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Writ of certiorari
A. A writ of the court ordering the sheriff to seize or hold a debtor's property and bring the property before the court. B. A judicial order that a judgment be enforced. C. A writ to compel perf…... 酱板鸭- 1
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K was injured by a car and lied on the walkway bleeding. L passed by and saw K, but he did not stop. Later K died because of bleeding and K’s personal representative sued L. If the court held for K, it would be because
A. L was K's husband. B. L was a passer-by. C. L was a nurse on his way to work. D. L was a court clerk. 【答案与解析】... 酱板鸭- 0
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Declaration of Independence
A. A declaration made in 1689 to proclaim the rights of British subjects. B. In French history, a declaration made in 1789 to enumerate the "natural, inalienable and sacred rights of man." C…... 酱板鸭- 1
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Standard of review
A. justification used by judges to explain politically-compelled decisions. B. The original jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme Court. C. The results of an annual judicial conference held to review the f…... 酱板鸭- 0
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A lawyer paid by the country to defend one who is indigent (without funds).
A. Public prossecutor B. Public defender C. Prosecuting attorney D. Probation officer 【答案与解析】... 酱板鸭- 0
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Power of attorney
A. A written instrument appointing and authorizing a person to act in the place of another agent or substitute. B. The chief law officer of the federal government or of each state government. C. The a…... 酱板鸭- 0
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A term used to describe legal services provided to client free of charge.
A. Nisi prius B. Prima facie C. Mens rea D. Pro bono 【答案与解析】... 酱板鸭- 0
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Socratic Method
A. Endless series of questions based on the writings of Socrates. B. Dramatization used by trial lawyers to convince a jury that their client's position is correct. C. A method used by guilty par…... 酱板鸭- 0
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In a car accident, G was injured and sued H and J for negligence. The rule of joint and several liability was adopted by the court and the damage of G was determined at $10,000 in total. Suppose the jury found G was 30% liable, while H and J each was 35% liable, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. G may only collect $7,000 from H. B. G may only collect $7,000 from J. C. G may only collect $3,500 from H. D. G may collect $3,500 from H, and $3,500 from J. 【答案与解析】... 酱板鸭- 1
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C is an employee of D Co.. One day, when transporting goods for D Co., C negligently hit a pedestrian E. If E sued D Co. and won, the most probable reason would be the following BUT
A. D Co. was the principal of C. B. D Co. was vicariously liable. C. D Co. signed an employment contract with C. D. C did not have money to pay damages. 【答案与解析】... 酱板鸭- 0
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A common law doctrine providing that an acceptance made in response to an offer is valid and forms a binding contract at the time of its dispatch, as when it is placed in the mail box, if that method of accepting is a reasonable response to the offer.
A. First-in-Time Rule B. Mailing Rule C. Business Judgement Rule D. Mailbox Rule 【答案与解析】... 酱板鸭- 0
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X and Y signed a contract under which X agreed to sell certain equipment to Y at $100,000. Right after the contract was signed, X assigned the contractual right to F, a financial company in return of cash payment. When F tried to collect payment of $100,000 from X and failed, F sued X. Which of the following statements is true?
A. F will not win because the contract provided that "neither party will assign this contract." B. F will not win because F was not a party to the contract. C. F will not win because F was b…... 酱板鸭- 0
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O is the representative of a college students’ union and is organizing a student sports game. P store agreed to sell to O ten boxes of “Purity” bottled water for the game. However, the water delivered to O actually bore the label of “Clean and Sweet,” which brand was as good as “Purity”. Q, a sales representative of “Purity” water sued P store for breach of contract and the court held for P, the most probable reason would be
A. Q was a intended benificiary. B. Q was a donee beneficiary. C. Q was a incidental beneficiary. D. Q was not a party to the contract. 【答案与解析】... 酱板鸭- 0
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O hired W to help remove 3 big trees from one corner of O’s farm to another corner. When W had moved the first tree, there was a fire burning down all three trees without the fault of either O or W. Which of the following statements is NOT ture?
A. W does not need to do anything for O. B. O needs to pay one-third of agreed sum to W according to the contract. C. O needs to pay one-third of the agreed sum to W based on quasi-contract doctrine. …... 酱板鸭- 0
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A bought a car from dealer B and had an accident because of the defect of the car. If A sues B, what would be the most likely result?
A. A will not win unless he can prove that B was negligence. B. A will not win unless he can prove that B was negligence and without defenses. C. A will not win because B was not the manufacturer. D. …... 酱板鸭- 0
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During a trial for robbery, the defense lawyer called a witness to testify that two days before the robbery, the defendant told him that he was going to visit his relatives in another city. The prosecutor objected on the ground of hearsay. If the court overruled the objection, which would be the most probable reason?
A. The testimony was not hearsay. B. The testimony fell within a hearsay exception: present sense impression. C. The testimony fell within a hearsay exception: then-existing state of mind. D. The test…... 酱板鸭- 0
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A gave a ride to his friend B and hit a pedestrian C. C sued A for personal injury and planned to use in court B’s diary that he wrote about the accident two days after the accident. The opponent objected. Which of the following is true? ( )
A. The diary was hearsay and not admissible. B. The diary was excluded from hearsay and thus admissible. C. The diary was within one of the exceptions to hearsay and admissible. D. The diary was not h…... 酱板鸭- 0
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In a murder trial, the prosecutor planned to call the defendant’s attorney to testify that the defendant had admitted to him that he did kill the victim. The court will ( ).
A. allow it because it would prove the case. B. allow it because the defendant had destroyed all other evidence. C. not allow it because this conversation is privileged. D. not allow it because the at…... 酱板鸭- 0
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X died one day after the husband Y purchased a life insurance for her with Y as the beneficiary. Y was prosecuted for murder. The prosecutor planned to present the insurance policy as evidence to prove that Y had a motive t kill his wife. Would the court allow it?
A. Yes, because the insurance has a tendency to show that Y had a motive to kill X. B. No, because the probative value of the insurance is substantially outweighed by the dangers of unfair prejudice. …... 酱板鸭- 0
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During a trial for robbery, the defense lawyer called a witness to testify that two days before the robbery, the defendant told him that he was going to visit his relatives in another city. The prosecutor objected on the ground of hearsay. If the court sustained the objection, the reasons would be the following But ( ).
A. The testimony was hearsay not within any exception. B. The testimony was intended to prove that the defendant was not the robber. C. The testimony presented an out-of-court statement offered in cou…... 酱板鸭- 0
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If a state law was held to have violated both the state constitution and the federal constitution by the state’s supreme court, will the US Supreme Court grant certiorari to review the state court decision? ( )
A. No, because the US Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction over this case. B. No, because the state court's decision in this case rests on adequate and independent state law grounds. C. Yes, …... 酱板鸭- 0
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