Law Ch 1-2 Test
The first 10 Amendments are called
Bill of Rights
Makes it a crime for site operators to fail to use proper technology to prevent minors from accessing harmful material
Child Online Protection Act of 1998
What act offers protection to the employer whose employee used the computer system at work to harass his ex-girlfriend
Communication Decency Act
Often-amended act that pioneered the treatment of computer-related crimes as unique offenses in the US Code
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Researches the safety of various consumer products
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
What are the two systems of law used today (English Common Law) and
Roman Civil Law
Majority rule usually involves which off the following ethical reasoning
Rule-based reasoning
Enforces laws regulating the disclosure of information related to the buying and selling of stocks and bonds (stock exchanges themselves)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
A crime is considered an offense against
Society
The statutory definition of murder is
Substantive Law
Makes it criminal to knowingly transport obscene material through the interactive computers or interstate of foreign commerce for sale or distribution
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Attempts to protect holders of famous trademarks from the effects of domain-page registrations that tend to confuse and dilute the trademark's goodwill
Trademark Dilution Act of 1996
An organized group of laws is referred to as a code
True
Business activities are at times governed by criminal law
True
Louisiana is the only one of the 50 states whose legal system was not originally based on the English common law system
True
Most American law courts can use either damages or an injunction or both as remedies in civil cases
True
Paupers, vegabonds, fugitives from justice, and slaves were not entitled to the privileges and immunities of free citizens under the Articles of Confederation
True
Stare Decisis is the doctrine that requires lower courts to adhere to existing case law law in their decisions
True
The US House of Representatives has the power to impeach a president
True
The original Bill of Rights contains the right of peaceful assembly
True
The right to privacy was not acknowledged as a separate right under the 1960s
True
Torts are private wrongs committed against individuals or organizations
True
Which of the following best describes the elements of civil disobedience
Violating law openly, peacefully; accepting punishment for the violation
Which of the first 10 amendments guarantees freedom of the press
1
Woman were guaranteed the right to vote under which amendment
19
The US Senate is made up of how many members from every state
2
Which of the following powers was not retained by the states
All (tort, criminal, probate)
The Groundwork for the Internet was laid in the 1960's by the US Department of
Defense
Formed by the merger of 22 separate agencies into one, its mission is to protect the American homeland from terrorist attack
Department of Homeland Security
Enforces antipollution acts
Environmental Protect Agency (EPA)
Charged with the elimination of workplace discrimination based on race, religion, sex, color, national origin, age, or disability
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
What branch of government is headed by the President
Executive
Interstate transmission of electricity is regulated by the
FERC
An employee's personal email, composed and sent at work, is protected by the right of privacy
False
Businesses cannot commit torts
False
Substitution of damage for revenge is the first stage in the evolution of law
False
The 13 colonies originally created a common government under the "Articles of Incorporation
False
The US is a democracy
False
The two forms of ethical reasoning almost never reach the same conclusions
False
What is obscene is now determined by one uniform national standard
False
Controls all interstate channels of communication and channels of communication between the US and foreign nations. This includes satellite, telegraph, telephone, radio, and television forms of communication
Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
Regulates the interstate transmission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Determines economic policies involving the money supply, credit availability, and interest rates
Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors
Assists the antitrust division of the Justice Department. Enforces laws against anti-competitive business activities. It also is involved in protection consumer rights, preventing monopolistic behavior, and eliminating unfair and deceptive trade practices
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Enforces a number of pure food and drug acts
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Increased potential prison sentences for someone who provided material and misleading false contact information to a domain
Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act of 2004
The "inalienable rights" mentioned in the DOI are "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of "
Happiness
Under the US Constitution, all spending bills must originate in the
House of Representatives
An ethical decision as to what is right or wrong must be reasoned and
Impartial
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on
July 4 1776
Provides for registration and protections of trademarks and copyrights
Lanham Act of 1976
Charged with preserving employee rights to join labor unions and to participate in collective bargaining. It also is charged with eliminating employer, employee, and union unfair labor practices
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Charged with ensuring the safety of nuclear power plants in the United States
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Governs health and safety in the workplace
OSHA
as the statue unduly chilled free speech. 2002 Decision of the US Supreme Court found at 122 S. Ct. 1700
Online Protection Act (COPA)
Legislative enactments by a city government are called
Ordinances
Which was the 13th state to ratify the Constitution
Rhode Island
Opponents of the ratification of the original Constitution claimed the wording failed to protect human
Rights
