LEG 110 QUIZ 1
LEG 110 Quiz 1
This quiz consist of 20 multiple choice questions. The first 10
questions cover the material in Chapter 1. The second 10 questions
cover the material in Chapter 2
1. John was tired of having his lunch stolen from his locker at his place of
employment. To get even with the thief, John armed the locker with explosives
that would be triggered by the movement of the lunch bag. When triggered, the
explosion seriously inured Tom, who had been taking the lunches for his own
consumption. Which of the following statements is true?
2.
The king most
involved in the development of the English common law was
3. An appellant is
4.
Fuentes
purchased a stove and stereo from Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Payment
was to be made in monthly installments over a period of time. After two-thirds
of the payments were made, Fuentes defaulted. Firestone filed an action for
repossession and at the same time instructed the sheriff to seize the property
pursuant to state law. The sheriff seized the property before Fuentes even knew
of Firestone’s suit for repossession. Which constitutional safeguard does the
state statute, which allows seizure prior to notice and hearing, violate?
5.
If Webster sues
Olson for breaking Webster’s arm in a barroom fight in Lihue, Hawaii, the
criminal case would be captioned
6. Ezra is not concerned about the morality involved in Insider Trading
prohibitions. Instead he adamantly believes that since these laws are valid
statutes passed by Congress, people ought to obey them, end of story. To which
jurisprudential school of thought would Ezra belong?
7.
When an
appellate court remands a case, it
8.
In contested
child custody cases, women are much more likely to be chosen the custodial
parent. While the best interests of the child may favor women in all of these
cases, critics might argue that social factors other than the child’s best
interest might play a part in custody decisions. To which jurisprudential
school of thought would these critics belong?
9. Johnny thinks that the entire justification for Insider Trading laws is
undermined by the fact that the Justice Department and the U.S. attorneys
responsible for their enforcement sometimes choose to prosecute, sometimes
choose not to prosecute, and sometimes choose to cut a deal in exchange for
information. According to Johnny, the only certain factor is that if you are a
white male with a lot of money to hire a good lawyer you will get off without
serving a day . . . unless, of course, the prosecutor in his or her discretion
chooses to make an example of you. To which jurisprudential school of
thought would Johnny belong.
10.
What percentage
of all lawsuits filed actually are decided at trial?
11.
Natural law
philosophers believe all of the following except
12.
Which of the
following would justify capital punishment, if it could be established in
retrospect, that it had served as a deterrent to murder, and thus saved lives?
13. Many states have developed procedures to protect the public from
unscrupulous attorneys. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
14. Metaethical scholars
15.
Traditionally,
persons have not been legally obligated to intervene to aid other persons
unless one of three judicially recognized duties exists. Which of the following
is not one of those three duties?
16.
Martin Luther
King’s Birmingham Jail letter articulated which philosophical school of
thought?
17.
Which of the
following would evaluate a law that permitted the imposition of capital
punishment based upon the concept of a universally accepted moral duty?
18. Ethicists study
19. A Good Samaritan law
20.
The Florida
District Court of Appeal give all of the following as reasons for its
conclusion that the common law crime of misprision of a felony should not be
judicially made part of Florida substantive criminal law except:
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