LEG 100 Week 4 Quiz 2

•Question 1

 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.

•Question 2

 The amendments to the U.S. Constitution protect the people from the power of state and federal governments.

•Question 3

 The government has the right to take private property through the power of eminent domain.

•Question 4

 The majority of work done by legislative bodies is performed in committees.

•Question 5

 The largest source of new law comes from court decisions.

•Question 6

 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.

•Question 7

 A _______ is a ruling by the court that no trial is necessary because there are no essential facts in dispute.

•Question 8

 In reaching their verdicts, appellate courts conduct trials and rehear all evidence.

•Question 9

 In a civil case, the plaintiff must prove the case

•Question 10

 In order for a federal court to have jurisdiction, there must be a federal question involved and at least $75,000 in dispute.

•Question 11

 According to your text, the biggest change in litigation in the last decade has been

•Question 12

 Jurisdiction can be described as

•Question 13

 Primary methods of alternative dispute resolution include litigation and mediation.

•Question 14

 The single recovery principle requires a court to settle a matter once and for all by awarding a lump sum for past and future expenses.

• Question 15

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the difference between tort and criminal law?

•Question 16

 In order for a plaintiff to win a case involving intentional infliction of emotional distress, she must prove the defendant acted in an extreme and outrageous manner.

•Question 17

 Public officials can win a defamation case only by proving the defendant's actual malice.

•Question 18

 Punitive damages are intended to punish the defendant for conduct that is extreme and outrageous.

•Question 19

 The elements in a defamation case are:

•Question 20

 Which of the following is a valid defense to a defamation claim?

 

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