1.2 Business Law

The Federal Court of Appeals is considered a/an _________ court.

• high level
• intermediate
• lower level
• civil

Which of the following case type does small claims court NOT hear? 

• Breach of contract
• Divorce proceedings
• Unpaid rent
• Customer complaints

The U.S. Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice and how many associate judges?

• Five
• Ten
• Six
• Eight

Which of the following traits does NOT describe the Chief Justice?

• Shares responsibility with the president
• Is elected by the president
• Holds lifetime position
• Represents the jury to the judge

Which type of Trial procedures has a burden of proof of "beyond reasonable doubt"?

• Civil
• Criminal
• Tort
• Juvenile

Pleadings are only used in Criminal cases.

• True
• False

Bringing a lawsuit is called:

• Arbitration
• Discovery
• Litigation
• Mediation

A person who is found not guilty, may not be tried for the same crime.

• True
• False

Methods used to bring out facts before a trial is called:

• Arbitration
• Burden of Proof
• Pleadings
• Discovery

One result of plea bargaining is that

• it costs the government a lot of money
• most criminal cases go to trial
• defendants get milder punishments
• defendants plead not guilty