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LAW102_Session 1_HiepTH9

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

The legal system we have in America:

a)

Is an equal mixture of laws from all the colonies of America.

b)

Is based heavily on the English legal system of common law and equity.

c)

Is unlike any other legal system.

d)

Was an entirely new invention of the colonists before the Revolutionary War.

2.

Courts of equity:

a)

Never recognized legal rights.

b)

Gave only money damages as a remedy.

c)

Are a separate class of courts in all states.

d)

Provided preventative action.

3.

Judicial interpretation is important to the legal process because:

a)

It prevents previous case law from being overturned.

b)

Interpretations by the highest courts set precedents follow by lower courts.

c)

Any state supreme court can reverse the Supreme Court of the United States.

d)

Is an equal mixture of laws from all the colonies of America.

4.

The document containing specific guarantees of individual liberty is:

a)

The Bill of Rights.

b)

The Uniform Commercial Code.

c)

The Constitution.

d)

A restraining order.

5.

Administrative agencies:

a)

Have the power to regulate particular matters or implement laws.

b)

Are composed of people elected by the voters.

c)

Have limited power to set up rules of procedure.

d)

Have the power to make rules that supercede statutes.

6.

A criminal action:

a)

May be filed by a private citizen to protect private rights.

b)

Requires a lower standard of proof than a civil action.

c)

Results in the awarding of damages to the injured person.

d)

Punishes offenses that injure society as a whole.

7.

The crimes that carry the most severe penalties are called

a)

Wobblers.

b)

Felonies.

c)

Misdemeanors.

d)

Infractions.

8.

Ethical principles:

a)

Are static and unchanging.

b)

Are developed from religious beliefs, experience, and cultural background.

c)

Are determined by Congress.

d)

Are usually a set of lower standards of behavior than laws.

9.

Ethical standards in business:

a)

Require businesses to consider only the impact behavior has on "the bottom line."

b)

Help determine an individual's or an organization business practices.

c)

Represent a code of conduct found in every profession.

d)

Represent a lower standard than that required by law.

10.

Can law be correctly defined as a rule that prescribes conduct?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

Can law be correctly defined as a rule that prescribes conduct?

a)

Yes

b)

No