PAD 525 FINAL EXAM 2016

Question 1
Which of the following is most likely to be governed by states’ laws?   

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Question 2 
The following is an accurate description of state constitutions:            
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Question 3 
Which of the following is most likely to be primarily governed by federal law:            
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Question 4 
The following describes the common law:            
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Question 5 
In what part of the U.S. Constitution is freedom of speech identified?                

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Question 6 
The law found to be unconstitutional in Griswold v. Connecticut was:                
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Question 7 
The Bill of Rights was:            
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Question 8 
In Griswold v. Connecticut, on what basis did concurring Justice Goldberg see authority in the Ninth Amendment for a right of privacy?                
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Question 9 
In what part of the U.S. Constitution does an Equal Protection Clause appear?            
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Question 10 
The U.S. Supreme Court held that separate public schools were inherently unequal in:         

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Question 11 
Use of numerical quotas to achieve racial diversity was:       

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Question 12 
In what part of the U.S. Constitution does a Due Process Clause appear?             

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Question 13     
To what extent is expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment?   

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Question 14 
To what extent must a religion be well established in history for its practices to be protected under the First Amendment?           

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Question 15 
Which of the following does the First Amendment provide with respect to freedom of speech?    Selected Answer:

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Question 16 
Which of the following is the most correct description of state public records laws?            
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Question 17 
To whom does the federal Government in the Sunshine Act apply?           

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Question 18 
What was at issue the 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case of New York Times Co. v. United States?   

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Question 19 
Which of the following is the language from the First Amendment regarding the freedom of the press?           

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Question 20 
All of the following can be registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office except:            Selected Answer:

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Question 21 
What payment does the U.S. Constitution require to the owner when government acquires property through use of eminent domain?           

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Question 22 
The U.S. Supreme Court has held that local zoning regulations are constitutional if:                Selected Answer:

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Question 23 
In a corporation the following have the legal authority to make fundamental decisions about corporate existence:                    
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Question 24 
Limited liability companies are a popular form of business entity because:                    
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Question 25 
The federal rules for general government contracting requirements are the:         

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Question 26 
The following is the most accurate description of a public employer’s legal right to consider political affiliation in hiring and termination decisions:   

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Question 27 
Under the usual state whistleblower law a public employee:                
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Question 28 
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964:                
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Question 29 
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act applies to employees who are at least the following age:            
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Question 30
In a tort claim punitive damages are:                    
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Question 31
Medical expenses for injuries suffered as a result of someone else’s negligence would be considered what kind of damages?     

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Question 32
The Federal Tort Claims Act:      

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Question 33
The Fourth Amendment prohibits           

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Question 34 
The compilation of all federal rules currently in effect is:       

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Question 35 
The federal Administrative Procedure Act was enacted in:   

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Question 36 
An agency rule that explains an agency’s understanding of the law or its regulations is known as:              

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Question 37
An elected  public official who improperly applies public property to personal use:     

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Question 38 
Local government ethics rules tend to:                    
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Question 39
State ethics laws:   

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Question 40
In a mediation:   

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Question 41
Injunctive relief is:   

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Question 42
In litigation, the plaintiff:      

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Question 43 
Which of the following representations by a lawyer to a court during a trial would likely be a breach of the lawyer’s professional obligations?   

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Question 44 
Under which of the following circumstances may a lawyer disclose a confidential client-lawyer communication?   

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Question 45
A lawyer is licensed to give advice in a specialty area, such as real estate law, only if:       

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Question 46
A lawyer who represented the government in a particular matter:                    
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Question 47 
A series of publications that provide a means of checking cases, statutes, and other authority for subsequent and related authority is:           

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Question 48
C.F.R. stands for:   

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Question 49 

In an A.L.R. you would find:                
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Question 50 

Local government ordinances are published:   

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