REVIEW TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CERTIFIED ANSWERS
a. plaintiff - Answer-1. The person who files or commences a civil suit is the :
a. plaintiff
b. defendant
c. prosecuting attorney
d. attorney general
e. none of the above
a. Injunction - Answer-2. A court order requiring that a person do or refrain from doing a
particular act is known as a / an:
a. injunction
b. maxim
c. statute
d. executive order
e. none of the above
a. Ethical Fundamentalism - Answer-3. An approach to ethical decision making that
looks to a central authority or set of rules such as the Koran or the Bible is:
a. ethical fundamentalism
b. ethical relativism
c. rule utilitarianism
d. act utilitarianism
e. none of the above
a. Utilitarianism - Answer-4. Under which ethical system would it be ethical to compel a
few citizens to undergo painful or fatal medical tests in order to develop cures for the
rest of the world?
a. Utilitarianism
b. Ethical fundamentalism
c. Distributive justice
d. Libertarianism
e. none of the above
, d. counterclaims - Answer-5. The "discovery" stage of a trial includes all but which one
of the following?
a. Requests for admission
b. Written interrogatories
c. depositions
d. counterclaims
e. none of the above
b. original - Answer-6. The type of jurisdiction which the U.S. Supreme Court has in
cases involving ambassadors is:
a. appellate
b. original
c. diversity
d. federal question jurisdiction
e. none of the above
b. It is protected but to a lesser degree than private speech. - Answer-7. Which of the
following best describes the treatment of "commercial speech" under the First
Amendment?
a. it is not protected by the constitution
b. it is protected by to a lesser degree than private speech
c. It is protected to the same degree as any other speech
d. It is protected more than other types of speech
e. none of the above
c. intermediate test - Answer-8. The requirement that legislation have a substantial
relationship to an important government objective is known as the
a. rational relationship test
b. strict scrutiny test
c. intermediate test
d. contract clause
e. none of the above
c. the arbitrary and capricious standard - Answer-9. Where there has been informal rule
making or informal adjudication by an administrative agency and the decision by that
agency is then appealed to the courts, the court will generally apply what standard in
reviewing factual determinations?
a. the unwarranted by the facts standard
b. the substantial evidence standard
c. the arbitrary and capricious standard
d. the beyond a reasonable doubt standard