One of the primary tasks of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is conducting
elections for union representation within the chosen bargaining unit.
The Family and Medical Leave Act entitles eligible employees up to 15 weeks of paid
leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child, to care for a child,
spouse, or parent who has a serious medical condition, or for the employee’s own
serious medical condition.
A monopoly may be earned or thrust upon a monopolist.
The Securities Act of 1933 seeks to ensure full disclosure of all material facts about the
investment opportunity to offerees before they invest.
Corporate funds can lawfully be given directly to candidates for federal office.
Vertical territorial and customer restraints are to be resolved under the rule of reason.
Intentional torts involve voluntary acts that harm a protected interest.
Failure to fully perform without a lawful excuse for that failure results in a breach of
contract.
Lobbying is not confined to the business community.
A third party cannot enforce a contract where that contract was expressly intended to
benefit the third party.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act forbids corporate executives to personally certify the accuracy
of their financial reports.
A reliable legal system is crucial in fostering and maintaining capitalism.
The World Trade Organization was established by the 1994 Marrakesh Agreement.
A partnership offers limited liability to its owners.
Addressing two long-standing sources of constitutional ferment, three-judge panels of
the
Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2010 ruled that the use of the words “Under
God” in the Pledge of Allegiance and “In God We Trust” on U.S. currency do not
violate the separation of church and state principles of the _____.
A. First Amendment
B. Second Amendment
C. Fourth Amendment
D. Eighth Amendment
Which of the following is permitted by the World Trade Organization?
A. Payment of unfair subsidies by government
B. Dumping
C. Countervailing duties
D. Trade of contraband substances
Milly accepts a job of sanding and polishing boats at a large marina. She is constantly
subjected to sexual comments and jokes from her male coworkers. Which of the
following statements is true about Milly’s legal rights in this scenario?
A. She cannot seek damages from the employer as the responsible party.
B. She is a victim of quid pro quo sexual harassment.
C. She has a hostile environment sexual harassment claim.
D. She cannot make any claims unless she was physically harassed.
Which of the following is true of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)?
A. It is a fully developed agreement that regulates all kinds of international trade.
B. It is not mandatory for all member countries of the World Trade Organization to
subscribe to GATS.
C. It sets forth the general principles for the future of trade in services across borders.
D. It sets the stage for future negotiations to increase barriers to trade in services.
In 2000, Microsoft was deemed to have violated federal antitrust laws by using _____.
A. price discrimination
B. monopoly power
C. predatory pricing
D. conglomerate mergers
Which of the following countries is currently the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in
the world?
A. China
B. India
C. The United Kingdom
D. The United States
So far the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act has been adopted only in
the states of Maryland and _____.
A. California
B. Texas
C. Virginia
D. Ohio
Which of the following is true of procedural unconscionability in the context of
contracts?
A. It usually arises from lack of knowledge or a lack of choice.
B. It is a situation where the clause is so clearly unfair as to ‘shock the conscience of the
court.”
C. It is a situation in which both the parties of a contract have equal bargaining power.
D. It occurs when one party in a contract is spectacularly clever and the other is not.
Which of the following statements is true of large American corporations?
A. Large corporations have served public interest well.
B. The colossal size of corporations permits continuing abuse of the American public.
C. Large corporations have ceased to be the fixture of American landscape.
D. The colossal size of corporations has helped in bringing down the existing cutthroat
competition.
The National Labor Relations Board:
A. provides protection to independent contractors.
B. allows employers to discharge employees if they are part of any labor organizations.
C. covers railroad and airline employees.
D. investigates and adjudicates charges of unfair labor practices.
Which of the following is true of existing international dispute resolution bodies?
A. National courts hear cases on matters of international public law.
B. The International Court of Justice exercises both advisory and contentious
jurisdiction.
C. The European Court of Justice hears cases involving only the European community
settled in the United States.
D. The World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body is a true court.
_____ refers to the bargained-for legal value that one party agrees to pay or provide to
secure the promise of another.
A. Discharge
B. Consideration
C. Agreement
D. Reformation
Which of the following statements is true of the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA)?
A. It requires that pregnant employees be treated the same as all other employees with
temporary disabilities.
B. It does not protect employees with past drug or alcohol problems.
C. It requires an employer to provide an accommodation for disabled employees even if
it creates an undue hardship for the employer.
D. It excludes from its protection job applicants and employees who currently use
illegal drugs.
When determining international public law, a _____ is derived from consistent behavior
over time that is accepted as binding by the countries that engage in that behavior.
A. clause
B. comity
C. treaty
D. custom
Define the term “initial public offering (IPO).”
Describe the components of discovery that may be used to aid the litigation process.
Why was the Landrum-Griffin Act enacted by the Congress? Explain in brief the set of
provisions known as the “Bill of Rights” contained in this act.
Explain predatory pricing with examples.
Differentiate mandatory bargaining subjects from permissive and prohibited bargaining
subjects.
Define resale price maintenance.
How does the law address patent/antitrust conflicts?
Describe the European Union’s approach to privacy concerns raised by the Internet.