Legal and ethical chapter 4

Identify the roles of a mediator in the mediation process. (Check all that apply.) Multiple select question. Mediators are given the power to determine a binding resolution. Mediators may help in opening up communication between the parties. Mediators' decisions are legally binding and final. Mediators propose a solution that is likely in the nature of a compromise.

2 and 4

According to a 2017 study by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, in the prior year, what percentage of the civil legal problems reported by low-income Americans received inadequate or no legal help?

86

How many federal district courts are there?

94

Which of the following is correct regarding proper venue for a case?

A case will be heard by a court geographically closest to the incident or property in question.

Which of the following is an objective of the law?

resolve conflict fairly

Which of the following is correct regarding lawyers and lawsuits in Japan?

shortage

If a plaintiff demonstrates that her interest in the outcome of the controversy is sufficiently direct and substantial to justify the court's intervention, the plaintiff is said to have which of the following?

standing to sue

Which of the following laws create, define, and regulate legal rights and obligations?

substantive

The first pleading filed by a plaintiff in a civil action is known as which of the following?

the complaint

True or false: A court must have jurisdiction over both the subject matter and the persons involved in the case.

true

Identify the court that occupies the top position of the court pyramid.

US supreme court

All but which of the following are correct regarding standing to sue? Mere interest in the issue involved is insufficient to obtain standing to sue. All who wish to bring a claim before a court are permitted to do so without reservation. The plaintiff must show that his interest in the outcome of the controversy is sufficiently substantial to justify the court's intervention. The plaintiff must show that her interest in the outcome of the controversy is sufficiently direct to justify the court's intervention.

All who wish to bring a claim before a court are permitted to do so without reservation.

A conflict resolution process that does not resort to the court system is known as which of the following?

Alternative conflict resolution

Which of the following is not a basic option to change bad business behavior? Have the federal or state government to "confiscate" (i.e., take ownership of) the business Rely on some combination of the market, ethics, and law Let the market regulate business behavior (i.e., leave choices to the ethical dictates of individual decision makers) Pass a law

Have the federal or state government to "confiscate" (i.e., take ownership of) the business

Which of the following is correct regarding a class action lawsuit?

It enhances judicial efficiency by bringing many claims together in one case.

Which of the following are the objectives of the law for a fair, efficient legal system? (Check all that apply.)

Maintaining order in our diverse, rapidly changing society Preserving dominant values

Identify the primary sources of United States law. (Check all that apply.)

Statutes Regulations Constitutions Cases

Which of the following refers to a lawsuit where multiple plaintiffs join together to represent themselves and all others who are similarly situated to file a single lawsuit alleging similar harm arising from the same, or substantially the same, wrong?

class action

Identify the type of court that is at the base of the court pyramid in most states in the United States.

district or superior court

True or false: Parties to a trial cannot seek a change of venue even when there is unfavorable pretrial publicity.

false

True or false: Procedural law addresses the judicial system, but it does not include the rules by which the judicial system operates.

false

Common law, which is derived from cases, is also known as which of the following?

judge made law

A court with the necessary power and authority to hear a dispute is known as a court with

jurisdiction

Which of the following introduces a neutral third party into the resolution process?

mediation

Legal critic Philip K. Howard argues that we need all but which of the following?

more litigation

Each party sets his or her initial case before the court with documents known as which of the following?

pleadings