LENB Exam 1 Study Guide-Questions, all Solved
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which of the following do appellate courts primarily handle? - ✔✔questions of law
____________ expands the definition of sex discrimination based on gender - ✔✔Pregnancy
Discrimination Act of 1987
a defendant in a lawsuit is to be provided by the plaintiff with a copy of the complaint. that
process is called ___________ - ✔✔service of process
the age discrimination in employment act of 1967 prohibits employers from refusing to hire,
discharge or discriminate for workers ____ years old or older - ✔✔40
Adult siblings, John, Sam, and Andy, are in disagreement over how to split the proceeds of a
piece of land left to them by a rich uncle who recently died. The uncle was a resident of
Georgia, and the land is in Georgia; but neither John, Sam, nor Andy live there. Which of the
following is true regarding jurisdiction over the dispute? - ✔✔a court in georgia would have
in rem jurisdiction over the dispute
which of the following is true regarding state and federal court jurisdiction - ✔✔in some
cases, state courts have exclusive jurisdiction; in some cases, state courts have concurrent
jurisdiction with the federal courts; and state courts also have the power to hear all cases not
within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal court system
discrimination based upon _______ is protected by title VII - ✔✔race, color, religion, sex,
and national origin
which of the following is needed for diversity of citizenship - ✔✔both that the plaintiff and
the defendant reside in different state and that the controversy concerns an amount in excess
of $75,000
, ________ are also known as unintentional-discrimination cases - ✔✔disparate impact cases
which of the following is typically an appropriate venue in a lawsuit - ✔✔the trial court
where the defendant resides and also the location where the dispute occurred if the lawsuit
focuses on a particular incident
in which of the following types of cases does a plaintiff attempt to prove that while an
employer's policy or practice appears to apply to everyone equally, its actual effect is that it
disproportionately limits employment opportunities for a protected class - ✔✔disparate
impact cases
Assume you know that Robert has told a lie about a friend of yours, Yolanda. You tell Yolanda
that she should sue for defamation, but she has no interest in that. Can you sue on behalf of
Yolanda - ✔✔no because you have no standing
which is a valid defense that allows an employer to discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex,
religion, or national origin if doing so is necessary for the performance of the job - ✔✔the
bona fide occupational qualification defense
a _______ is a judgement in favor of the plaintiff that occurs when the defendant fails to
answer the complaint and the plaintiff's complaint alleges facts that would support such a
judgement - ✔✔default judgement
_______ is provided to a plaintiff if the EEOC decides not to sue on behalf of the plaintiff -
✔✔a right to sue letter
billy, a witness to a motor vehicle accident, is gravely ill with cancer. pat, who was injured in the
accident, would like to preserve his testimony for trial in case he dies before the trial date. what
should pat do? - ✔✔take billy's deposition
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which of the following do appellate courts primarily handle? - ✔✔questions of law
____________ expands the definition of sex discrimination based on gender - ✔✔Pregnancy
Discrimination Act of 1987
a defendant in a lawsuit is to be provided by the plaintiff with a copy of the complaint. that
process is called ___________ - ✔✔service of process
the age discrimination in employment act of 1967 prohibits employers from refusing to hire,
discharge or discriminate for workers ____ years old or older - ✔✔40
Adult siblings, John, Sam, and Andy, are in disagreement over how to split the proceeds of a
piece of land left to them by a rich uncle who recently died. The uncle was a resident of
Georgia, and the land is in Georgia; but neither John, Sam, nor Andy live there. Which of the
following is true regarding jurisdiction over the dispute? - ✔✔a court in georgia would have
in rem jurisdiction over the dispute
which of the following is true regarding state and federal court jurisdiction - ✔✔in some
cases, state courts have exclusive jurisdiction; in some cases, state courts have concurrent
jurisdiction with the federal courts; and state courts also have the power to hear all cases not
within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal court system
discrimination based upon _______ is protected by title VII - ✔✔race, color, religion, sex,
and national origin
which of the following is needed for diversity of citizenship - ✔✔both that the plaintiff and
the defendant reside in different state and that the controversy concerns an amount in excess
of $75,000
, ________ are also known as unintentional-discrimination cases - ✔✔disparate impact cases
which of the following is typically an appropriate venue in a lawsuit - ✔✔the trial court
where the defendant resides and also the location where the dispute occurred if the lawsuit
focuses on a particular incident
in which of the following types of cases does a plaintiff attempt to prove that while an
employer's policy or practice appears to apply to everyone equally, its actual effect is that it
disproportionately limits employment opportunities for a protected class - ✔✔disparate
impact cases
Assume you know that Robert has told a lie about a friend of yours, Yolanda. You tell Yolanda
that she should sue for defamation, but she has no interest in that. Can you sue on behalf of
Yolanda - ✔✔no because you have no standing
which is a valid defense that allows an employer to discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex,
religion, or national origin if doing so is necessary for the performance of the job - ✔✔the
bona fide occupational qualification defense
a _______ is a judgement in favor of the plaintiff that occurs when the defendant fails to
answer the complaint and the plaintiff's complaint alleges facts that would support such a
judgement - ✔✔default judgement
_______ is provided to a plaintiff if the EEOC decides not to sue on behalf of the plaintiff -
✔✔a right to sue letter
billy, a witness to a motor vehicle accident, is gravely ill with cancer. pat, who was injured in the
accident, would like to preserve his testimony for trial in case he dies before the trial date. what
should pat do? - ✔✔take billy's deposition
