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q21 -Common law is based upon actual cases tried in court. Answer True False 2 points Question 22 Most state judges are appointed until age 70, when retirement is usually mandatory. Answer True False 2 points Question 23 To find a person guilty of a crime, the jury or judge must find that the preponderance (majority) of the evidence is against the accused. Answer True False 2 points Question 24 The objective of the criminal law is to compensate victims of crimes. Answer True False 2 points Question 25 Companies that follow Department of Justice compliance codes carefully may suffer smaller penalties for violations of related laws. Answer True False 2 points Question 26 Moral and ethical standards are the same as legal standards. Answer True False 2 points Question 27 In the case of Davis V. Baugh Industrial Contractors, the Washington state high court held that it would abandon an old rule concerning employeer liability for a worksite injury. Answer True False 2 points Question 28 Federal judges are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Answer True False 2 points Question 29 State judges, unlike federal judges, are generally not appointed for life. Answer True False 2 points Question 30 Judges are protected from damages caused by bad decisions they make on the bench by judicial immunity. Answer True False 2 points Question 31 In some matters, such as a dispute between two state governments, the U.S. Supreme Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction. Answer True False 2 points Question 32 Diversity of citizenship is a basis for allowing federal jurisdiction when a legal dispute arises between citizens of different states. Answer True False 2 points Question 33 In general, constructive notice to a defendant, such a publication in the newspaper, is not sufficient notification. Answer True False 2 points Question 34 If a defendant fails to appear in court after receiving a summons, the court will order that a default judgment be entered against that defendant. Answer True False 2 points Question 35 A court can exercise jurisdiction over a corporate defendant if the court is located in the state in which the corporation is incorporated. Answer True False 2 points Question 36 If the parties to a case are from different states, there is more than $75,000 in dispute, and federal law is involved, the case may be heard in either federal or state court. Answer True False 2 points Question 37 The discovery process gives both sides access to the information in the possession of the other side; there are few secrets. Answer True False 2 points Question 38 A principal discovery tool is the written deposition. Answer True False 2 points Question 39 Expert witness testimony will be thrown out if it does not comply with the standards of the profession or science involved. Answer True False 2 points Question 40 In Cooper Tire v. Mendez, involving a blown tire in a serious accident, the Texas high court held that because the expert witness for Mendez was not reliable, the verdict in his favor was thrown out and a verdict entered for Cooper. Answer True False 2 points Question 41 A request for admissions means parties agree to accept certain facts as true and not require them to be proven in court. Answer True False 2 points Question 42 A party may not demand a physical examination of an opposing party in any legal proceeding due to constitutional protection of personal privacy. Answer True False 2 points Question 43 The purpose of a pretrial conference is for the judge to get to know the parties involved in the suit before it is tried. Answer True False 2 points Question 44 The screening process used in selecting the jury members from the jury pool is called voir dire. Answer True False 2 points Question 45 The defendant always goes first in presenting a case in court because the plaintiff brought the suit. Answer True False 2 points Question 46 Punitive damages may not exceed the compensatory damages awarded in a given case. Answer True False 2 points Question 47 Compensatory damages are intended to give injured parties enough money to restore them to the economic position they were in before their injury. Answer True False 2 points Question 48 When a court hears an appeal it may affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the trial court. Answer True False 2 points Question 49 At an arbitration hearing, the procedure followed is very similar to a courtroom trial. Answer True False 2 points Question 50 After an arbitrator hears a dispute, she issues an opinion that is known as a verdict. Answer True False

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