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If a provision in the fl. Constitution conflict with a provision in the us constitution. Under the supremacy clause what will happen

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Preemptive law states the us constitution takes precedence

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In export co vs imports inc there is no precedent on which the court can base a decision. The court can consider among other things

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The court should use public policy

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To Serena the written law of a particular society at a time is most significant. Serena is using which school of legal jurisprudence

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Positivist school

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Jack filed a lawsuit against Daniel alleging that Daniel damaged his vehicle during a car accident. In this case jack is the

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Plaintiff

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Amanda was arrested and has requested an attorney to represent her she is availing her right under

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Procedural law

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Sam just attempted to murder his neighbor. He has violated a

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Criminal law

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George believes that our laws should reflect the idea that we all have basic rights based on universal moral principles due and that these rights are inherent to our nature. He takes WHAT view of jurisprudence

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Natural law

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If you are doing buisness in Georgia and want to create a transaction with another buisness in fl. You can do so with the assurance that the transaction will be honored from state to state with

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Uniform commercial code

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Pew ab exectutive with black spot corp. follows the principle of rights theory under which an action may be ethical depending on how it affects

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The right of others

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Mr hobbard is being sued for burning the flag and has appealed the case. If the court is asking the question is flag burning a form of speech protected by first amendment then how are they approaching this case

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Question of law

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In roe vs wade the Supreme Court ruled that abortions are legal and thus created a type of judge made law called

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Case law

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The fda developed and implemented requirements for handling raw meats that must now be placed on food packaging thru this type of law

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Administrative law

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In the oj Simpson case his attorneys tried to get the trial moved to another country courthouse because he was concerned he would not get a fair trial in the county of the crime. He was asking for a change of

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Venue

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Justin has been formally served with a complaint that he is being sued by the IRS and ordered to appear in court where he will provide his answer this complaint and answer are called

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Pleadings

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In order for kallie to sue Jennifer she must have a sufficient stake in the controversy and have suffered some injury this is called

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Standing to sue

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During jims trial his attorney was required to provide the opposing attorneys with the physical evidence collected at the crime scene based on

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Discovery

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During a trial Susan wanted to testify that john told her that Richard said that he killed his boss that would be considered

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Hearsay

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The Supreme Court has asked to or agreed to hear a case involving child pornography in order to require that the case be sent to them for review that would issuer an

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Writ of certiorari

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Mr cardegna had a complaint about his contract with btw company and was required to settle it by using neutral 3rd party who renders a legally binding decision called

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Arbitration

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In the arbitration case between ms Rollins and her employer the arbitrator ruled that the company must pay her 1 yr back pay this decision is called the

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Award

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This clause in the us constitution insures to prevent a state from discriminating against citizens of other states unless there is substantial reason

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Privileges and immunities clause

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The belief that humans are different from objects and should not be treated as objects

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Kantian ethics

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When mr Spock sacrificed himself to save the rest of his crew he said that the good one that many outweigh the good of the few or the one he was demonstrating what principle of ethics

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Utilitarianism

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A process in which the individual examines the situation in light of the consequences if everyone in society acted the same way

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Categorical imperative

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Which of the following is covered by or is a part of the foreign corrupt practices act

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All of these are included in the foreign corrupt practices act

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This clause in the us constitution includes procedures stating that legislation must be fair and reasonable and that the procedures used must be equitable

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Due process clause

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The idea that federal laws take precedence over conflicting state local laws

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Preemption

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A person wearing t shirt saying I hate president Nixon would be protected as what type of speech

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Symbolic speech

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If the us government tried to. And catholic as the official religion of the us they would be in violation of what part of the us consititution

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Establishment clause

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The defendants attorney asks to find in favor of the devendant on the grounds that the plaintiff has presented no evidence to support their claim this is called

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Motion for a directed verdict

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Which of the following is a protected form of speech

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None of the above are protected forms of speech

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At a lawful protest by the citizens of beautification committee roger was making a speech and began to encourage the crowd to storm the local park

