Business Law Exam 2 Flashcards

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What are the two main purposes of criminal law?

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To make society safe and protect from false accusations/punishments

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2
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What does the government have to do prove someone guilty and throw them in jail? What type of trial has no jury?

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Prove beyond reasonable doubt. Bench trial.

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3
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Is restitution when the guilty defendant reimburses the victim for harm caused?

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Yes

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4
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When entrapment occurs does the defendant have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that government forced them to commit a crime?

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Yes

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5
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What does the 4th amendment state?

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Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government

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6
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Which amendment enables individuals to not provide evidence against themselves?

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5th

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7
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What do Miranda Rights state?

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Forceful interrogation may lead to defendants forgetting constitutional rights

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8
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Does 6th amendment guarantee right to lawyer at all important stages of criminal process?

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Yes

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9
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Does the discovery and double jeopardy ensure that the 8th amendment is not violated?

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Yes

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10
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What is wire and mail fraud?

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Involve use of interstate advertising to obtain property by deceit

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11
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What is the difference between phishing and spear phishing?

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Phishing: entering personal details on illegal website, and spear phishing: message that looks like sent from someone they know

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12
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What is the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Crime?

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Powerful federal state aimed at originally organised crime but now criminal/civil lawsuits for previous crimes

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13
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Is a compliance program designed to reduce the amount of lawsuits against a company?

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Yes

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14
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What is a tort?

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Violation of duty imposed by civil law

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15
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What are the two types of defamation and it’s definition?

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Libel (written) and slander (oral). Act of communicating false statements about a person that injures the reputation of that person

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16
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If defamation does not harm the plaintiff may it constitute slander per se and libel per se (oral and written which are assumed to be harmful)?

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Yes

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17
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Does absolute privilege state that witnesses will never be sued for defamation?

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Yes

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18
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What is the difference between battery, assault, and conversion?

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battery: touching another person in a way that is harmful/offensive. assault: act that makes person fear imminent battery. conversion: taking/using someone personal property without consent.

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19
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What are compensatory damages?

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Money intended to restore a plaintiff’s position prior to being injured

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20
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What three factors would determine punitive damages against defendant?

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worthiness of conduct, ratio between harm suffered and award, similar past decisions

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21
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Do the types of jury awards given differ between states?

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Yes

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22
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Does Lanham Act provide broad protection when one business tries to intentionally hurt another?

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Yes

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23
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In a negligence case do all 5 elements have to be proven?

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Yes

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24
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In duty of care does each persona has right to behave as reasonable person would?

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Yes

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25
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Is negligence per se happening when minimum standards set by legislature are violated?

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Yes

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26
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What is the difference between factual and proximate cause?

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Factual: defendant breach led to ultimate harm, and proximate: actual harm must have been foreseeable

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27
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If the jury carries out comparative negligence and discovers the plaintiff had contributory intelligence would the plaintiff had been 50% or more involved?

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Yes

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28
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What two tests have put in place to limit arguments to do with design defect?

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Consumer expectation and risk utility (weighs benefits and dangers towards society)

29
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Have 2/3 of states limited the damage in tort actions and can statue of limitations occur indicating when lawsuits can be filed?

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Yes

30
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Has specific legal exception meant that in certain businesses employees cannot be fired for good, bad, or no reason?

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Yes

31
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Is qualified privileges when employers are only liable for reference they know are false?

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Yes

32
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State one organisation supporting whistle blowers?

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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which promotes public disclosure

33
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Are employers able to follow staff for off-duty conduct such as drugs and alcohol?

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Yes

34
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Does national labor relations act protect all employees involved in collective activity in workplace? Despite SCA can employers check employees social media at work?

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Yes. Yes.

35
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Under what circumstances can an employer make an employee do a polygraph test?

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Employee is part of ongoing investigation, applying for government job, applying to job involving controlled substances

36
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Can the employer be held responsible for data spill and hackings?

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Yes

37
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What does Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provide?

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Employers of 50 + employees made to give basic health insurance

38
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Does the Norris-LaGuardia Act prohibit injunctions in violent labour disputes?

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Yes

39
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Is concerted action tactics by union members to gain bargaining advantage?

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Yes

40
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State two limits to when strikes can be placed?

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60 days cool off period and no union can strike when collective bargaining in place

41
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What are the 3 types of strikes?

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Sit down, partial, and economic

42
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Are picketing and lockouts lawful?

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Yes

43
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Following the civil war were three amendments implemented to do with discrimination? (13th, 14th, 15th)

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Yes

44
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Did the 1866 civil rights act, Plessy v. Ferguson 1896, and Brown v. Board of Education 1954 all associate making everyone equal?

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Yes

45
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Does Title VII prohibit discrimination and does 5th amendment prohibit federal government from depriving individuals of life, liberty, property without due process of law?

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Yes. Yes

46
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Where did Civil Rights Act of 1866 intend to prohibit discrimination?

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Privately and publicly

47
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State definition of disparate treatment and disparate impact?

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Person is treated less favourably due to above reasons. On face not discrimination but on inside is

48
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Unattractiveness is not protected under Title VII?

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True

49
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Does EEOC believe discriminating against transgender is part of Title VII?

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Yes

50
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What are affirmative action programs?

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Revive effects of past discrimination

51
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What is the Bona Fide Qualification (BFOQ)?

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Employer is permitted to establish discriminatory job requirements if essential to position

52
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When are employers not allowed to discriminate with anyone over the age of 40?

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When have 20 or more workers

53
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State 2 Act prohibiting discrimination based on disability?

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Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Americans with Disabilities Act

54
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Does Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act mean employers cannot use previous genetic health history to decide who going to hire?

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Yes

55
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Do people who bring constitutional claims feel suits on their own but do plaintiffs go through EEOC who mediate?

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Yes

56
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Do IP owners know if someone is using it’s software for free?

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No

57
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What is the difference between utility and plant patents?

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Utility is protecting ways invention occurs (94% of all patents) and plant patents occur if able to replicate

58
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Must a patent be novel (substantially different to any public knowledge) and non-obvious?

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Yes

59
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How long after a patent application being filed can it be challenged for? Must an inventor apply in each country where patent is sought?

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9 months and yes.

60
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When does an expression become different? For how long after being published/created does a copyright stand?

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When becomes tangible. 95 years and 120 years

61
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Is fair use doctrine done without author’s permission?

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Yes

62
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Is the ISP (Internet Service Provider) liable for deleting copyright info and circumventing tools to do so if they don’t know it’s illegal?

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No

63
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Is Berne Convention gives copyright protection to artistic and literacy work created in it’s 172 nations?

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Yes

64
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Does Lanham Act require trademarks to be registered?

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Yes

65
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What two ways does trademark dilution occur?

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Blurring (original losing distinctive look by new marks), tarnishment (association with unwholesome goods/services)

66
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What is the difference between the Paris and Madrid Agreement/ Convention?

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Someone who files in one country can do same in another, and any international trademark is available in all signatory nations

67
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What is the Economic Espionage Act of 1996?

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Criminal act to steal (attempt) to benefit someone other than owner?

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A