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QUIZ #14: THE LETTERS "O" & "Q"

1. In general, "ordinances" are laws passed by:

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Ordinary people

The federal government

State governments

Municipalities

2. Which of these cases established the three-prong test for "obscenity"?

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Clinton v. Lewinsky

Mapp v. Ohio

Miller v. California

The People v. Larry Flynt

3. "Oyez" (pronounced 'O yes') is usually shouted out:

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During lovemaking

To command attention when a proclamation is about to be made

To make an objection at trial

During a voice vote in a legislative body

4. The "overbreadth doctrine" invalidates laws that regulate:

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The sale of mouthwash

Free speech

Weight loss pills

Transportation

5. A case is "on all fours" when:

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It is a "dog" of a case

Each side has two lawyers

It can be decided within the four corners of a single document

It is in all points similar to another

6. The "original grade doctrine" exempts which of these parties from liability?

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Doctors

Lawyers

Governments

Teachers

7. The obsolete term "oratrix" was used to describe a:

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Female petitioner

Female lawyer

Female dentist

Woman dressed in latex and charging $300/hour

8. The "odd lot doctrine" applies to:

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Insanity defenses

Securities litigation

Workers' compensation cases

Real estate transactions

9. "Qua" is Latin for:

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"What?"

"In the capacity of"

"Wherefore"

"Hey!"

10. The minimum number that constitutes a "quorum" in the U.S. Senate is:

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100

11. A "quitclaim" deed is used:

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In employment disputes

By valet parkers

To transfer personal property

To release claims in real property

12. A motion is "quashed" when:

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Rosie O'Donnell sits on opposing counsel

The lawyers get together to play racquetball

It is vacated

It is granted

13. The equitable doctrine of "quantum meruit" allows reimbursement for:

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Used physics textbooks

The cost of traveling to and from court

Labor and materials

Money loaned in earnest

14. "Quid pro quo" is another term for:

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"The kid is a real pro!"

Donative promises

Anticipatory breach

Mutual consideration

15. In a "quotient verdict," damages are determined by:

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Prayer

Taking the average of the individual jurors' damage awards

Dividing the jurors into two teams

Splitting the difference between the amounts offered by the plaintiff and the defendant

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