Question 1

What is the federal minimum wage per hour in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)   $7.25
B)   $8.30
C)   $5.30
D)   $6.50
E)   $10.00F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

In the civil law system, which of the following has the primary responsibility for the development of evidence?

Accepted Answer

A)   The attorneys
B)   The court clerk
C)   Officers of the court specifically charged with gathering evidence
D)   The judge
E)   WitnessesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following is a doctrine that permits courts to decline to exercise jurisdiction where there is a more convenient forum to hear the case?

Accepted Answer

A)   Forum non conveniens
B)   Abstention
C)   Convenience el forum
D)   Jurisdictional convenience
E)   Absolute privilegeF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

The United States has no bilateral trade agreements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Because ethical issues vary from country to country, international business persons should not take ethical considerations into account in the decision-making process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following systems originated from the English legal system?

Accepted Answer

A)   Civil law
B)   Asian law
C)   Statutory law
D)   Inquisitorial law
E)   Common lawF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

"Employment law." Clare, who has a successful pet grooming business, is planning to expand her operations from the U.S. into Canada and perhaps Mexico. A friend of hers, Bill, told her that she should carefully investigate the laws in those countries before she proceeded. Clare responded, however, that she was not concerned because by international treaty, and under NAFTA, so long as she is a U.S. citizen, she only has to obey the U.S. laws. Laws of other countries would not apply to her business operations. Clare also replied that any other country would have the same strict employment-at-will standard as exists in the U.S. She tells him the strict employment-at-will standard has not changed over the years, and that the nature of the relationship between employer and employee remains untouched.

-Is Clare correct that there has been no change in the concept of employment-at-will in this country and that the relationship between employer and employee has remained the same?

Accepted Answer

A)   She is correct.
B)   She is incorrect, but the employment relationship has changed only in respect to minimum wage.
C)   She is incorrect, but the employment relationship has changed only in respect to the issue of workers' compensation.
D)   She is incorrect, but the employment relationship has changed only in the area of employment discrimination.
E)   She is incorrect.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Exam 6: International and Comparative Law

Which of the following systems originated from the English legal system?

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Which of the following is a doctrine that permits courts to decline to exercise jurisdiction where there is a more convenient forum to hear the case?

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In the civil law system, which of the following has the primary responsibility for the development of evidence?

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Because ethical issues vary from country to country, international business persons should not take ethical considerations into account in the decision-making process.

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The United States has no bilateral trade agreements.

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What is the federal minimum wage per hour in the U.S.?

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Which of the following is a doctrine that permits courts to decline to exercise jurisdiction where there is a more convenient forum to hear the case?

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In the civil law system, which of the following has the primary responsibility for the development of evidence?

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Because ethical issues vary from country to country, international business persons should not take ethical considerations into account in the decision-making process.

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The United States has no bilateral trade agreements.

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