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This would be fighting words and thus not protected under the consititution

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If a company tried to force Susan a female employee to wear pants to work even though it was in direct conflict with her religious beliefs that woman should only wear skirts the company might be found in violation of what

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Free exercise clause

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George is suing the state of New Jersey for violating his rights to free speech a violation of his constitutional rights this would be a

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Federal question

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Sammy is backing out of his driveway when his neighbors dog runs behind the car and is killed. The neighbor is suing him for the loss. He admits that while he did run over the dog he is not liable. He is providing what type of defense

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affirmative defense

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Mr beller is found guilty of setting his neighbors car on fire and is sentenced to 10 years in jail and 1 million dollar fine though no physical evidence found. His attorney believes this is excessive. The attorney can file this type of motion to ask the judge to turn over the sentence

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Motion for a judgement N O V

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Levi lives in Ohio but was visiting Georgia for a few weeks while in ga. His car was involved in an accident and he returned to oh. Before the case was resolved. Levi could claim both ga and oh can hear the case under

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Concurrent jurisdiction

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Corporate political speech means that a company can do

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Support a candidate in an election just like an individual

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Which of the following would be considered a companies stakeholder

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Community
Employees
Customers

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Scanner tech. Inc. And sendents Inc we’re sueing each other in court. The court ruled that they must first try arbitration before proceeding with a court trial. This is called

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Court annexed arbitration

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Once the Supreme Court reaches a decision a written explanation for their decision is writing and is called the

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Opinion

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Mr hergott committed a crime in al and fled to mon where he was caught. The police in al can ask that he be returned to the state to stand trial thru this state

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Long arm statute

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Ryan is suing Danny for not paying his rent for the past few months Danny is the

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Defendant

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Greg is suing his neighbor Andrew because his neighbors dog bit him. This is what type of lawsuit

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Civil law

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Model statutes are referred to as

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Uniform law

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Laws that define describe regulate and create legal rights and obligations are known as

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Substantive law

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This is jurisdiction over the thing power of a court can decide issues relating to real or personal property

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In rem jurisdiction

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A statement containing facets of the case remedy requested and basis for relief

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Complaint

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The act of referring a case to an arbitrator is called

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Submission

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Which of the following is are common disputes calling for online dispute resolution

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All
Quality of good received
Accuracy of goods received
Domain names

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Child has a civil law system in theory, in this system, the courts

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May not develope legal concepts by case law

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According to the statute of frauds a contract for a transfer of an interest in land need not be in writing to be enforceable

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False

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Pack offers to pay Quik delivery $50 if it picks up and delivers to him a package from his account Rupert within 30 minutes. Qd can accept th offer only by meeting the deadline. If QD performs as directed, these parties will have

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A unilateral contract

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Ric and skye contract for the sale of rics buisness. Skye makes a down payment and ric gives her the keys to one of his stores. Before the contract is fully performed however they agree to return the money and keys and cancel the sale. This is

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A mutual rescission

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The us has a common law legal system. Primarily based on

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Case law

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Canada, in sold steel in the us at a greatly reduced rate price in order to put the us steel mills out of buisness and increase their own market share. This is an illegal activity called

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Dumping

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Joe is 14 his parents get him to sign an agreement saying they will pay him 1000 if he will agree not to drink alcohol until he has reached 21. This is invalid because

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Preexisting duty

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Ms Johnson purchased an inflatable castle for her daughters birthday party. On the day of the party the castle would not inflate and the company refunded her money but she wanted more because the party was a failure. This judge might grant this type of damages even though there was no money loss .

