Cob 218 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

COB 218 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Distinguish between a motion to dismiss, a motion for a judgment on the pleadings and a motion for summary judgment. (2) - Answer-- A motion to dismiss is a request by the defendant that asks a judge or a court in a civil case to dismiss the case because even if all the allegations are true, the plaintiff is not entitled to any legal relief. - A motion for a judgment on the pleadings, in a civil case, is a request made by either party, after p...

COB 218 Test 1 Questions with Correct Answers 1-2 In this lawsuit, who is the plaintiff, and who is the defendant? - Answer-Arthur Rabe is the plaintiff. Xavier Sanchez is the defendant. Defendant - Answer-one against whom the lawsuit is brought Plaintiff - Answer-initiator of the lawsuit 1-2 If Rabe wants Sanchez to perform the contract as promised, what remedy should Rabe seek? - Answer-injuction, specific performance, rescission (remedy at equity) Injunction - Answer-directing a pa...

COB 218 Chp 17 Test Questions with Correct Answers Title VII - Answer-prohibits discrimination against employees, applicants, and union members on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or gender, pregnancy, sexual harassment at any stage of employment. applies to 15+ employees/ union members, labor unions that operate hiring halls, employment agencies, state/local governing units What kind of conduct is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act? - Answer-Discriminati...

COB 218 Chapter 2 Test Questions with Answers The doctrine of judicial review allows - Answer-the judicial branch to decide whether laws or actions of the other two branches are constitutional The power of judicial review has remained unchallenged since which Supreme Court decision? - Answer-Marbury v. Madison When a state exercises jurisdiction over property within that state, this type of jurisdiction is called in personam. - Answer-False (in rem jurisdiction - jurisdiction over the ...

COB 218 Study Questions with Correct Answers Jurisdiction - Answer-to the power of a court to hear a particular case Original Jurisdiction - Answer-the power to hear and decide a case when it first enters the legal system appellate jurisdiction - Answer-the power to review a lower court decision to determine whether the lower court erred in rendering its verdict In personam - Answer-a court can exercise personal jurisdiction over any person or business that resides in a certain geograp...

COB 218 Chp 17 Test Questions with Correct Answers Title VII - Answer-prohibits discrimination against employees, applicants, and union members on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or gender, pregnancy, sexual harassment at any stage of employment. applies to 15+ employees/ union members, labor unions that operate hiring halls, employment agencies, state/local governing units What kind of conduct is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act? - AnswerDiscriminati...

COB 218 Study Questions with Correct Answers Jurisdiction - Answer-to the power of a court to hear a particular case Original Jurisdiction - Answer-the power to hear and decide a case when it first enters the legal system appellate jurisdiction - Answer-the power to review a lower court decision to determine whether the lower court erred in rendering its verdict In personam - Answer-a court can exercise personal jurisdiction over any person or business that resides in a certain geograp...

COB 218 Chapter 11 Study Questions with Correct Answers Major obstacles to genuine assent - Answer-- Mistake - Misrepresentation - Undue Influence - Duress Mistake - Answer-An erroneous belief about the facts of a contract at the time the contract is concluded. When a mistake occurs, legal assent is absent. Mistakes in contract law do NOT result from the untrue statements of the other party to the contract Unilateral Mistake - Answer--The result of error by ONE party about a mater...

COB 218 Chapter 11 Study Questions with Correct Answers Major obstacles to genuine assent - Answer-- Mistake - Misrepresentation - Undue Influence - Duress Mistake - Answer-An erroneous belief about the facts of a contract at the time the contract is concluded. When a mistake occurs, legal assent is absent. Mistakes in contract law do NOT result from the untrue statements of the other party to the contract Unilateral Mistake - Answer--The result of error by ONE party about a material ...

COB 218 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers Public Disclosure Test - Answer-The television test; requires you to act as if your actions were being broadcasted Universalization Test - Answer-The ethical guideline that urges us to consider before we act, what the world would be like if everyone acted in this way Original Jurisdiction - Answer-The power to hear and decide cases when they first enter the legal system Appellate Jurisdiction - Answer-The power to review previous judici...