MGT 2050 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
An administrative agency is prohibited from doing all but which of the following? -
Answers - Exercising legislative power
Which of the following describes substantive due process? - Answers - The government
must protect fundamental rights, even if the Constitution does not specifically mention
them.
If a law treats people differently based on what is called a suspect class than it would
fail the ________ test. - Answers - Strict Scrutiny
The clause that explains where power is shared between federal and state governments
is referred to as the ________ clause. - Answers - Supremacy
The first article of the Constitution focuses on ________. - Answers - The legislative
branch
Legal realists believe that ________. - Answers - Judges should take into account
modern contexts
Freedom of religion ________. - Answers - Can be found in the first amendment
Restricts the government from creating or encouraging a religion
Restricts the government from prohibiting religious beliefs
Can interfere with what you believe when those beliefs lead to actions that may hurt
others
Freedom of speech ________. - Answers - Can cover oral, written, and symbolic
speech
Agencies are created ________. - Answers - By the legislative branch
The two types of rights the First Amendment focuses on are ________. - Answers -
Protection of property and happiness
Which of the following is true concerning a verdict? - Answers - The court enters an
official judgment in accordance with the jury verdict.
If a judge discovers bias or jury misconduct, the judge may reject the verdict.
The verdict is the complete finding and conclusion of the issues presented.
The jury must deliberate before reaching a decision.
, Personal jurisdiction explains ________. - Answers - That if there is controversy over
property in California, then California courts have jurisdiction
In the United States, federal courts ________. - Answers - Hear cases involving
admiralty, bankruptcy, federal crimes, cases between states, cases against the United
States
Sharon is the attorney for the defendant and she just requested a directed verdict. What
happened just before she made this request? - Answers - The plaintiff finished
presenting her case
The Supreme Court _________. - Answers - Is appointed by the President and
approved by the Senate
Has justices that have a lifetime tenure
Makes rulings that all courts must abide by
Is composed of 9 justices
In the US legal system, criminal law ________. - Answers - The case is always brought
by the government against the alleged perpetrator
Spanky Pig, a corporate pig farm in Richmond, UT, has several open waste lagoons
from the concentrated feed stalls. Glenda, a Smithfield, UT, resident who lives six miles
from the farm, sues Spanky Pig because she claims the waste lagoons are an
environmental hazard. Federal law allows people who are within 20 miles of an
environmental hotspot to sue whoever created the environmental danger. Spanky Pig
argues that Glenda does not have standing because she is not directly affected by the
effects of the waste lagoons. Will Glenda be able to sue? - Answers - Yes, because the
federal law provides her standing.
Which term refers to the principle that an actual controversy must exist before a court
will hear legal claims. - Answers - Ripeness
Which Latin phrase translates to "a matter judged" and means a matter once tried
cannot be tried again. - Answers - Res Judicata
In a trial, which of the following is always true of opening statements? - Answers - The
parties give opening statements after the jury is impaneled.
In the IRAC method of analyzing a case, the C stands for ________. - Answers -
Conclusion
In the following citation: A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, 295 U.S. 495
(1935), "295" is the ________. - Answers - Volume of the reporter where the case can
be found
ANSWERS
An administrative agency is prohibited from doing all but which of the following? -
Answers - Exercising legislative power
Which of the following describes substantive due process? - Answers - The government
must protect fundamental rights, even if the Constitution does not specifically mention
them.
If a law treats people differently based on what is called a suspect class than it would
fail the ________ test. - Answers - Strict Scrutiny
The clause that explains where power is shared between federal and state governments
is referred to as the ________ clause. - Answers - Supremacy
The first article of the Constitution focuses on ________. - Answers - The legislative
branch
Legal realists believe that ________. - Answers - Judges should take into account
modern contexts
Freedom of religion ________. - Answers - Can be found in the first amendment
Restricts the government from creating or encouraging a religion
Restricts the government from prohibiting religious beliefs
Can interfere with what you believe when those beliefs lead to actions that may hurt
others
Freedom of speech ________. - Answers - Can cover oral, written, and symbolic
speech
Agencies are created ________. - Answers - By the legislative branch
The two types of rights the First Amendment focuses on are ________. - Answers -
Protection of property and happiness
Which of the following is true concerning a verdict? - Answers - The court enters an
official judgment in accordance with the jury verdict.
If a judge discovers bias or jury misconduct, the judge may reject the verdict.
The verdict is the complete finding and conclusion of the issues presented.
The jury must deliberate before reaching a decision.
, Personal jurisdiction explains ________. - Answers - That if there is controversy over
property in California, then California courts have jurisdiction
In the United States, federal courts ________. - Answers - Hear cases involving
admiralty, bankruptcy, federal crimes, cases between states, cases against the United
States
Sharon is the attorney for the defendant and she just requested a directed verdict. What
happened just before she made this request? - Answers - The plaintiff finished
presenting her case
The Supreme Court _________. - Answers - Is appointed by the President and
approved by the Senate
Has justices that have a lifetime tenure
Makes rulings that all courts must abide by
Is composed of 9 justices
In the US legal system, criminal law ________. - Answers - The case is always brought
by the government against the alleged perpetrator
Spanky Pig, a corporate pig farm in Richmond, UT, has several open waste lagoons
from the concentrated feed stalls. Glenda, a Smithfield, UT, resident who lives six miles
from the farm, sues Spanky Pig because she claims the waste lagoons are an
environmental hazard. Federal law allows people who are within 20 miles of an
environmental hotspot to sue whoever created the environmental danger. Spanky Pig
argues that Glenda does not have standing because she is not directly affected by the
effects of the waste lagoons. Will Glenda be able to sue? - Answers - Yes, because the
federal law provides her standing.
Which term refers to the principle that an actual controversy must exist before a court
will hear legal claims. - Answers - Ripeness
Which Latin phrase translates to "a matter judged" and means a matter once tried
cannot be tried again. - Answers - Res Judicata
In a trial, which of the following is always true of opening statements? - Answers - The
parties give opening statements after the jury is impaneled.
In the IRAC method of analyzing a case, the C stands for ________. - Answers -
Conclusion
In the following citation: A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, 295 U.S. 495
(1935), "295" is the ________. - Answers - Volume of the reporter where the case can
be found