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Nominal

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Contests, lotteries and other competitions are an example of what type of contract

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Unilateral

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Mr smith owns an apartment complex but one of his tenants leaves with 6 months left on his rental agreement. By law mr smith is required to try to rent out this apartment and thus reduce the amount of his damages according to this concept

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Mitigation of damages

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The us govt. allows only a limited number of Japanese vehicles to be imported into the us each year this is called

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Quota

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This states that the judicial branch of one country will not examine the validity of public acts committed by a recognized foreign govt. within the latters own territory

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Act of state doctrine

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Allen was a great basketball player and was nicknamed the answer by his friend jamall. Later when Alan became famous the nickname was used for market purposes. The court said it was a nickname but could be considered

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Past consideration

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A type of warranty that makes representations concerning the quality, condition, description or performance potential of goods

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Express warranty

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If Abby purchased a hotdog at a restaurant and the meat was rotten, she could sue the restaurant for

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Implied warranty of merchantability

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If bill was found guilty of a crime and the jury awarded the victim an additional 10000 to punish bill and deter others from doing the same thing is called

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Punitive damages

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If computer world ships 100 computers to Walmart but they take the title only after the goods have been delivered to Walmart warehouse as stated in the contract they have used

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Destination contract

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If joes burgers agrees to purchase all the soft drinks they need from Coke and no one else this is

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Requirements contract

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If ryland and fletcher own land next to each other and rylands resevoir broke which flooded Fletcher’s coal mine. Fletcher would be able to sue and win the lawsuit based on

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Strict liability

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If Tshirt world shipped 100 pink shirts instead of 100 blue shirts that the customer ordered Tshirt world has the right to replace the shirts with the correct ones. This is called

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Cure

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If the shoe mart order 100 pair of green sandals, but received 100 blue they have not received

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Conforming goods

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If a teen tried to sue McDonald’s bc she got fat they could use this defense

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Knowledgeable user

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73
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If several children were injured while jumping on a trampoline at one time and performing various tricks together, and there were adequate warning on the trampoline including stick figures so that even children could understand.

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Product misuse

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If someone is injured in a car accident due to defective steering wheel this is a liability incurred by

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Product liability

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John cannot pay his rent today because the bank was closed due to the Presidents’ Day holiday. This is an example of

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Subjective impossibility

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Jennifer borrowed 2000 from the bank to buy a new computer. She then loses her job and informs the bank of her intentions not to pay the remaining balance.

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Anticipatory repudiation.

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77
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Which of the following countries is not a part of the North American free trade agreement

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Nicaragua

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Which of the following people would have legal capacity to enter into a contract

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An elderly person over 75

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Jason purchased a set of steak knives from Walmart while using a knife to carve a turkey he cuts off his finger. This manufacturer of the knives would use this defense in a lawsuit

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Assumption of risk

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80
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Jack ran a stoplight and wrecked June’s car and injured her. She was unable to get to work for 6 weeks due to her injuries. Because her loss was indirect but foreseeable they would be covered as

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Consequential Damages

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Jana ordered an antique one of a kind automobile from eBay. The seller later refused to send the automobile but offered to give the money back. Jana might choose to sue and ask the court for this judgement

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Specific performance

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Marcia purchased a new car and they asked her to sign a waiver stating that they would be released from liability regardless of who was at fault in an accident.

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Excuplatory clause

83
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This type of damage states that a certain dollar amount is to be paid in the event of future default or breach

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Liquidated damages

84
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A car is this type of property because it’s a good

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Tangible property

85
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Johnsons furniture ships 1000 desks to southern college using a1 company. The desks become property of southern college as soon as they are loaded onto the a1 trucks. This is

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Shipment contract

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In order for a contract to be valid, it much have which of the following elements

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Agreement, legality, consideration, and capacity

87
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Stephen mows Lisa’s yard every 2 weeks and she pays him when he is done. Even though they have never signed a written contract. Is this a legal agreement

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Yes. Bc they have created an implied in fact contract which is legally binding

88
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Mike hires argue to kill his wife for a free of 100000 bc she is cheating on him. Is this valid

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No bc it does not have legality

89
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Several pharmaceutical companies sold a drug in the 1960s to prevent women from having miscarriages. 20 yrs later it was found it gives the babies cancer. All companies have to pay out settlements bc of

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Market share liability

90
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Michael, a citizen of Ireland and Nina, a citizen of us, enter into a contract. When Nina breaches the contract Michael obtains an award of damages in an Irish court. He asks the us to enforce and they defer to and enforce it. This is

