Fierra Inc. is a German automobile manufacturer that has a 5 percent market share in the United States' automobile market. The company has a unit in North Carolina that imports Fierra automobiles from its parent company in Germany and assembles them. Which of the following measures is in accordance with U.S.A.'s Foreign Commerce Clause?
/ A. The government of North Carolina asks Fierra Inc. to shut down its import unit in the state.
/ B. The federal government imposes an additional 100 percent tax only on Fierra cars being sold in North Carolina.
/ C. The government of North Carolina imposes an additional 10% tax on Fierra cars.
/ D. The government of Georgia bans the sale of Fierra cars.
Question 2 of 20 / 5.0 Points
Santo belongs to the Eliok tribe in an Indian reservation in southern Nevada. He wants to open a casino in the reservation. However, the state authority denies the tribe permission to open a casino in its own territory. Which of the following permits the tribe to bring suit in federal court and force the state to comply?
/ A. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
/ B. Dormant Commerce Clause
/ C. Establishment Clause
/ D. Indian Reorganization Act
Question 3 of 20 / 5.0 Points
Which of the following statements is true of states' police power?
/ A. The states are allowed to regulate army activities within their borders.
/ B. The police force of a state is controlled by the federal police department.
/ C. Police power restricts states from regulating inter-state commerce, although it happens within their borders.
/ D. They are given the authority to enact laws that regulate the conduct of business.
Question 4 of 20 / 5.0 Points
Kingsland is a country that has been exporting apples to the United States for over a century, shipping 300 tons to Georgia each month. However, last month, Kingsland violated a trading norm which was not condoned by Georgia. Which of the following measures should be taken to regulate apple imports from Kingsland?
/ A. Georgia can stop trading with Kingsland without serving a notice.
/ B. Georgia can stop trading with Kingsland after serving a notice.
/ C. Georgia can appeal to the federal authority which can stop imports from Kingsland.
/ D. Georgia can make Kingsland export its apples to North Carolina.
Question 5 of 20 / 5.0 Points
What school of jurisprudence bases its principles, for solving legal disputes, on broad notions of "fairness," and subjective decision making by judges?
/ A. the Sociological School of jurisprudence
/ B. the Analytical School of jurisprudence
/ C. the Critical Legal Studies School of jurisprudence
/ D. the Natural Law School of jurisprudence
Question 6 of 20 / 5.0 Points
What was the key factor in the development of the English common law?
/ A. the supremacy of the king and his intervening powers when deciding cases
/ B. the development of forensic science in helping decide cases
/ C. the use of precedence of past cases for judges to decide present similar cases
/ D. the subjective decision making of judges when it came to similar cases
Question 7 of 20 / 5.0 Points
______courts were allowed to give equitable remedies under the English common law.
/ A. Law
/ B. Appellate
/ C. Merchant
/ D. Chancery
Question 8 of 20 / 5.0 Points
Which of the following statements best indicates how chancery courts were different from law courts?
/ A. Chancery courts inquired into the merits of the case rather than emphasize legal procedures.
/ B. Chancery courts emphasized developing merchant laws rather than laws for the common citizen.
/ C. Chancery courts emphasized a standard set of remedies across different cases rather than provide equitable remedies.
/ D. Chancery courts had lower precedence level over legal decisions than the law courts.
Question 9 of 20 / 5.0 Points
What is the function of the judicial branch of the federal government?
/ A. It has the power to act as a liaison between legislative and the executive branches.
/ B. It has the power to enforce the law.
/ C. It has the power to interpret and determine the validity of the law.
/ D. It has the power to enact the law.
Question 10 of 20 / 5.0 Points
What led to the creation of the Chancery Courts?
/ A. the increase in overseas trade and proliferation of piracy
/ B. the unfair results and limited remedies provided by the law courts
/ C. the law courts' inability to hear all the cases presented to them
/ D. the insistence for a court system that emphasized legal procedure rather than the merits of a case
Question 11 of 20 / 5.0 Points
Reserved powers are given to the ______by the Constitution.
/ A. federal government
/ B. state governments
/ C. judiciary
/ D. U.S. Congress
Question 12 of 20 / 5.0 Points
A group of students organizing a protest march would be an instance of ______speech.
/ A. prohibited
/ B. limited protected
/ C. fully protected
/ D. unprotected
Question 13 of 20 / 5.0 Points
Advertising is categorized as ______speech.
/ A. uncensored
/ B. limited protected
/ C. unprotected
/ D. fully protected
Question 14 of 20 / 5.0 Points
A(n) ______is a compact made between two or more nations.
/ A. charter
/ B. statute
/ C. treaty
/ D. amendment
Question 15 of 20 / 5.0 Points
Law is described as ______.
/ A. a system that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions
/ B. a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and having binding legal force
/ C. a study of fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge and language
/ D. a group of hypotheses employed to explain a phenomenon
Question 16 of 20 / 5.0 Points
Mark Walton was involved in a car accident in which the airbag of his car failed to deploy. He sued the car manufacturer for installing faulty airbags. But in the course of the case being heard in court, the car company and Mark decided settle the lawsuit out of court. What important function of the law was served in this case?
/ A. maximizing individual freedom
/ B. providing a basis for compromise
/ C. maintaining the status quo
/ D. promoting social justice
Question 17 of 20 / 5.0 Points
The Supreme Court case decision on the case of Brown v. Board of Education was important because it exhibited ______.
/ A. the importance of following precedence
/ B. the use of the affirmative action policy
/ C. the state's supremacy over federal rulings
/ D. the scope of flexibility of the law
Question 18 of 20 / 5.0 Points
When the states ratified the Constitution, they delegated ______powers to the federal government.
/ A. statutory
/ B. reserved
/ C. police
/ D. enumerated
Question 19 of 20 / 5.0 Points
What School of jurisprudential thought is reflected in documents such as the U.S. Constitution, the Magna Carta, and the United Nations Charter?
/ A. the Analytical School
/ B. the Natural Law School
/ C. the Sociological School
/ D. the Historical School
Question 20 of 20 / 5.0 Points
What function of the law is being served when passing laws that prohibit discrimination at workplaces?
/ A. promoting social justice
/ B. maintaining the status quo
/ C. providing a basis for compromise
/ D. keeping the peace