BUS 311 Week 1 Quiz | Assignment Help | Ashford University

BUS 311 Week 1 Quiz | Assignment Help | Ashford University


Week 1 - Quiz

Question 1

In the case Labaj v. VanHouten, a business was found liable because it was foreseeable that a guard dog might injure a person it did not know. This illustrates:

 

o   Negligence

o   Strict liability

o   False imprisonment

o   That guard dogs are considered to be wild animals

 

 

 

Question 2

A litigant who seeks to have the U.S. Supreme Court rule on his or her case will file a petition for:

 

o   Stare decisis

o   Habeus corpus

o   Writ of certiorari

o   Full review

 

 

Question 3

The federal law known as RICO was originally intended to deal with what type of crime?

 

o   Organized crime

o   Insider trading

o   Robbery

o   Conspiracy

 

 

Question 4

Which of the following would violate the Equal Protection Clause?

 

o   A sheriff stops only people of Hispanic origin to check immigration papers.

o   An airport has separate restrooms for men and women.

o   A landlord refuses to rent an apartment to a homosexual couple.

o   A woman registered on a dating website only considers African-American men as possible partners.

 

 

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a court of limited jurisdiction?

 

o   Circuit court

o   Traffic court

o   Surrogate court

o   Small claims court

 

 

Question 6

Congress’s authority to make laws prohibiting discrimination in employment comes from the:

 

o   Common law

o   Due Process Clause

o   Commerce Clause

o   First Amendment

 

Question 7

Law can be distinguished from other kinds of rules because it

 

o   is enacted by the people.

o   involves one person suing another.

o   means a violator will go to prison.

o   is enforced by the government.

 

 

Question 8

If Jennifer discovers her father has written a new will which does not include her as a beneficiary, and Jennifer adds her name to the will, she will be committing the crime of:

 

o   Extortion

o   Larceny

o   False pretences

o   Forgery

 

Question 9

The U.S. Constitution has been amended _____ times.

 

o   five

o   thirteen

o   twenty-seven

o   fifty-two

 

 

Question 10

 

Which of the following legal traditions puts the most emphasis on written codes:

 

o   Civil law

o   Common law

o   Local law

o   English law

 

 

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