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Devry LAWS 310 (The Legal Environment) Entire Course with final Exam. Get an A++.

LAWS 310 (The Legal Environment)Entire Course  – DeVry 

Laws 310 Week 1 Assignment
Laws 310 Week 1 Quiz  
Laws 310 Week 2 Assignment
Laws 310 Week 2 Quiz  
Laws 310 Week 3 Assignment You Decide; Happy Birthday to You Copyright Law
Laws 310 Week 3 Quiz  
Laws 310 Week 4 Assignment; Burton vs. State College
Laws 310 Week 4 Quiz  
Laws 310 Week 5 Assignment; Gries Sport Enterprises V. Cleveland Browns
Laws 310 Week 5 Assignment; Ms Darcy Vs Big Car Company
Laws 310 Week 5 Quiz  
Laws 310 Week 6 Research Project Paper; Stem Cell Legislation 
Laws 310 Week 7 Simulation Environmental Nuisance Lawsuit  
LAWS 310 Final Exam – Updated 2014

Question 1.1.(TCO 1) The court resolves disputes by (Points : 3)
 making new laws to meet the situation.
 asking the legislature to make a new law to meet the situation.
 applying existing constitutional, statutory, and case law to the situation.
 applying only existing case law or precedent to the situation.
 None of the above 

Question 2.2.(TCOs 3, 5, and 6) Punitive damages are also known as (Points : 3)
 special damages.
 medical damages.
 personal damages.
 exemplary damages.
 extraordinary damages.

Question 3.3.(TCOs 3, 5, and 6) The Uniform Commercial Code controls (Points : 3)
 contracts for the sale of goods.
 contracts involving interstate commerce.
 contracts involving banks.
 contracts for the sale of real property.
 None of the above

Question 4.4.(TCOs 10 & 11) If a defendant makes a claim against a co-defendant in federal court, it is known as a (Points : 3)
 counterclaim.
 cross-claim.
 third-party action.
 cross complaint.
 demurrer.

Question 5.5.(TCOs 1 & 2) Crimes can be committed against (Points : 3)
 property.
 persons.
 the public.
 B and C.
 all of the above

Question 6.6.(TCOs 1 & 2) The warrant is intended to protect persons from (Points : 3)
 overeager law enforcement behavior.
 bad informants.
 exigent circumstances.
 All of the above
 None of the above

Question 7.7.(TCOs 1 & 2) Juries in criminal cases must render a unanimous verdict because (Points : 3)
 the Constitution requires it.
 a person’s liberty is at stake.
 juries are in the best position to decide if someone is guilty.
 Both a and b
 None of the above

Question 8.8.(TCOs 3, 5, & 6) Which of the following indicates a non-ownership interest in real property? (Points : 3)
 Mortgage
 Deed of trust
 Lien
 Lease
 All of the above

Question 9.9.(TCOs 3, 5, & 6) Corporations are formed by filing which document with the secretary of state? (Points : 3)
 Bylaws
 Articles of incorporation
 Stock permit
 Partnership agreement
 Shareholder agreement

Question 10.10.(TCOs 1 & 2) Criminal defendants are not required to present evidence unless they claim _____. (Points : 3)
 self-defense
 insanity
 intoxication
 Both A & B
 None of the above

Question 11.11.(TCOs 8 & 11) Relevant facts are sometimes called (Points : 5)
 key facts.
 focus facts.
 explanatory facts.
 important.
 precedent.

Question 12.12.(TCOs 8 & 11) Before comparing your facts and issues with case law, it is important that you properly identify (Points : 5)
 important precedent.
 facts and issues in your client’s situation.
 judicial history.
 the question presented.
 explanatory facts.

Question 13.13.(TCOs 8 & 11) The thesis paragraph should not (Points : 5)
 set forth the client’s problem.
 state the legal issue.
 explain in detail the legal rules governing the issues.
 state the legal conclusions.
 None of the above

Question 14.14.(TCOs 8 & 11) “The actions were quickly regretted by her” is an example of (Points : 5)
 active voice.
 passive voice.
 use of unnecessary words.
 ambiguous terms.
 None of the above

Question 15.15.(TCOs 8 & 11) Consumer protection legislation (Points : 5)
 was developed largely as a response to marketing practices and changes in technology.
 was developed as a result of consumer pressure for laws regulating manufacturers.
 was developed as a result of pressure by manufacturers for regulation.
 is a right guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.
 None of the above

Question 16.16.(TCOs 8 & 11) The government has an interest in ensuring that safe products are sold because (Points : 5)
 it ensures that manufacturers produce goods which are defect-free.
 the consumer gets a higher-quality product.
 it expects that manufacturers produce goods so that they perform as expected.
 All of the above
 None of the above

Question 17.17.(TCOs 8 & 11) Some secondary sources are referred to as (Points : 5)
 annotations.
 dictionaries.
 finding tools.
 research manuals.
 indexes.

