1 - Foundations of Law and Ethics
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1/17/2020 Week 1 Practice Assignment — ETH 321 – DL
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Points: 50
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Restoring credibility to a witness' claim
Plainti�'s challenge to defendant's claim
No other explanation can be derived from the facts—evidence
Reducing the integrity of a witness' claim
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Answer: No other explanation can be derived from the facts— evidence
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More likely than not evidence
A jury is separated from the community during a trial
Evidence assuming assent of the reasonable person
First-sight evidence
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Answer: A jury is separated from the community during a trial
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Return a case to a trial court for resolution
Rati�cation of a trial court's decision
Changing a trial court's decision
Using compromise to settle a dispute
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Answer: Ratification of a trial court's decision
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Filer of a complaint
Failure of the defendant to ful�ll an obligation
The target of a complaint
Court order to appear in trial
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Answer: Failure of the defendant to fulfill an obligation
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Determination of jurors' �tness for jury duty
A jury is enlisted
Testimony out of court during pre-trial investigation
Summoning of potential jurors
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Answer: Testimony out of court during pre-trial investigation
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More likely than not evidence
Court order to appear in trial
Use of a third party to resolve a dispute, often legally binding
Using a third party (speci�cally) to resolve a dispute
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Answer: Using a third party (specifically) to resolve a dispute
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Law is a means of redistributing wealth or promoting social justice
Law is a function of economic forces
Law is a product of people’s inalienable, natural rights
Law is the means by which a ruling class maintains control
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Answer: Law is a product of people’s inalienable, natural rights
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The judge may reject the jury's verdict, but must �rst confer with a panel of three other judges.
The judge must enter judgment based on the jury's verdict, since all jury members passed the voir dire process.
The judge can make a di�erent judgment, notwithstanding the verdict.
The judge may not reject the jury's verdict, but he or she can order a new trial with the same jury.
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Answer: The judge can make a different judgment, notwithstanding the verdict.
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Law is a function of economic forces
Law is a product of people’s inalienable, natural rights
Law is the means by which a ruling class maintains control
Law is a means of redistributing wealth or promoting social justice
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Answer: Law is the means by which a ruling class maintains control
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Texas
Federal Court
Mississippi
New York
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Answer: Mississippi
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Provide legislative processes
Prevent discrimination
Allow for orderly protest
Deter crime
Allow debate on change
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Answer: Provide legislative processes
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To reveal which party has more leverage over the other party
To reveal all available information about the facts of the situation
To force agreement between parties
To help injured parties gain maximum bene�ts from the guilty party
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Answer: To reveal all available information about the facts of the situation
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Law is the means by which a ruling class maintains control
Law is a function of economic forces
Law is a means of redistributing wealth or promoting social justice
Law is a product of people’s inalienable, natural rights
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Answer: Law is a function of economic forces
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Since Emerly was already found guilty, the appeals court will not make any decision in her favor, even if evidence against her was prejudicial.
If an appeals court �nds that the evidence against Emerly should have been excluded, she can receive a new trial.
Since new evidence is not generally accepted in appeals courts, Emerly cannot make any claims about the biased nature of the evidence used against her.
If an appeal court �nds that the evidence against Emerly should have been excluded, she will receive a new trial in the Supreme Court.
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Answer: If an appeals court finds that the evidence against Emerly should have been excluded, she can receive a new trial.
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The jury will likely be hung.
The jury will refrain from o�ering a verdict, and the judge will o�er a verdict instead.
The jury will continue to deliberate until it reaches a unanimous vote, since this is a criminal case.
The jury will continue to deliberate until it can at least come to a consensus, if not unanimity.
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Answer: The jury will likely be hung.
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Arbitration
Jury trial
Negotiation
Mediation
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Answer: Arbitration
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A party can receive a change of venue when it anticipates a fundamentally biased trial environment.
A party can receive a change of venue for any logical reason.
A party is required to hold a trial as close as possible to the location or source of a dispute.
A party can receive a change of venue when it anticipates losing a court case in a local venue.
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Answer: A party can receive a change of venue when it anticipates a fundamentally biased trial environment.
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Law is a function of economic forces
Law is a product of people’s inalienable, natural rights
Law is a means of redistributing wealth or promoting social justice
Law is the means by which a ruling class maintains control
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Answer: Law is a means of redistributing wealth or promoting social justice
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Allow debate on change
Allow for orderly protest
Deter crime
Prevent discrimination
Provide legislative processes
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Answer: Allow debate on change
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Cleo cannot join the case because of the statute of limitations.
Cleo may be allowed to intervene in the case and gain party status, joining the plainti�.
Cleo cannot join the case because his problem and interests are separate from that of his neighbor.
Cleo may be allowed to intervene in the case and gain party status, joining the defendant.
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Answer: Cleo may be allowed to intervene in the case and gain party status, joining the plaintiff.
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Provide legislative processes
Allow debate on change
Prevent discrimination
Allow for orderly protest
Deter crime
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Answer: Deter crime
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May not sell the artifacts.
May still sell the artifacts, as long as the state law of an American buyer permits it.
May not sell the artifacts unless they were acquired prior to the passage of the treaty.
May still sell the artifacts, since the treaty covers government, and not private, transactions.
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Answer: May not sell the artifacts.
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More than one response is correct.
The Act of State Doctrine does not apply to this situation, and Country B may contest the decision.
Nation B cannot meddle with Nation A’s decision under the doctrine of Comity of Nations.
Nation B cannot meddle with Nation A’s decision under the Act of State Doctrine
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Answer: Nation B cannot meddle with Nation A’s decision under the Act of State Doctrine
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Kantian ethics and Social Justice Theory
Virtue ethics and Kantian ethics
Virtue ethics, Kantian ethics, and social justice theory
Virtue ethics only
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Social justice theory and utilitarianism
Utilitarianism and Kantian ethics
Social justice theory, utilitarianism, and Kantian ethics
Social justice theory only
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