Voirdireis:
a. the process for screening prospective jurors.
b. the same as venue.
c.used if peremptory challenges are planned.
d.the same as a judgment NOV.
e. none of the above
The Norris-LaGuardia Act is:
a. also known as the Anti-Injunction Act.
b. is the National Labor Relations Act.
c.was declared unconstitutional.
d.none of the above
Disparate treatment requires proof that there was a discriminatory reason for the
employment decision.
a. True
b. False
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits which of the following?
a. Basing the credit decision on the receipt of public assistance income.
b. Basing the credit decision on a bankruptcy of five years ago.
c.Basing the credit decision on the fact that the applicant was in prison for a felony
three years ago.
d.Basing the credit decision on unemployment.
What are the sanctions for the failure to admit facts made through a request for
admissions?
a. judgment is awarded against the party who failed to admit the facts later proven
b. the cost of proving the facts not admitted may be assessed against the party who
failed to admit those facts
c.the case is dismissed
d.none of the above
Which of the following areas has Congress preempted?
a. auto vehicle safety standards
b. aircraft routes
c. both a and b
d. none of the above
A state law that exempts in-state businesses from additional licensing and inspections
but that applies to out-of-state businesses is not a proper exercise of police powers.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following actions would be permitted under the Friedman philosophy of
business involvement in social issues?
a. a corporate contribution to a shelter program for runaway teenagers
b. a corporate contribution to a pro-choice organization
c.a corporate contribution to Mother Teresa’s worldwide organization
d.a corporate contribution to a mass transit system that will serve the offices of the
company throughout the city
The “bystander effect” is an exception to contributory negligence liability.
a. True
b. False
U.S. courts have no jurisdiction over foreign businesses with operations in the United
States.
a. True.
b. False
The statement “All used-car dealers are crooks” is:
a. defamation because it meets the requirement that the statement reflect on the honesty
of the business.
b. defamation because the businesses are sufficiently identified.
c.not defamation.
d.defamation so long as there was publication.
Substantive laws provide the means and mechanisms for the enforcement of laws.
a. True
b. False
Interlocking directorates tend to be efficient, effective, ethical, and legal.
a. True
b. False
Corrective ads can be required only when competition is affected.
a. True
b. False
States can never regulate interstate commerce.
a. True
b. False
In which system are bankruptcy courts located?
a. Federal court system
b. State court system
c.State lesser court system
d.Municipal courts
e. none of the above
“Would you be interested in selling your Prius for $21,000?”, is not an offer.
a. True
b. False
Administrative remedies must be exhausted before a court will review agency actions.
a. True
b. False
Context is a factor in types of legal systems.
a. True
b. False
Interrogatories are only given to the parties in a case.
a. True
b. False
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990:
a. covers the construction of domestic pipelines.
b. covers oil spills up to 200 miles offshore.
c.was repealed.
d.none of the above
Limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, limited partnerships, general
partnerships, sole proprietorships and S corporations all have flow-through income and
loss provisions for tax purposes.
a. True
b. False
A curfew is an example of the type of law that would be found in city or town
ordinances.
a. True
b. False
Monopoly power is the power to control prices or exclude competition.
a. True
b. False
“Taking the Fifth” refers to the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination.
a. True
b. False
The Celler-Kefauver Act is part of the Clayton Act.
a. True
b. False
The transfer of copyrighted material worth over $1000 over the Internet is a crime.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following methods of alternative dispute resolution involves a hearing?
a. arbitration
b. mediation
c.negotiated settlement
d.settlement conference
e. All of the above involve hearings.
Title VII provisions do not apply to decisions on admitting employees as partners.
a. True
b. False
One factor in determining fair use is commercial profit.
a. True
b. False
The parent corporation could have CERCLA liability for a subsidiary.
a. True
b. False
Asking buyers to break their existing contracts with other suppliers is tortious
interference.
a. True
b. False
Ellen Fishman was hired by Attics, Inc., a company that does attic refurbishments and
redesigns, to evaluate attics, provide homeowners with estimates, and, hopefully, sign
them up with contracts for their attics. Ellen provided an estimate of $11,000 to the
Kornbluths for a redesign of their attic.Because she was new at the job, Ellen forgot the
demolition costs in the estimate. However, the Kornbluths signed a contract Ellen
presented and put down a 10% deposit of $1,100. Attics, Inc.’s president has refused to
do the attic for anything less than $15,000, what the estimate should have been. The
Kornbluths have no experience with remodeling and had only one other estimate for the
refurbishment, which was $12,500.
a. Attics, Inc.need not perform the refurbishment because Ellen did not have authority
for the bid or contract.
b. Attics, Inc.must perform the refurbishment for $11,000 because Ellen had authority
to enter into the contract.
c.Attics, Inc.need not perform the contract for $11,000 because Ellen made a mistake.
d.none of the above
The “front page of the newspaper test” is an application of whether conduct gives the
appearance of impropriety.
a. True
b. False