A+ Answers of the following Questions

1. Which of the following is/are TRUE about U.S. civil rights laws?
a. An employer can defend a lawsuit pursuant to the Age Discrimination and Employment Act (ADEA) by interposing a BFOQ (bona fide occupational qualification) defense.
b. The "disparate impact" theory of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act now applies to discrimination lawsuits based on the ADEA due to a Supreme Court decision.
c. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that an employer not only not discriminate against disabled people but also that the employer makes a "reasonable" accommodation to the needs of its disabled employees.
d. All of the above.

2. When is an employer responsible for the negligent torts of its employees?
a. When there is vicarious liability and the doctrine of respondeat superior applies.
b. When the torts are committed by the employee acting in the "course and scope of employment."
c. When the employer is directly negligent for selecting and/or supervising an incompetent and careless employee who commits the tort.
d. All of the above.

3. In a given case, most courts today may grant
a. equitable remedies only.
b. legal remedies only.
c. equitable or legal remedies, but not both.
d. equitable remedies, legal remedies, or both.

1. Which of the following is true?
a. Because of the commerce clause, states do not have any power to regulate commerce.
b. In order for the federal government to have power to regulate commerce, that commerce must actually cross state lines.
c. The states’ police power gives states the power to regulate intrastate and certain interstate business occurring within their borders.
d. Although a state cannot regulate interstate commerce within its borders, it has full power to prevent interstate business activities within its borders.

2. Which of the following is not an essential element of a partnership relationship?
An association of two or more persons who are capable of entering into a binding contract
The carrying on of a business for profit
Co-ownership of the business
A mutual intention to be partners

3. The consideration element of a contract under the common law can as a general rule be satisfied by:
a. The promisee doing an act or refraining from doing an act in consideration of the promisor's promise
b. The promisee making a return promise to do something or to refrain from doing something in consideration of the promisor's promise.
c. Both a. and b.
d. Neither a. nor b.

4. The Statute of Frauds does not cover
a. Contracts in consideration of marriage
b. Contracts for the sale of realty
c. Guarantees or guaranty contracts
d. Contracts that can be performed within one year

1.The market allocates capital to companies based on:
a. risk
b. efficiency
c. expected returns
d. all of the above

2. Which of the following financial assets is likely to have highest required rate of return based on risk?
a. corporate bond
b. treasury bill
c. certificate of deposit
d. common stock

1. Persuasive authority is also known as _______ precedent.
A. binding 
B. nonbinding

C. authoritative
D. correct

2. Which of the following is the highest court in the state or federal court system of which it’s a part?
A. New York Supreme Court
B. California Supreme Court
C. U.S. District Court for the District of Texas
D. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

3. What type of jurisdiction allows federal courts to hear state law claims stemming from the same facts as federal law claims?
A. Concurrent 
B. Pendent

C. Exclusive

D. Original

1. If attorney-client confidentiality is breached, the opposing counsel
A. can’t question the attorney about any topic related to the lawsuit.
B. can question the client about any topic relevant to the lawsuit.
C. can ask either attorney or client about subjects directly related to the confidentiality
that was breached.
D. can’t ask either attorney or client about topics, except for the exact subject of the confidentiality that was breached.

2. How long are the terms of federal judges?
A. 10 years, subject to reappointment
B. 25 years, with no reappointment
C. Lifetime
D. Until 65 years of age

3. Investigators in a law firm are ethically permitted to
A. interview witnesses and record their observations.
B. advise clients on what the law is in their situation.
C. appear in court on behalf of clients.
D. tell the client how to fill out legal forms.