"Agreeing with one or more other persons to commit a serious crime for a purpose relating directly or indirectly to the obtaining of a financial or other material benefit and, where required by domestic law, involving an act undertaken by one of the participants in furtherance of the agreement or involving an organized criminal group" is akin to the __ Common law model Civil law model Islamic law model Socialist law model None of the above

70. What are the possible rulings, or decisions, that an appeals court can reach? Select ALL that apply. It can determine the punishment for a convicted person. It can send the case to Congress to be decided. It can uphold the result of a trial. It can reverse the result of a trial. It can return the case to the lower court to be tried again.

How many justices make up the U.S.Supreme Court? a. 12 b. 9 c. 10

Article 3 of the Constitution deals with the powers of the Judicial branch. True False

05.10. If an unexpected UST is encountered during construction, what should occur first? A. Call the Illinois State Police. D B. Work shall stop in this area in accordance with 107.19. C. The environmental firm shall contact the DESU. D. The Contractor shall remove the tank so that construction schedules are not affected.

Lawn Company and Mowers, Inc., make yard tools. Both companies use only steel produced in the United States. Lawn's ad claims, "We use only U.S. steel, while our competitor uses inferior foreign steel!" Under the advertising standards of the Federal Trade Commission Act, this statement is most likely a half-truth puffery. an obvious exaggeration. a false claim about a competitor's product.

A server serves alcohol to a young-looking patron who presented a fake ID that appeared to be valid. Who has most likely committed a crime? a. the bartender b. the patron c. the server d. the owner of the establishment

9. Which of the following is NOT right? A. Accessing private use of a telephone B. Participating in social and religious activities C. Interfering with the rights of other residents D. Refusing treatment

This case made it illegal to segregate students in public schools by race. Plessy v Ferguson Scott v Sanford (Dred Scott) Schenck v United States Brown v Board of Education

The 10th amendment guarantees that state governments will always exist. True False

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Due to HIPAA telehealth cannot be used for mental health care. True False

Which of the following defects to mutual assent involves the use of the threat of force to compel a person to act? \begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline 1.78\ points\ &\ Multiple\ Choice\ \\ \hline eBook\ &\ One\ of\ the\ parties\ is\ under\ duress.\ \\ \hline One\ of\ the\ parties\ is\ under\ andvd\ influence.\ \\ \hline One\ of\ the\ parties\ is\ under\ menace.\ \\ \hline One\ of\ the\ parties\ is\ committing\ fraud.\ \\ \hline \end{array}

If an attorney believes that he or she isn't competent to handle a case, he or she may ethically do all of the following except A) accept the case on behalf of another attorney. B) accept the case and try to get up to speed on the material. C) accept the case but work with another attorney. D) decline the case.

15. If you do not want to be passed it is ok to speed up while someone is trying to pass you True False

An attorney who wants to write a book about a case he or she is involved lin A) may only use a ghostwriter. B) may not negotiate with a publisher unti he or she no longer represents the affected client. C) must include his or her client as co-author. D) is prohibited from doing so.

In many states, what has been developed to hear cases involving defendants with severe mental illnesses who are facing misdemeanor or non-violent felony convictions? A) Treatment Court B) Mental Health Court C) Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition D) Intermediate Punishment

Which of the following is information that a lawyer is not permitted to state in an extrajudicial statement to the media or public? A) The court the case is being tried in B) The name of the judge C) Basic information of the defendant D) Information regarding a plea

Competent legal advice and representation require only pursuing or bringing claims into court that have A) bias. B) merit. C) a low profile. D) funding.

Which of the following is not one of three theories on leadership in the criminal justice field? A) Contingency theory B) Personality theory C) Behavioral theory D) Trait theory

Which of the following professions would have no ethical implications for someone serving as a judge? A) Teaching in higher education B) Working as a government accountant C) Practicing law for low-income individuals D) A judge can have no other professions.any other employment would pose conflicts of interest.