BUSI 561 BUSI561 Quiz 1 (Liberty University)

BUSI561 Quiz 1 (Liberty University)

1. Lawyers and judges typically use analogies ________. 
2. An attorney hires a private investigator to question all eyewitnesses to a traffic accident. She decides not to engage in legal research until she sees the private investigator's report. Based on this scenario, the attorney is ________. 
3. Which of the following is a true statement about the current legal system? 
4. Plato believed that law is a rule of conduct, a contract, or an ideal of reason. 
5. The feminist school bases legal precedent only on cases involving plaintiffs and defendants who were female. 
6. Which of the following is true of criminal law? 
7. Statutory law is made by the ________ branch of the government. 
8. Carlos believes that most court decisions and legal doctrines are best understood as efforts to promote an efficient allocation of resources in society. Carlos adheres to the ________. 
9. An important function of the World Trade Organization is to lower trade barriers. 
10. Statutory law is the law made by the legislative branch of government. 
11. Which of the following statements is true about pleadings? 
12. Which of the following statements is true about posttrial motions? 
13. Charlie, a resident of Colorado, made a purchase on the website of the online megastore, Emerold, Inc. The product delivered to Charlie's residence in Colorado was damaged and Emerold, Inc. refused to replace it. The headquarters of Emerold, Inc. is located in New York, but the product was shipped from a warehouse in Kansas. In this scenario, which of the following statements is true? 
14. The pretrial conference includes the defendant and the plaintiff without their lawyers. 
15. A criticism of ________ is that it/they may lead to the development of a two- 
16. Which of the following statements is true of mediation? 
17. Which of the following statements is true about negotiation and settlement? 
18. A summary jury trial generally consists of 24 people. 
19. Which of the following statements is true about separation of powers? 
20. The Supremacy Clause is the basis for the doctrine of ________. 
21. Special sessions of Congress can be called by the ________. 
22. An individual's freedom of speech extends to making false statements about another that would be injurious to that person's reputation. 
23. Which of the following statements is true of the culpability score? 
24. Under the 1991 Sentencing Guidelines, the ________ is the greatest of the company's gain, the victim's loss, or a dollar amount corresponding to an offense level. 
25. Misdemeanors are considered a subcategory of petty crimes.