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The principle of comity

91
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The us adds tax of 1% on all clothing products imported into the us this is called

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Tariff

92
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Echo enters into an implied in fact contract with flip. The parties conduct

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Defines the contracts terms

93
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Finnegan and ewan want joe to replace finnegan as a party to their contract. They can best accomplish this by agreeing to

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A novation

94
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Falcon skis Inc makes and sells skis. In deciding whether the skis are merchantable a court would consider

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The skis are fit for the ordinary purpose for which such goods are used

95
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Frozen cow Inc agrees to sell ice cream to Gordon stadium concessions. Before the time for performance frozen cow tells Gordon that it will not deliver. This is

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Anticipatory repudiation

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Red apples corporation agrees to sell forty cases of apples to sweet fruit inc under a shipment contract red gives the apples to refrigerated trucking inc. title passed when

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Red gave the goods to rti

97
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If someone is injured in a car accident due to a defective steering wheel, this is a liability incurred by

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Product liability

98
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Javier offers to buy Ann’s smartphone for 200 and says he will pay her on Friday. Ann accepts the offer and agrees to bring it to him on Friday. This is

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Bilateral contract

99
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What 2 events constitute agreement

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Offer and acceptance

100
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Under common law the seller is obligated to deliver goods that conform with the terms of the contract in every detail by the

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Perfect tender rule

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The law protects famous trademarks from being “watered down” by other who are using it in unauthorized fashions. This is

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Dilution

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A company with a made up or fanciful name such as Xerox would be said to have this type of trademark

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Strong mark

103
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Can you copyright an idea

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No

104
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The teacher makes a copy of a famous photograph from another text book and hands it out to the class for their use during class. Is this protected under copywrite law

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Yes under the fault use exceptions act

105
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A formula for a chemical compound is a trade secret

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True

106
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If you invent a new product you would try to get a ____ to be sure that no one else could produce or sell your product

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Patent

107
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National media inc publishes opinion magazine which contains an article by Paula. Without her permission, nmi puts the article into an online database. What type of infringement is this

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Copyright

108
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Production techniques used to make grave raiders a computer game, are protected by

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Trade secrets

109
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The word bicycle no longer receives protection under trademark. It is now known as

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Generic term

110
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The name Coca Cola is a distinctive mark. Motto or device or emblem that a manufacturer affixes to the goods it produces and is called a

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Trademark

111
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The non tangible value of a buisness, such as its good reputation in the community, is known as

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Goodwill

112
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In 2012, someone registered the domain name iphone5.com and tried to sell it back to the Apple corporation for a huge amount of money or pretended to be apple corporation. Apple won this lawsuit because this is an illigal act called

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Cybersquatting

113
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A subscription based pay per use service that extends a computers software or storage capabilities via the internet

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Cloud computing

114
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Peer to peer music sharing networks such as napster, have generally been found to be illegal by the courts

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Illegal

115
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When Jennifer visits Facebook, ads will appear that are based on items that she has searched for and are found in invisible files that computers and smartphones use to track a users web browsing activities. These files stored on the computer are

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Cookies

116
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Tom opened an online shoe store and to get customers he inserted keywords on his website such as shoes and boots. These are called

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Meta tags

117
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Kenzie takes her necklace to a jewelry repair shop to have it made into a ring. The owner agrees to reset the jewelry for $1000. When Kenzie comes to pick it up, she refuses to pay the money. The shop owner can keep the jewelry until she pays him under this type of lien

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Artisan lien

118
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Kirk contracts with Tanya to paint her house for 2000. He painted the house but Tanya refuses to pay. He can then file this type of lien against the house so that she cannot sell the property until he is paid

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Mechanics lien

119
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Jennifer cosigned a loan with her friend Dave. When Dave didn’t make the last $500 in payments Jennifer had to pay the remainder of the loan for him. Under this right Jen can collect the 500 from him

