Wendy sued Greg for a breach of contract, but the trial court found in favor of Greg.
If Wendy chooses to appeal her case, her party status on appeal is known as:
a. appellant.
b. defendant.
c. appellee.
d. loser. - Answer a. appellant.
A new state law, passed by the legislature, mandates that all employers must prohibit
employee texting in employer vehicles. The law further provides that any employer
who allows an employee to text in its vehicles is subject to a court order requiring the
employer to enforce the law. This law is a matter of:
a. substantive law.
b. common law.
c. administrative law.
d. procedural law. - Answer a. substantive law.
If the State of Michigan passed laws that regulate the ensuring of free and impartial
municipal elections, which essential function of the law do these laws serve?
a. Protection of the legal circle.
b. Private ownership of property.
c. Maintain minority rights.
d. Preservation of the state - Answer d. Preservation of the state
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,Next month, Mexico seeks to enter into a treaty with the State of Texas over water rights
involving the Rio Grande. Is this treaty constitutional under the U.S. Constitution?
a. No, a treaty is an agreement among independent nations and Texas is not
an independent nation.
b. Yes, because Mexico is an independent nation.
c. Yes, because Mexico and Texas share the Rio Grande as a boundary.
d. No, unless it is entered into directly between the President of Mexico and Governor
of Texas. - Answer a. No, a treaty is an agreement among independent nations and
Texas is not an independent nation.
Dylan believes that his neighbor, Nancy, is improperly erecting a fence on Dylan's
property. Despite efforts to get Nancy to stop the construction of the fence, she
refuses. Dylan then sues Nancy and seeks only an injunction from a court to stop the
fence's construction. What type of judicial relief is Dylan seeking from the court?
a. equity.
b. criminal.
c. restatement of the law.
d. damages. - Answer a. equity.
Wendy sued Greg for a breach of contract, but the trial court found in favor of Greg.
If Wendy chooses to appeal her case, her party status on appeal is known as:
a. appellant.
b. defendant.
c. appellee.
d. loser. - Answer a. appellant.
,A law is:
a. a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.
b. any act prohibited by the government or an omission of an act required by public law
and made punishable by the government in a judicial proceeding brought by it.
c. litigation where the injured party sues to recover compensation for the damages
and injury sustained as a result of the defendant's wrongful conduct.
d. rules and regulations of federal and state administrative agencies. - Answer a. a
rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.
Which of the following is a function of the law in the United States?
a. Maintain stability while simultaneously permitting change.
b. Preserving the right of landholders to control the government.
c. To establish a governmentally headed religion.
d. To create a monarchy. - Answer a. Maintain stability while simultaneously
permitting change.
Which of the following is a remedy that can only be obtained from a court acting in
its powers of equity?
a. Evidence.
b. Money damages.
c. An injunction.
d. Stare decisis. - Answer c. An injunction.
Which one of the following is true of a suit brought under civil law?
, a. It must be brought by the government.
b. The purpose is to compensate the injured party.
c. Proof must be "beyond a reasonable doubt."
d. Conviction may result in imprisonment. - Answer b. The purpose is to compensate
the injured party.
Sources of state law include all but which of the following?
a. Rules of state administrative agencies.
b. Decisions of state courts.
c. Executive orders of the Governor.
d. Hearings before Congress. - Answer d. Hearings before Congress.
Like the President of the United States, the governor of most states has the authority
to issue laws, which are called:
a. Restatements of law.
b. statutes.
c. executive orders.
d. codes - Answer c. executive orders.
An example of criminal law is:
a. a car crash lawsuit resulting in monetary damages.
b. a divorce.
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