The majority of work done by legislative bodies is performed in:

The majority of work done by legislative bodies is performed in:

a. clubs.
b. None of these answers.
c. committees.
d. courts.

Answer: C

A congressman introduces a bill in the House of Representatives. If the bill is approved by the House committee specializing in that subject, the bill will go to:

A congressman introduces a bill in the House of Representatives. If the bill is approved by the House committee specializing in that subject, the bill will go to:

a. the Senate.
b. the voters of the congressman's state for approval.
c. a Conference Committee made up of representatives of both the House and Senate.
d. the full House.

Answer: D

If the President vetoes a bill and if both the House and Senate repass the bill by a two-thirds margin, the bill:

If the President vetoes a bill and if both the House and Senate repass the bill by a two-thirds margin, the bill:

a. is void.
b. goes back to the President for reconsideration.
c. stays vetoed.
d. becomes law.

Answer: D

The Federal Trade Commission promulgated Telemarketing Sales Rules regulating the activities of telemarketers. One of the rules prohibits telemarketers from calling a person's residence at any time other than between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. This legislative rule has the effect of a:

The Federal Trade Commission promulgated Telemarketing Sales Rules regulating the activities of telemarketers. One of the rules prohibits telemarketers from calling a person's residence at any time other than between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. This legislative rule has the effect of a:

a. bill.
b. None of these answers.
c. suggestion.
d. statute.

Answer: D

Marcus lifts weights and is very strong. One afternoon he witnesses a car accident in which the driver is trapped inside the car. Generally, Marcus:

Marcus lifts weights and is very strong. One afternoon he witnesses a car accident in which the driver is trapped inside the car. Generally, Marcus:

a. has a legal duty to try to rescue the driver.
b. has no legal duty to try to rescue the driver.
c. has a legal duty to try to rescue the driver since he probably has the strength and ability to do so.
d. has a legal duty to try to rescue the driver, but only if his efforts will not pose a threat to his own safety.

Answer: B

Psychologist Shein is working with a patient, Alice, who has expressed the intention to seriously harm two of her acquaintances. If you apply the principle set forth by the Supreme Court of California in the Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California case, Psychologist Shein:

Psychologist Shein is working with a patient, Alice, who has expressed the intention to seriously harm two of her acquaintances. If you apply the principle set forth by the Supreme Court of California in the Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California case, Psychologist Shein:

a. has, because of the bystander rule, no duty to warn the foreseeable victims about Alice's expressed intention to harm them.
b. is in a special relationship with patients, and this relationship creates a privilege of confidentiality between the communicants.
c. will be held to a strict duty of care and will be held liable for any victim's injuries if Shein failed to warn a them of Alice's potential violence toward them.
d. has a duty to exercise reasonable care to protect foreseeable victims of Alice's violence.

Answer: D