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WorksheetsPre-Law 2 Final Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Terry v. Ohio
a)
"stop & frisk"
b)
cruel and unusual punishment
2.
Unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of one's own property
a)
trespass
b)
nuisance
c)
libel
d)
conversion
3.
Dan is hiking into an ice cave at a state park. There is a sign explaining that due to warming weather the ice cave is dangerous and no one should enter it. Dan goes in and the ice cave collapses on him. He suffers serious injuries and sues the state parks for negligence. If the state park is successful in its claim that Dan assumed the risk by entering the ice cave, the state parks will not pay Dan any money.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Tinker v. Des Moines
a)
schools need reasonable suspicion in order the search students
b)
speech is protected in public schools if it is not disruptive to learning
5.
Maurice takes some cold medicine. The directions on the bottle state that a person taking this medication should not operate a car or other machinery. Maurice gets in his car and drives to the store and back. Maurice has committed a negligence tort.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The reasonable person represents the typical, average individual.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Jasper crashes his car into Si's car and causes injury to Si and his car. Five minutes later, Tanya crashes her car into Si's car and also injures Si and his car. If Jasper does not have insurance or money to pay for Si's injuries, Tanya will be responsible for all the injuries, even those caused by Jasper.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Strickland v. Washington
a)
right to counsel on appeal
b)
established criteria for ineffective assistance of counsel
9.
A civil wrong
a)
damages
b)
class action
c)
tort
d)
precedent
10.
There are two types of injuries in a tort: (1) bodily injury; and (2) pain and suffering.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Under contributory negligence, if the plaintiff is 1% at fault, and the defendant is 99% at fault, the plaintiff will recover no damages for plaintiff's injuries.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Under comparative negligence, the total damages are $10,000. The plaintiff, Tony, is 20% at fault and the defendant, George is 80% at fault. Tony will get $8,000 from George.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Gideon v. Wainwright
a)
right to counsel in all criminal prosecution
b)
"stop & frisk"
14.
While doing a community service project in a Carribean Island, 18 year old Jason purchases a machete. While trying to crack open a coconut, Jason cuts his hand and has to have 30 stitches. Jason will be successful in his lawsuit because there was no warning given about the dangers of machetes.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Unauthorized intrusion on or improper use of, property belonging to another person
a)
trespass
b)
conversion
c)
nuisance
d)
defamation
16.
Texas v. Johnson
a)
flag burning is protected by the 1st Amendment
b)
students have free speech rights at school
17.
Wrongdoers who cause injury to any persons are liable for the damage, regardless of how close the connection was between their act and the injury.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Roper v. Simmons
a)
it is unconstitutional to execute minors
b)
flag burning is protected by the 1st Amendment
19.
To sue a professional for negligence, the standard used is the reasonably skilled member of that profession.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Mapp v. Ohio
a)
exclusionary rule
b)
criteria for ineffective assistance of counsel
21.
Written or spoken expression about a person that is false and damages that person's reputation
a)
libel
b)
slander
c)
injunction
d)
defamation
22.
Intentional, unlawful physical contact inflicted on one person by another, without consent
a)
voluntary manslaughter
b)
battery
c)
assault
d)
conversion
23.
A token amount of money awarded by a court to a plaintiff to show the claim was justified
a)
punitive damages
b)
actual damages
c)
nominal damages
d)
compensatory damages
24.
The taking or controlling of another's property without consent
a)
privilege
b)
conversion
c)
waive
d)
injunction
25.
Spoken expression about a person that is false and damages that person's reputation
a)
slander
b)
defamation
c)
libel
d)
conversion
26.
Awards in excess of the proven economic loss
a)
punitive damages
b)
compensatory damages
c)
actual damages
d)
nominal damages
27.
The legal responsibility for damage or injury even if you are not negligent
a)
strict liability
b)
intentional wrong
c)
negligence
d)
tort
28.
Chimel v. California
a)
police can search what is within Defendant's reach
b)
right to counsel on appeal
29.
Decision on a legal question that guides future questions
a)
statutes
b)
precedent
c)
common law
d)
case law
30.
Money the court requires a defendant to pay a winning plaintiff to make up for harm caused
a)
punitive damages
b)
compensatory damages
c)
actual damages
d)
nominal damages
31.
Fee paid to an attorney based on a percentage of the sum the client is awarded
a)
deep pockets
b)
class action
c)
strict liability
d)
contingency fee
32.
In Re Gault
a)
due process applies to juveniles as well as adults
b)
executing minors is cruel and unusual punishment
33.
Court decisions establish legal principles and rules of law
a)
precedent
b)
common law
c)
statutes
d)
tort
34.
Standard of proof in a civil case
a)
beyond a reasonable doubt
b)
preponderance of the evidence
c)
clear and convincing
d)
probable cause
35.
Legally responsible
a)
liable
b)
liability
c)
judgment
d)
remedy
36.
Gregg v. Georgia
a)
it is unconstitutional to execute minors
b)
the death penalty is not cruel and unusual punishment
37.
A written expression about a person that is false and damages that person's reputation
a)
libel
b)
slander
c)
nuisance
d)
defamation
38.
The failure to exercise a reasonable amount of care
a)
strict liability
b)
negligence
c)
intentional
d)
immunity
39.
North Carolina v. Alford
a)
"Good faith exception" to exclusionary rule
b)
defendant allowed to plead "no contest"
40.
Written laws enacted by legislatures
a)
statutes
b)
precedent
c)
common law
d)
case law
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