MULTIPLE

CHOICE

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1.

The legal system we have in America:

a.

Is an equal mixture of laws from all the colonies of

America.

b.

Is based heavily on the English legal system of common law and equity.

c.

Is unlike any other legal system.

d.

Was an entirely new invention of the colonists before the Revolutionary

War.

4.

The document containing specific guarantees of individual liberty is:

a.

The Bill of Rights.

b.

The Uniform Commercial Code.

c.

The Constitution.

d.

A restraining order.

6.

A criminal action:

a.

May be filed by a private citizen to protect private rights.

b.

Requires a lower standard of proof than a civil action.

c.

Results in the awarding of damages to the injured person.

d.

Punishes offenses that injure society as a whole.

7.

The crimes that carry the most severe penalties are called:

a.

Wobblers.

b.

Felonies.

c.

Misdemeanors.

d.

Infractions.

8.

A tort:

a.

Is always based on a negligent activity.

b.

Is prosecuted by a district attorney.

c.

Is a civil wrong for which damages may be

recovered.

d.

Is the result of a failure to exercise reasonable care toward

someone.

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6.

The LMRDA does NOT require:

a.

Unions to file a complete listing of assets, liabilities, receipts, and disbursements.

b.

Officials of unions to sign union reports.

c.

Unions to file monthly reports.

d.

Employers to report expenditures made to influence union organizational activity.