1.Title VII of the Civil Rights Act forbids discrimination in employment on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, and color. The law provides that a person claiming a violation of Title VII has 180 days to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The 180-day requirement is an example of:

procedural law.

common law.

substantive law.

preventative law.

2.When one society finds an act appropriate for enforcement under the law and another society finds the same act permissible and free from regulation, this exemplifies:

Cultural Truth

Cultural Relativism

Cultural Growth

Cultural Acculturation

3.A state government that raises taxes on the top two-percent income earners in order to help fund pre-kindergarten education for one million three-year-old children who are not currently receiving it is an example of:

Cultural Relativism

Act Utilitarianism

Egotism

Rule Utilitarianism

4.Lago has never been to Illinois, has never done business in Illinois, and has no contacts with Illinois. Paula sued Lago over a contract dispute. She filed suit in an Illinois state court. If Lago objects, the Illinois state court will not be able to decide the case because it does not have jurisdiction.

True

False

5...........jurisdiction allows the courts to have jurisdiction over you based upon the location of property that you own.

6.Which scenario is likely one where the Supreme Court would serve as a court of original jurisdiction.

A car accident involving over $500,000 in damage and 20 different parties all from different states.

Louisiana suing Mississippi, claiming that Mississippi is stopping the natural flow of the Mississippi River affecting their freshwater resources.

The State of Illinois bringing criminal charges against its former governor for corruption.

A U.S. citizen suing an international cruise line for after getting food poisoning on the ship.

7.ShopSmart contracted to buy 100,000 stuffed bears from Cuddles. The contract included the following provision:

"All controversies relating to this contract shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association."

A dispute arose over the expression on the bears' faces. After a hearing, the arbitrator issued an award in favor of Cuddles. ShopSmart is unhappy with the arbitrator's decision. Which statement is correct?

ShopSmart has the right to appeal the arbitrator's decision to a jury trial.

ShopSmart has the right to de novo judicial review.

ShopSmart has the right to appeal the arbitrator's decision to the American Arbitration Association.

ShopSmart cannot appeal the arbitrator's decision.

8.Imagine that the government of Saudi Arabia operates its own airline. The airline is run as a business and it makes a profit. Now imagine that the airline defaults on several loans made to it by U.S. banks. If the U.S. banks sue the Saudi government for the loan default, is the doctrine of sovereign immunity likely to prevent the U.S. courts from hearing the case?

Group of answer choices

Yes, because nations cannot be sued unless they have voluntarily given up their immunity.

No, because the government was engaged in a commercial, rather than political activity.

Yes, because the government was engaged in a commercial, rather than political activity.

No, because sovereign immunity merely prevents citizens of a country from suing their own government; it does not prevent residents of other countries from suing that government.