BUS 311 Week 1 Quiz

BUS 311 Week 1  Quiz  | 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:

·         Negligence

·         Strict liability

·         False imprisonment

·         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:

·         Stare decisis

·         Habeus corpus Correct!

·         Writ of certiorari

·         Full review

 

 

Question 3

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

·         Organized crime

·         Insider trading

·         Robbery

·         Conspiracy

 

 

Question 4

Which of the following would violate the Equal Protection Clause?

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

·         An airport has separate restrooms for men and women.

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

·         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?

·         Circuit court

·         Traffic court

·         Surrogate court

·         Small claims court

 

 

Question 6

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

·         Common law

·         Due Process Clause

·         Commerce Clause

·         First Amendment

 

Question 7

Law can be distinguished from other kinds of rules because it

·         is enacted by the people.

·         involves one person suing another.

·         means a violator will go to prison.

·         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:

 

 

·         Extortion

·         Larceny

·         You Answered

·         False pretenses

·         Forgery

 

Question 9

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

 

·         five

·         thirteen Correct!

·         twenty-seven

·         fifty-two

 

 

Question 10

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

·         Civil law

·         Common law

·         Local law

·         English law