Law Quiz & Practice Tests - Test Your Skills

You are asked to advise your client Mary on the following issues; please do subheading for each answer:Mary; Mary has stolen an 18ct diamond ring worth 17,000 from a jewellery shop and has been arrested. She is unsure what court she will have to attend and if she isnt satisfied with the outcome what court she can appeal to. She is unsure about the potential public profile her case will attract, principally if the court case details can be published in the paper and if a public gallery can attend the court hearing. She also wants to know will she face a criminal or civil case; could the presiding judge give her a jail sentence; and how will the judge come up with her sentence or fine or how will it be determined.1. Which court will she attend and how can she appeal the decision2. Will the case be a matter of public knowledge and/or can the public attend the court3. Is this a Criminal or Civil case. Explain why and give an example of a civil offence and a criminal offence.4. Describe the court proceedings that will arise in this case i.e. what is the role of the judge, will the case be heard before a jury, what type of sentence could apply
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Which one do you think it could be
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Which are rights of U.S. citizens who are convicted of a crime?the right to join the militarythe right to a speedy trialthe right to talk to an attorneythe right to an education while in jailthe right to make at least one phone call every daySelect all that apply.
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A written code defining a criminal act and providing the standard punishment for the crime defines which of the following?answer choicesStatuteCase lawFederal constitutionAdministrative rules
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the primary goal of the guardian ad litem is to act: group of answer choices in the best interests of the juvenile court in the best interests of society in the best interests of the child all of the above
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two attorneys operate their practice as a partnership. they want to start a program through their practice that will provide retirement benefits for themselves and three employees. they would likely choose
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the solomans own a cabin on the south side of mount henry. the solomans told bennie and claudia they could live in the cabin and use it as they wished until the solomans wanted to use it again. twelve years later, the solomans informed bennie and claudia that they were going to spend the summer at the cabin and that bennie and claudia would have to make other arrangements for the summer. bennie and claudia claimed that they had acquired title by adverse possession, because they had occupied the property for the period of time required for adverse possession under state law (10 years in that state). are bennie and claudia correct?
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joe lives in iowa. iowa law requires three witnesses for a will to be valid. after riding in a car with mark driving cross country, joe is afraid that he will die in a car accident. joe writes a will in a bar and has it signed by two witness in kentucky (assume for the question joe and all the witnesses are sober... although i've honestly never seen joe sober at a bar... or apparently driving a boat, thus the previous arrest). kentucky law requires only two witnesses for a will be to valid. miraculously, joe survives the trip home. three years later joe dies in iowa. the will signed is admitted to probate. is the will valid?
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T/F? Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) is considered to be the strongest U.S. privacy law by many privacy advocates.
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in spite of double jeopardy violation claims made by critics of rico, federal courts consistently uphold conviction on the grounds that
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in california, when the bailee has exclusive possession and control of objects belonging to its customers in the normal course of its business, a court is likely to enforce the exculpatory clause.
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yokio, ltd., and zeno, s.a., transact an international sale of goods. at the request of these parties, a court in portugal resolves a dispute between them. a u.s. court will most likely honor the judgment
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Tchaikovsky's Sixth SymphonyA) has five movements.B) ends with a slow, despairing finale.C) is in the usual four-movement form.D) was left unfinished by the composer.
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The _____catalog involves data on 22 offenses categories and include 46 specific crimes known as Group A offenses. Data on 11 lesser offenses (Group B offenses) are also collected.Answer: *National Incident Based Reporting SystemMonitoring the Future SurveyUniform Crime ReportsNational Crime Victimization Survey
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"What is civic responsibility and how does the structure of our government impact you personally?"
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occur when a good becomes less valuable because other people use it. if more people buy such a product, your demand for it will .
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you are dispatched emergent to an mvc involving a city bus. when you arrive on scene you see a man sitting on the sidewalk holding his ankle. while you are treating this patient, your partner tells you there is an elderly patient inside the bus with a severe bleed. you leave the patient with an ankle injury in the care of a first responder on the scene. what type of lawsuit could you be at risk for?
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suppose that the federal reserve increased interest rates. if monetary neutrality holds, then which of the answer choices is correct?
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the federal reserve system (the fed) is a quasi-private corporation since ______ actually own it, but the institution also reports to congress and is mandated to operate in the public interest.
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if you identify a possible surveillance attempt you should try to handle the situation yourself. (antiterrorism scenario training, page 2) : T/F
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The idea that the justices should be less active in reviewing cases from the legislatures and Congress is referred to as judicial ______. a. restraint b. activism c. review d. antagonism
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a tort is a civil wrong, for which the law will provide a remedy to the plaintiff. most often the remedy is in the form of money damages.
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a federal law stating that credit applications can be judged only on the basis of financial responsibility is the
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A state establishes a school voucher program where students or parents can choose to give the voucher money to either secular or religious schools. The Supreme Court is likely to rule this state programA. unconstitutional, because it can amount to a government establishment of religion.B. unconstitutional, because the voucher program would amount to an excessive entanglement between government and religion.C. constitutional, because it allows a religious student to pursue his or her free exercise to attend a religious school.D. constitutional, because the establishment clause of the Constitution only applies to federal programs and not to state policies.E. constitutional, because the program does not favor religious schools over nonreligious schools when it is the student or parent making the choice.Answer: E. constitutional, because the program does not favor religious schools over nonreligious schools when it is the student or parent making the choice.
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