Test Bank for The Legal Environment Today 8th Edition by Roger Miller, All Chapters Included

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TEST BANK
The Legal Environment Today


by Roger Miller, Frank Cross
8th Edition
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1. In a brief filed in Lea's suit against Mica in a state court, Neil, Lea's attorney, cites, Ole! Cafe v. Pan Foods Corp., an
unpublished opinion. With respect to the persuasiveness of unpublished opinions, most states
a. allow their courts to consider such opinions.
b. do not allow their courts to consider such opinions.
c. impose certain hierarchical rankings.
d. require their courts to consider such opinions.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Common Law Tradition
LEARNING OBJECTIVE LO-3 - LO - 3
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NATIONAL STANDARDSUnited States - AACSB Reflective
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LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - AICPA Legal
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TOPICS: CHAPTER 1 -- ONLINE DEVELOPMENTS: HOW THE INTERNET HAS EXPANDED
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
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2. In a brief filed in Gene's suit against Hoyt in a federal court, Ilsa, Gene's attorney, cites, Jon v. Klint, an unpublished
opinion. According to a ruling of the United States Supreme Court, the judge in Gene's suit
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a. may consider the unpublished opinion persuasive.
b. must apply the unpublished opinion as binding.
c. must ignore the unpublished opinion.
d. must issue a judgment in Hoyt's favor.
ANSWER: a
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Common Law Tradition
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LEARNING OBJECTIVE LO-3 - LO - 3
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TOPICS: CHAPTER 1 -- ONLINE DEVELOPMENTS: HOW THE INTERNET HAS EXPANDED
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application

3. Ira is a judge in a court of equity. In this court, Ira may bar a suit if it is not filed within a proper time under the doctrine
known as
a. equitable limitations.
b. equitable maxims.
c. laches.
d. limitation de baris.
ANSWER: c
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LEARNING OBJECTIV LO-4
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NATIONAL STANDAR United States - AACSB Analytic
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LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - AICPA Legal
TOPICS: CHAPTER 1---LANDMARK IN THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT: EQUITABLE PRINCIPLES
AND MAXIMS
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application

4. Keisha is a state court judge. A statute of limitations limits
a. the amount of a judgment that Keisha can issue in any one case.
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b. the length of a trial in Keisha's court.
c. the number of cases that Keisha is permitted to hear.
d. the time during which a certain suit can be brought in Keisha's court.
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ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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REFERENCES: The Common Law Tradition
LEARNING OBJECTIV LO-4
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NATIONAL STANDAR United States - AACSB Reflective
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LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - AICPA Legal
TOPICS: CHAPTER 1---LANDMARK IN THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT: EQUITABLE PRINCIPLES
AND MAXIMS
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
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5. Bly is a judge in a country that follows a common law system. In this system, Bly's application of a principle of law to a
certain set of facts must be adhered to by
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a. all judges in courts of inferior rank.
b. all other judges.
c. no other judges.
d. only those judges who elect to apply it.
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ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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REFERENCES: Classifications of Law
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO-5
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB Reflective
LOCAL STANDARDS: United States - OH - Default City - AICPA Critical Thinking
TOPICS: CHAPTER 1 -- BEYOND OUR BORDERS: NATIONAL LAW SYSTEMS
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application

6. Arno is judge in a country that follows a civil law system. In Arno's court, the primary source of law consists of
a. administrative decisions.


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