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Right of subrogation

120
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Great volume warehouse inc cannot pay their bills. Gvw would like to stay in buisness and reorganize some of the management practices and process. They wish to reach an agreement with the creditors agree that would allow them extra time. They would file this type of bankruptcy

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Chapter 11

121
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Eager biz company wants to borrow money from finance state bank. The bank insists that Gwen, wagers president, agree to be personally liable for payment if eager defaults. Gwen agrees. She is a

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Guarantor

122
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Sam and Jody agree to act as guarantors on a loan made by keenan. He defaults on the payments and Jody refuses to pay. Now Sam has to pay. But Jody is obligated to pay half the money under the

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Right of contribution

123
Q

Justin owes his ex wife $200 per month child support. To be sure the money is collected from his paycheck, his wife can ask for

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Garnishment

124
Q

Wayne wants to file bankruptcy but he has a regular income who owe fixed unsecured debts. He must be a plan to turnover earning to the creditor in order to file this type of bankruptcy

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Chapter 13

125
Q

The smith family is completely broke and so far in debt that they have filed bankruptcy and cannot pay their mortgage. Under this legal concept they may be able to retain the family home in its entirety or up to a specific dollar amount

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Homestead exemption

126
Q

In a limited partnership who has unlimited liability

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Only the general partner

127
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Jack and kiley from j&k a limited partnership, jack is a general partner. Kiley is limited partner but wants to do some advertising for the new company. Is this allowed

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No, limited partners cannot participate in the management of the company in any way

128
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Lonny is a member of magma management, a limited liability company that manages commercial properties of their owners. Lonny is liable for the firms debts

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To the extent of his capital contribution

129
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May Nate and April want to form a limited partnership. Must have at least

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One general and one limited partner

130
Q

Organic farms llc is a limited liability company. It’s members hire outside managers to operate. These managers owe

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Fiduciary duties of care and loyalty

131
Q

Rihanna and Stuart form toons llc, to market anime related merchandise. A disadvantage is

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State laws concerning limited liability companies are not yet uniform

132
Q

Johnson industries is a company whose buisness activity consists of holding shares of stock in another company. This is

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Holding company

133
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Kia automotive is a company based on Korea. When it decided to open a manufacturing plant in ga. That facility in ga would be considered

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Alien corporation

134
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ATC corporation made record profits in 2013 but instead of passing them along to the shareholders the company decided to hike the profits to use for research and development

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Retained earnings

135
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What is the job of the shareholders in a corp.

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To elect the board of directors

136
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George forms a company in Alabama but is opening up locations in ga. Then in ga that company is

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Foreign

137
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The us post office is formed by the govt to meet political or govt purpose and is therefore this type of company

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Public

138
Q

Will dianirl and Andrew are all shareholders in the corp Pepsi inc as stockholders what type of liability

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Limited

139
Q

Chris owns 50% of the stock of best corp. if the corp decided to sell an additional 10000 shares of stock then Chris has the right to buy 50% of the new shares so that they can maintain the 50% shares before the stock goes on sale to the public

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Preemptive rights

140
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Company profits returned to stockholders. Taxed as profit and as personal income

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Dividends

141
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Daystar company is a private for profit corporation that is owned by ten shareholders, but has made no public offering of its shares. Daystar is

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Close corporation

142
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In a partnership, the owners are taxed as individuals, the buisness itself does not pay taxes.

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Pass through entity

143
Q

Time warner bought six flags several years ago. They stopped repairing rides and purchased land around so it could not expand. They have breached

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Fiduciary duty

144
Q

McDonald’s operates under this type of franchise agreement where a trade name is identified and they follow a standardized method of question

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Chain style buisness

145
Q

Sole proprietorships and general partnerships have this type of liability for owners

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Unlimited liability

146
Q

Danny Tyler Sammy and Tim open a buisness as coowners and partners. Tim has an argument and decides to leave the buisness. One or more partners is

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Disassociation

147
Q

George and Susan are partners so they both have implied authority to conduct ordinary partnership buisness but need unanimous consent to sell assets or donate to charity.

