(Bennett-Alexander/Hartman, 8th Ed),
Chapter 1-4 Questions And Answers
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bfor blater bretrieval bby blawyers, blaw bstudents, bjudges, band bothers.
stare bdecisis b- bcorrect banswer✔✔System bof busing blegal bprecedent.
federal bcourts b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Consists bof btrial bcourts, bCourts bof bAppeal, band
bthe bU.S. bSupreme bCourt.
trial bcourt b- bcorrect banswer✔✔U.S. bDistrict bcourt bfor ba bparticular bdistrict.
courts bof bappeal b- bcorrect banswer✔✔U.S. bCircuit bcourt bfor ba bparticular bcircuit.
plaintiff b- bcorrect banswer✔✔suing bparty bat bthe bdistrict bcourt blevel
defendant b- bcorrect banswer✔✔party bbeing bsued bat bthe bdistrict bcourt blevel
appellant b- bcorrect banswer✔✔party bwho bappealed bthe bcase bto bthe bcourt bof
bappeals
appellee b- bcorrect banswer✔✔opposing bparty bin bcase bat bthe bcourt bof bappeals blevel
petitioner b- bcorrect banswer✔✔party bwho bappealed bthe bcase bto bthe bU.S. bSupreme
bCourt
respondent b- bcorrect banswer✔✔opposing bparty bin bcase bat bthe bU.S. bSupreme
bCourt blevel
case bcitation b- bcorrect banswer✔✔means bby bwhich bthe bfull bcase bcan bbe blocated bin
ba blaw breporter b(i.e., bLEXIS/NEXIS bor bWestlaw)
motion bto bdismiss b- bcorrect banswer✔✔defendant bthinks bthere bis bnot benough
bevidence bto bconstitute ba bviolation bof blaw; beither bgranted bor bdenied bby bthe bcourt
, motion bfor bsummary bjudgement b- bcorrect banswer✔✔request bthat bthe bcourt btake ba
blook bat bthe bdocumentary binformation bsubmitted bby bthe bparties band bmake ba
bjudgement bbased bon bthat; b(alleges bthere bis bno bissue bto bbe bdetermined bby ba
bjury)
remand b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Order bby bthe bcourt bof bappeals bto bthe blower bcourt
btelling bit bto btake ba bcase bback band bdo badditional bwork b(based bon bthe bcourt's
bdecision bto breverse)
per bcuriam b- bcorrect banswer✔✔brief bdecision bby bthe bcourt bof bappeals
independent bcontractor b- bcorrect banswer✔✔generally, ba bperson bwho bcontracts bwith
ba bprincipal bto bperform ba btask baccording bto bher bor bhis bown bmethods, band bwho bis
bnot bunder bthe bprincipal's bcontrol bregarding bthe bphysical bdetails bof bthe bwork.
employee b- bcorrect banswer✔✔the bagent bof bthe bemployer/principal
vicarious bliability b- bcorrect banswer✔✔the bimposition bof bliability bon bone bparty bfor
bthe bwrongs bof banother. bLiability bmay bextend bfrom ban bemployee bto bthe bemployer
bon bthis bbasis bif bemployee bis bacting bwithin bthe bscope bof bemployment bat bthe btime
bthat bliability barose.
common-law bagency btest b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A btest bused bto bdetermine bemployee
bstatus; bthough bit bconsiders bseveral bfactors, bthe bmost bcritical bis bwhether bthe
bemployer bhas bthe bright bor bability bto bcontrol bthe bwork. b(exercised bor bnot)
IRS b20-factor bAnalysis b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A blist bof b20 bfactors bto bwhich bthe bIRS
blooks bto bdetermine bwhether bsomeone bis ban bemployee bor ban bindependent
bcontractor.
Economic bRealities btest b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A btest bto bdetermine bwhether ba bworker
bqualifies bas ban bemployee.
contingent bworker b- bcorrect banswer✔✔One bwhose bjob bwith ban bemployer bis
btemporary, bis bsporadic, bor bdiffers bin bany bway bfrom bthe bnorm bof bfull-time
bemployment. b(Hired bthrough ba bstaffing bfirm.)
joint band bseveral bliability b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Both bstaffing bfirm band bits bclient
b(employer) bmay bshare bliability bas bemployers bof bthe bworker. bWorker bmay bcollect
bcompensatory bdamages bfrom beither bone bor bboth bof bthe bentities bcombined bif ba
bwrong bis bproven.
SS-8 b- bcorrect banswer✔✔IRS bForm b- bDetermination bof bWorker bStatus bfor
bPurposed bof bFederal bEmployment bTaxes band bIncome bTax bWithholding