LEG 100 - Week 3 Quiz 1-All Answets Correct-Graded A+(Strayer University)

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LEG 100 - Week 3 Quiz 1 Question 1 If the President vetoes a bill and if both the House and Senate repass the bill by a two-thirds margin, the bill becomes law. Selected Answer: True Correct Answ... er: True Question 2 The government has the right to take private property through the power of eminent domain. Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True Question 3 Judicial review is the power of the federal courts to declare a statute or governmental action unconstitutional and void. Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True Question 4 The largest source of new law comes from court decisions. Selected Answer: False Correct Answer: False Question 5 The Civil Rights Act of 1964, a federal statute, forbids discrimination on the basis of national origin in employment. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the administrative agency that oversees the law. The EEOC issued Guidelines on Discrimination because of National Origin. According to one of the guidelines, the EEOC will presume a violation of the law if an employer sets a work requirement that employees must speak only English in the workplace. This is an interpretive rule because it interprets the Civil Rights Act. Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True Question 6 The majority of work done by legislative bodies is performed in committees. Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True Question 7LEG 100 - Week 3 Quiz 1 The doctrine of stare decisis, though vital to the creation of the common law when this country was settled, is not important to our modern, complex society. Selected Answer: False Correct Answer: False Question 8 Wilfred was driving too fast for the icy road conditions and hit Sally's car. Sally can sue Wilfred in criminal court. Selected Answer: False Correct Answer: False Question 9 Congress passed a law imposing penalties for displaying "indecent" material online where children could see it. If the U.S. Supreme Court subsequently rules that the statute conflicts with the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the statute is void. Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True Question 10 In 1994, the Arizona Supreme Court decided the case of Hernandez v. Arizona Board of Regents and found a duty of care to avoid furnishing alcohol to underage consumers. If in 2008 a Flagstaff, Arizona plaintiff brings a lawsuit against an Arizona university’s fraternity for providing alcohol to members under the legal drinking age, the Hernandez v. Arizona Board of Regents case will serve as precedent. Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True Question 11 If the President vetoes a bill, it can still become law if both the House and the Senate approve it with a 51% majority. Selected Answer: False Correct Answer: False Question 12 In order to determine if the case she was hearing broke the law, Judge Jane referred to prior rulings on the same subject. In other words, the judge is relying on precedent to make her decision. Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True Question 13LEG 100 - Week 3 Quiz 1 DoorWay Computers, Inc., the trademark owner of "DoorWay," sought a court injunction to prevent Handyman Hardware, Inc. from using the domain name, "DoorWay.com." A jury will decide whether DoorWay is entitled to this remedy. Selected Answer: False Correct Answer: False Question 14 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration promulgated a rule requiring warehouse employees to wear hardhats when in the vicinity of an operating forklift. The purpose of the hardhats is to protect employees from danger of falling objects. This rule is Selected Answer: d. administrative law. Correct Answer: d. administrative law. Question 15 Jurisdiction can be described as Selected Answer: b. the authority of a court to hear and decide a particular type of case. Correct Answer: b. the authority of a court to hear and decide a particular type of case. Question 16 In order for a federal court to have jurisdiction, there must be a federal question involved and at least $75,000 in dispute. Selected Answer: False Correct Answer: False Question 17 Primary methods of alternative dispute resolution include litigation and mediation. Selected Answer: False Correct Answer: False [Show More]

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