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General agency powers

148
Q

In general partnership, the partners have what type of liability

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Unlimited

149
Q

In a sole proprietorship the owner and the buisness are entirely separate

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False

150
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In this type of franchise, Coca Cola transmits the essential ingredients or formula to make their product to a bottling facility where it’s mixed with water and sent to a distribution center

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Manufacturing agreement

151
Q

What is the name of the most recent health care legislation commonly referred to as Obama care

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Affordable care act

152
Q

Teddy power corp provides health insurance for employees. When reddy closes one of its offices and terminates an employee they can continue health coverage at their own expense under

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COBRA

153
Q

Reba works for solo storage company as an at will employee. This employment may be terminated at any time for any reason by this legal concept

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Employment at will

154
Q

Michelle, an employment of neverquit company, is due double pay if she works over 40hours a week. These rules are applied by this legislation

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Fair labor standards act

155
Q

Gladys works for fruit packing USA, when Gladys takes 12 weeks leave to care for her child, under the family and med leave act this is

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Without pay but she can continue her insurance coverage

156
Q

Drug testing by private employers is permitted

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True

157
Q

Mary an employee of home goods, calls the food and drug administration to report that the food they are producing may be tainted with poisonous chemicals.

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Whistleblower

158
Q

Richard is a recovered alcoholic and tries to get a job with bbp company. The Vice President of the company knows his past and refuses to hire him because of this. Richard could sue the company for violation of this act

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Americans with disabilities act

159
Q

Which of the following would be granted under the family medical leave act

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Unpaid leave to stay with a sick child in the hospital for a week

160
Q

This govt agency is responsible for maintaining workplace safety and health

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Occupational safety and health administration

161
Q

Joe retired from home repair heaven after 10 years. He has the legal right to collect some or all of his pension plan based on

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Vesting

162
Q

Jennifer falls at work and breaks her leg. After reporting it to her boss and going to the hospital, she is entitled to have the company pay for the visit by

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Workers compensation

163
Q

Shamar is confined to a wheelchair but is otherwise qualified for the clerical position at amx under the reasonable accommodations clause of the americans with disabilities act would they be required to accommodate

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Install a handicap bathroom stall and provide a lower desk

164
Q

According to the age discrimination in employment act anyone this age or older is protected from discrimination solely based on age

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40+

165
Q

Conrad and Delilah are employees of agribio feed and seed corp. under the equal pay act of 1963 agribio can legitimately pay different wages on the basis of

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Substantially different skill effort and responsibility

166
Q

Cora, a female, and don, a male, are both employees of equipment leasing corp. Cora regularly emails sexual pics to don. This is

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Hostile environment harassment

167
Q

Curt a personal director for digital products inc prefers to hire Asian Americans because they’re smarter and work harder and refuses to hire other minorities. This is prohibited by

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The 7 of the civil rights act of 1964

168
Q

Greta is the only female employee in the maintenance dept. of hydro hydraulic inc. gretas supervisor and co workers tease and play tricks on her so relentlessly that she feels compelled to quit. This is

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A constructive discharge on the basis of gender discrimination

169
Q

Which of the following is considered a disability under the Americans with disabilities act

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All the above.

Heart disease aids and alcoholism

170
Q

Martin (male) the receiving clerk feels like he is being sexually harassed by Sam a female ups driver who regularly delivers to their shop. Martin complains to his manager .

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Handle the dispute as a legitimate claim bc companies are required to protect employees even from no employees

171
Q

During collective bargaining which of the following cannot be bargained for

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Price of products

172
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During collective bargaining the management team from pdq offers a pay raise of 50 cents an hour and refuses to accept any of the unions counteroffers or make any offers of their own. Is this is violation of employment law

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Yes they are refusing to bargain in good faith

173
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What does the Norris laguardia act do

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All

Restricts permits and protects

174
Q

During the 2012 and 2013 the national hockey league season the NHL players and the owners were under contract negotiation that was not moving forward. To force the issue the owners shut down the NHL and wouldn’t allow any games to be play for the first half of the season. Is this legal

