BLAW Test #1 Multiple Choice
Common law refers to: - correct answer ✔✔law made when judges decide cases and then follow those
decisions in later cases.
The three branches of government in the United States are: - correct answer ✔✔the executive,
legislative, and judicial.
The doctrine of stare decisis - correct answer ✔✔makes the law more predictable.
When the Food and Drug Administration prohibits a certain drug from being marketed in the United
States, this is: - correct answer ✔✔an administrative regulation.
If the title of an appellate court case appears as Jones v. Smith: - correct answer ✔✔you cannot
determine which party is the plaintiff, because when a defendant loses a trial and files an appeal, some
courts (but not all) reverse the names of the parties.
The Minnesota legislature passed a law requiring that employers allow each employee adequate time
within each four consecutive hours of work to utilize the nearest convenient restroom. This law is: -
correct answer ✔✔a statute.
The doctrine of precedent requires: - correct answer ✔✔judges to base rulings on previous cases.
Which of the following played a role in the creation of the U.S. government by solving the problem of
federalism? - correct answer ✔✔The Iroquois Native Americans.
Henry David Thoreau felt that war was unjust and therefore refused to pay his taxes when the United
States declared war on Mexico. Thoreau felt that there was a higher law than the law of the land. Which
theory of jurisprudence was he applying? - correct answer ✔✔Legal Positivism.
The federal judicial branch of the U.S. government: - correct answer ✔✔interprets statues.
, The notion of civil disobedience is founded on what principle? - correct answer ✔✔Natural Law.
President Nixon issued wage-price controls in an effort to stabilize the economy. This use of executive
power was: - correct answer ✔✔a valid use of power, known as an executive order.
Curtis filed a lawsuit against Ulhoff for failure to repay $1,000 according to the terms of a promissory
note. The trial ended before it began, with the trial judge granting a motion for summary judgment in
favor of Curtis. Ulhoff has appealed, and the Supreme Court of Iowa has remanded the case. This means:
- correct answer ✔✔We don't know who wins yet because the case is being returned to the trial court
for additional steps.
Advantages of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) include: - correct answer ✔✔a. ADR is faster than
litigation.
b. ADR keeps the parties talking rather than fighting.
c. ADR is less expensive than litigation.
d. *ANSWER* All of the above are advantages of ADR.
Tony fell and injured himself in a Mega Toy Store. Mega Toy Store is incorporated in Delaware. Tony is a
resident of Nevada but was injured in a Mega Toy Store located in Arizona. Mega Toy does not do
business in Nevada. Tony's damages exceed $100,000. If Tony decides to sue Mega Toy Store: - correct
answer ✔✔a. he may file the lawsuit in an Arizona state court.
b. he may file the lawsuit in a federal district court in Arizona.
c. he must file the lawsuit in a federal district court because the federal courts would have diversity
jurisdiction in this case.
d. *ANSWER* Either a or b.
The biggest change in litigation in the last decade is: - correct answer ✔✔an explosive rise of electronic
discovery.
In Jones v. Clinton, the court held: - correct answer ✔✔Paula Jones did not demonstrate the essential
elements for her claim.
Common law refers to: - correct answer ✔✔law made when judges decide cases and then follow those
decisions in later cases.
The three branches of government in the United States are: - correct answer ✔✔the executive,
legislative, and judicial.
The doctrine of stare decisis - correct answer ✔✔makes the law more predictable.
When the Food and Drug Administration prohibits a certain drug from being marketed in the United
States, this is: - correct answer ✔✔an administrative regulation.
If the title of an appellate court case appears as Jones v. Smith: - correct answer ✔✔you cannot
determine which party is the plaintiff, because when a defendant loses a trial and files an appeal, some
courts (but not all) reverse the names of the parties.
The Minnesota legislature passed a law requiring that employers allow each employee adequate time
within each four consecutive hours of work to utilize the nearest convenient restroom. This law is: -
correct answer ✔✔a statute.
The doctrine of precedent requires: - correct answer ✔✔judges to base rulings on previous cases.
Which of the following played a role in the creation of the U.S. government by solving the problem of
federalism? - correct answer ✔✔The Iroquois Native Americans.
Henry David Thoreau felt that war was unjust and therefore refused to pay his taxes when the United
States declared war on Mexico. Thoreau felt that there was a higher law than the law of the land. Which
theory of jurisprudence was he applying? - correct answer ✔✔Legal Positivism.
The federal judicial branch of the U.S. government: - correct answer ✔✔interprets statues.
, The notion of civil disobedience is founded on what principle? - correct answer ✔✔Natural Law.
President Nixon issued wage-price controls in an effort to stabilize the economy. This use of executive
power was: - correct answer ✔✔a valid use of power, known as an executive order.
Curtis filed a lawsuit against Ulhoff for failure to repay $1,000 according to the terms of a promissory
note. The trial ended before it began, with the trial judge granting a motion for summary judgment in
favor of Curtis. Ulhoff has appealed, and the Supreme Court of Iowa has remanded the case. This means:
- correct answer ✔✔We don't know who wins yet because the case is being returned to the trial court
for additional steps.
Advantages of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) include: - correct answer ✔✔a. ADR is faster than
litigation.
b. ADR keeps the parties talking rather than fighting.
c. ADR is less expensive than litigation.
d. *ANSWER* All of the above are advantages of ADR.
Tony fell and injured himself in a Mega Toy Store. Mega Toy Store is incorporated in Delaware. Tony is a
resident of Nevada but was injured in a Mega Toy Store located in Arizona. Mega Toy does not do
business in Nevada. Tony's damages exceed $100,000. If Tony decides to sue Mega Toy Store: - correct
answer ✔✔a. he may file the lawsuit in an Arizona state court.
b. he may file the lawsuit in a federal district court in Arizona.
c. he must file the lawsuit in a federal district court because the federal courts would have diversity
jurisdiction in this case.
d. *ANSWER* Either a or b.
The biggest change in litigation in the last decade is: - correct answer ✔✔an explosive rise of electronic
discovery.
In Jones v. Clinton, the court held: - correct answer ✔✔Paula Jones did not demonstrate the essential
elements for her claim.
