Question
Question 1
Before the case goes to the jury, each attorney presents ___________ in which he or she summarizes the evidence for the jury in a manner most favorable to their case.
a summary discussion
hearsay evidence
voir dire evidence
a closing statement
a closing argument
Question 2
Luis, a highly talented painter, signs a contract to paint Mina’s home, which is very unique and difficult to paint. After one day, Luis decides the job is not worth it and leaves. Mina asks the court to force Luis to paint the house as agreed. Mina is requesting:
injunctive relief
restitution of the contract
remission of the contract
specific performance of the contract
compensatory damages from Luis for failure to fulfill the contract
Question 3
When damages are awarded for a violation that involves no actual damages to a person or property, the damages are called:
punitive damages
trivial damages
nominal damages
equitable damages
compensatory damages
Question 4
A directed verdict and a judgment as a matter of law are the same thing;
True
False
Question 5
Damages that may be awarded to a plaintiff because the defendant’s conduct was willful or malicious are called:
punitive damages
exceptional damages
expectancy damages
compensatory damages
injunctive damages
Question 6
Suppose both sides in a suit agree about certain facts, so they do not need to be proven at trial. To settle facts about which there is no real dispute, the parties may use:
requests for admissions
expert witness commentary
protective order for documents
sanctions
Question 7
Unlike arbitrators, mediators:
can impose decisions on both parties
cannot impose a decision
cannot help resolve a conflict
cannot create law
cannot bend the rules of arbitration
Question 8
The practice of deciding court cases by referring to earlier decisions is known as:
statutory decisions
E pluribus unum
Curia Regis
stare decisis
lex mercatoria
Question 9
Contrasted with public law, an example of private law is:
administrative law
securities regulation
tort law
environmental law
Question 10
Which of the following concerns legal wrongs committed against the government:
tort law
procedural law
ethical law
private law
criminal law
Question 11
Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution:
provides that all power to make laws for the federal government shall be held by Congress
provides that all power to make laws for the federal government shall be held by the Supreme Court
provides that all power to make laws for the federal government shall be held by the Vice President
provides that all power to make laws for state governments shall be held by senators
provides that all power to make laws for state governments shall be held by state governors
Question 12
A long-arm statute is a:
federal law to allow regulatory agencies to sue foreign businesses in federal court
state law that permits its courts to reach beyond state lines for jurisdiction over non-residents defendants
state law that allows plaintiffs to force defendants to come to a state for purpose of serving process
federal law that allows escaped felons to be arrested outside of the United States
Question 13
Territorial jurisdiction can become an issue if:
the defendant is not a resident of the state in which the plaintiff wishes to bring the lawsuit
the plaintiff is not a resident of the state in which the defendant wishes to bring the lawsuit
the court is located outside of the United States
the defendant was not born in the state in which the plaintiff wishes to bring the lawsuit
Question 14
Original jurisdiction means power to:
revise or correct proceedings by a lower court
accept a lawsuit, try it, and pass judgment
remove a lawsuit from a court to arbitration
appoint special prosecutors to investigate a case of alleged abuse
legally create disputes
Question 15
A writ of certiorari directs a lower court to send up the record of a case for review by the Supreme Court.
True
False
Question 16
As the Supreme Court has explained, for a state to have jurisdiction over an out-of-state business there must exist:
“significant business relationships”
physical contacts
minimum contacts
substantial contacts
Question 17
Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over cases involving:
divorce
adoption
copyrights
all of the other specific choices are correct
Question 18
If property that is located in a state becomes the subject matter of a lawsuit, the power of a court in that state to resolve disputes concerning the property is called:
in rem jurisdiction
territorial jurisdiction
in personam jurisdiction
removal jurisdiction
venue
Question 19
A law that creates a class that suffers a loss of freedom:
is constitutional
is unconstitutional
is allowed under the First Amendment
is not allowed due to the First Amendment
Question 20
Restrictions on misleading commercial speech are generally constitutional.
True
False
Question 21
One important constitutional issue resolved in the 1819 case of McCulloch v. Maryland was:
the inferiority of federal law to state law
the superiority of federal law to state law
the superiority of local law to state law
the superiority of international law to federal law
the equality of powers of the states and the federal government in regulating business
Question 22
The Supreme Court has held that states may:
never tax the income of businesses
tax the income of businesses so long as they are “constitutionally rational”
tax all income of businesses only if the business is headquartered in the state
tax the income of businesses so long as the burden of the state tax is apportioned fairly
tax the income of businesses that do more that $5 million (net) worth of business in-state
Question 23
Commercial speech may be regulated if:
it involves prices of certain things like prescription drugs
it involves prices of illegal goods
it is not truthful
it is truthful
Question 24
The necessary and proper clause allows Congress to:
legislate on any matter
pass only laws necessary and proper to effectively implement the Commerce Clause
make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its constitutional powers
regulate all local, in-state activities
Question 25
The Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act uses which of the following factors to divide a company’s income:
the extent of time employees spend in the state
the type of sales made outside the state
the percentage of a corporation’s nationwide payroll paid to residents of the state
the number of years employees have worked at the company
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