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Yes it’s a lockout

175
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During a union election campaign at skyscraper construction corp the employer threatens the employees with a layoff. This is an unfair labor practice

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Under all circumstances

176
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Omar and roger apply to work for precision engineering inc. their identity and eligibility to work must be verified by

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I9 form

177
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Which of the following is legal type of strike or action

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Lockout

178
Q

George wants to work for cmh company which is represented by union and under their union contract, he doesn’t have to be a member of the union to be hired but he does have to join within 60 days. This is

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Union shop

179
Q

The Americans for African liberty group is boycotting del rio Connery who cans peaches in South Africa using slave labor. The group takes it a step further and decides to boycott Kroger bc they sell these canned peaches that are made by del rio

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Secondary boycott

180
Q

During a union meeting the members vote not to go on strike against an industry. Many members decide to go on strike anyways creating this illegal activity

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Wildcat strike

181
Q

Joey is a telemarketer for Bcs sports and is called mr Ramsey at midnight to try to sell him a stationary bike Ramsey is very upset and asks to be removed from the call list. What do they do

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Remove the name from the list

182
Q

Are automakers required to attach fuel economy info on new cars

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Yes on every new car

183
Q

What is regulation z

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Disclosure requirements for loans are contained here

184
Q

Misses juice ran a commercial for their grape juice stating that it cured cancer. The FTC ordered them to stop the advertisement for grape juice as well as other juice products. This is

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Multiple product orders

185
Q

Jump o jack makes a trampoline that was found to break easy and cause injuries to children. What authority do they have

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All of these would be an option.

Ban or remove or require a report

186
Q

Cleaners and solvents inc engages in deceptive advertising when it markets its product dirt remover as able to kill germs over long periods of time. In an action agains CSI regarding dirt remover the firm is ordered to stop its false advertising of dirt remover and air commercial stating that it does not kill germs

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A counter advertising order

187
Q

Like other manufacturers and sellers real built tools company packages its products with labels. Under federal law they must be

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Accurate and use easily understood words

188
Q

Mouth watering eats company wants to sell its candy in a normal sized package labeled gigantic size. Can they do this

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No it would be considered false advertising

189
Q

If buy more is advertising a very low price on laptops but then when you get to the store they don’t have those items. They try to convince you to buy something else. This is

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Bait and switch

190
Q

The fair debt collection practices act says that creditors cannot

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All the above are prohibited.

Harass contact midnight or at work

191
Q

The EPA defines theses as areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions

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Wetlands

192
Q

A growing body or Tort law concerning lawsuits involving personal injuries due to exposure to substances like asbestos radiation or hazardous waste

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Toxic torts

193
Q

Jude and his family live in a neighborhood that is near a lake polluted by a local manufacturing plant. They have gotten sick and believe the lake may be the cause of it. What general heading of law would this fall under

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Environmental law

194
Q

Which of the following would be considered a mobile source of air pollution

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All

Boat car and train

195
Q

The national pollutant discharge elimination system regulates discharges from these sources of pollution which includes industrial or municipal sites such as pipes or sewage treatment plans

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Point sources

196
Q

Nimby company owns a hazardous waste disposal site that it sells at omega properties inc later the EPA discovers a leak at the site and cleans it up. The EPA can recover the cost from

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Nimba or omega

197
Q

If Claire had an apple tree near her property line and it drops apples in bills yard if bill didn’t want the apples in his yard this interferes with bills rights to maintain his lawn so he could file a lawsuit claiming that Claire’s tree is a

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Nuisance

198
Q

The purpose of this piece of legislation is to regulate the cleanup of waste disposal sites in which hazardous waste is leaking into the environment and to provide money to do that

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Superfund

199
Q

Clean water regulation is designed to protect the water by doing what

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All

Eliminate, make safe swimming, protect wildlife

200
Q

The state of Arizona plans to build a dam which will significantly impact the land, plants and animals of the area of over 1000 acres. They would be required to file this

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Environmental impact study

Buisness Law (2 decks)

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