpoint while walking home from work late one night. Her pocketbook was
stolen and her arm broken. She wants compensation for the money that was stolen and her medical
bills. True or false: To secure compensation, she should pursue a criminal case.
6. A case titled Boris Napow v. Jerry Cribo is a civil case.
7. Punitive damages are awarded to a plaintiff to compensate for a loss caused by the defendant.
8. An injunction is a court order forbidding a party to a lawsuit from engaging in specified acts.
9. A judge can never deviate from precedents.
10. The actions of hospitality managers can influence the possibility of a business or the manager
becoming the subject of litigation.
11. Compensation for an injury case is the objective of a criminal case.
12. The federal government includes the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
1. The four main sources of our law are the _________________________,
_________________________, _________________________, and
______________________________.
2. ______________________________ is business affecting more than one state.
3. A ____________________ is a lawmaking body whose members are elected to office by the citizenry.
4. The name of the plaintiff in a criminal case is ________________________________________.
5. ____________________ are agreements between two or more parties that are enforceable in court.
6. Charlotte opened a hotel called Days Inn. She had not received permission to use the name from the
company that operates hotels nationwide with the same name. Charlotte’s use of the name constitutes
______________________________.
7. Two types of damages a plaintiff can seek in a civil case are ____________________ and
____________________.
8. Barry stayed overnight at a motel and left without paying the bill. Barry has committed the crime of
______________________________.
9. The four elements to look for when reading a case are ____________________,
____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.
10. _________________________ and _________________________ are the two major systems of law
in the Western world.
11. The system that allows criminal offenders to remain out of jail while supervised by a probation officer
is _________________________.
12. A business that affects more than one state is _________________________ commerce.
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