BLAW210 Final Exam Questions and
Correct Answers 2025-2026.
Louis hits peter in the head with a frying pan for staying out too late. She is arrested and
charged with battery. Peter tells the prosecutor that he does not want to press charges. -
Answer - Louis can still be charged with the crime
Shannon uses a racial slur on a Facebook post and her employer, Wizbang inc., fires her.
Shannon sues Wizbang for wrongful termination claiming that they violated her First
Amendment rights. What happens? - Answer - Wizbang wins - the first amendment doesn't
protect you from private penalties
What are the 3 branches of the government as found in the Constitution? - Answer -
Legislative, judicial, executive
From most to least, how strict are the following legal burdens of proof? - Answer Beyond a
reasonable doubt, preponderance of the evidence, probable cause, reasonable suspicion
You and Dale enter a general partnership to start a business exterminating bugs. Dale uses your
big spray to poison and kill a rival exterminator and the family sues you and your business in
civil court. - Answer - . You can be found liable for damages
You purchase a playstation from a store. When the checkout person asks you if you want to pay
for a warranty, you decline. When you get home you discover that it only works for watching
Netflix, and not for playing video games - Answer - You can still return the playstation or sue
for damages because there is an implied warranty that it will play video games
What are the 3 parts of a publicly held corporation - Answer - Board of directors,
shareholders, officers
What are the elements of negligence in tort law? - Answer - duty , breach, actual cause,
proximate cause, damages
The landmark case Wickard v. Filburn had what lasting effect - Answer - It gave the federal
government extraordinary power under the commerce clause
Correct Answers 2025-2026.
Louis hits peter in the head with a frying pan for staying out too late. She is arrested and
charged with battery. Peter tells the prosecutor that he does not want to press charges. -
Answer - Louis can still be charged with the crime
Shannon uses a racial slur on a Facebook post and her employer, Wizbang inc., fires her.
Shannon sues Wizbang for wrongful termination claiming that they violated her First
Amendment rights. What happens? - Answer - Wizbang wins - the first amendment doesn't
protect you from private penalties
What are the 3 branches of the government as found in the Constitution? - Answer -
Legislative, judicial, executive
From most to least, how strict are the following legal burdens of proof? - Answer Beyond a
reasonable doubt, preponderance of the evidence, probable cause, reasonable suspicion
You and Dale enter a general partnership to start a business exterminating bugs. Dale uses your
big spray to poison and kill a rival exterminator and the family sues you and your business in
civil court. - Answer - . You can be found liable for damages
You purchase a playstation from a store. When the checkout person asks you if you want to pay
for a warranty, you decline. When you get home you discover that it only works for watching
Netflix, and not for playing video games - Answer - You can still return the playstation or sue
for damages because there is an implied warranty that it will play video games
What are the 3 parts of a publicly held corporation - Answer - Board of directors,
shareholders, officers
What are the elements of negligence in tort law? - Answer - duty , breach, actual cause,
proximate cause, damages
The landmark case Wickard v. Filburn had what lasting effect - Answer - It gave the federal
government extraordinary power under the commerce clause