Question 18.18.(TCO 7)Works that may be copyrighted could include: (Points : 5)
  Paintings
 musical composition
  choreography
  None of the above
  All of the above 

Question 19.19.(TCOs 10 & 11) The case brief is often the first step in preparing a formal written analysis, often called (Points : 5)
 a legal memorandum.
 precedent.
 stare decisis.
 case report.
 None of the above

Question 20.20.(TCO 3) If an employee is driving a company van and runs a red light causing serious injury to the other driver, the employer could be held liable under what theory?(Points : 5)
 Contributory negligence
 respondeat superior
 res ipsa loquitur
 all of the above
 None of the above

Question 21.21.(TCOs 4, 9, & 11)A defense to copyright infringement could include: (Points : 5)
 Contributory negligence
 fair use
 the material is not on the internet
 All of the above
 None of the above

 Question 22.22.(TCOs 10 & 11) The law will not allow a person to escape liability for dangerous activities by simply (Points : 5)
 leaving the state.
 hiring an independent contractor to perform for them.
 declaring bankruptcy.
 changing his or her procedures after an injury has occurred.
 declaring that the injured person assumed the risk.

Question 23.23.(TCOs 3, 5, & 6) An advantage of a corporation is (Points : 5)
 limited liability for the owners.
 unlimited life of the corporation.
 ease of transferability of ownership interests.
 All are advantages of a corporation.

Question 24.24.(TCOs 10 & 11) Which of the following frequently offer arbitration 
services
? (Points : 5)

 Private judges
 The court
 The American Arbitration Association
 None of the above
 All of the above



Question 25.25.(TCOs 4, 9, and 11) How does the use of trademarks influence consumer behavior? Name a trademark or service mark with which you are most familiar and why you use this product. (Points : 10)



Question 26.26.(TCO 7)First Amendment protection includes words and actions. However, the First Amendment protection is not absolute. Provide an example of protected symbolic speech. Provide an example of First Amendment speech that is not protected. (Points : 10)





Question 27.27.(TCO 7) How does the Internet create challenges in protecting a copyright? (Points : 10)




Question 28.28.(TCOs 8 & 11) What is the best way to use a legal encyclopedia when conducting legal research? (Points : 10)


Question 29.29.(TCOs 1 & 2) How does the plaintiff in a civil case differ from a plaintiff in a civil case? (Points : 10)

Question 30.30.(TCO 1) What is meant by the term bicameral legislature? (Points : 10)
  
Question 32.32.(TCO 7)Before a court can resolve a legal dispute, the court must have jurisdiction. What are the the components of jurisdiction and how are they defined? (Points : 20)




Question 33.33.(TCO 1) If you are presented with a legal issue for analysis, what are the steps you can take to find out how to resolve that issue? What would be the resources you would use and how would you go about finding those resources?(Points : 20)


STAT 230 OL4 / US2 Sections Final Exam Spring 2015 Complete Solution. Get an A++.



STAT 230
OL4 / US2 Sections
Final Exam
Spring 2015
The final exam will be posted at 12:01 am on May 8, and it is due at 11:59 pm on May 10, 2015. Eastern Time is our reference time.
This is an open-book exam. You may refer to your text and other course materials as you work on the exam, and you may use a calculator. You must complete the exam individually. Neither collaboration nor consultation with others is allowed.
Answer all 25 questions. Make sure your answers are as complete as possible. Show all of your work and reasoning. In particular, when there are calculations involved, you must show how you come up with your answers with critical work and/or necessary tables. Answers that come straight from programs or software packages will not be accepted. If you need to use software (for example, Excel) and /or online or hand-held calculators to aid in your calculation, please cite the sources and explain how you get the results.
Record your answers and work on the separate answer sheet provided.
This exam has 250 total points.
You must include the Honor Pledge on the title page of your submitted final exam. Exams submitted without the Honor Pledge will not be accepted.
1.         True or False. Justify for full credit.                                                                 (25 pts)
If the variance from a data set is zero, then all the observations in this data set must be identical.
(b)  P(A AND Ac )   1, where Ac  is the complement of A.
The mean is always equal to the median for a normal distribution.
A 99% confidence interval is wider than a 95% confidence interval of the same parameter.
It is easier to reject the null hypothesis if we use a smaller significance level α.
Refer to the following frequency distribution for Questions 2, 3, 4, and 5. Show all work. Just the answer, without supporting work, will receive no credit.
A random sample of 25 customers was chosen in UMUC MiniMart between 3:00 and 4:00 PM on a Friday afternoon. The frequency distribution below shows the distribution for checkout time (in minutes).
Checkout Time (in minutes)
Frequency
Relative Frequency
1.0 - 1.9
4
2.0 - 2.9
0.4
3.0 - 3.9
4.0 - 4.9
5
Total
25
2.
Complete the frequency table with frequency and relative frequency.
(5 pts)
3.
What percentage of the checkout times was at least 3 minutes?
(5 pts)
4.
In what class interval must the median lie?  Explain your answer.
(5 pts)
Assume that the largest observation in this dataset is 4.8. Suppose this observation were incorrectly recorded as 8.4 instead of 4.8. Will the mean increase, decrease, or remainthe same?  Will the median increase, decrease or remain the same?  Why?       (5 pts)
Refer to the following information for Questions 6, 7, and 8. Show all work. Just the answer, without supporting work, will receive no credit.
A 6-faced die is rolled two times. Let A be the event that the outcome of the first roll is an even number, and B be the event that the outcome of second roll is greater than 4.
6.         How many outcomes are there in the sample space?                                            (5 pts)
What is the probability that the outcome of the second roll is greater than 4, given that the
first roll is an even number?                                                                            (10 pts)
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8.
Are A and B independent? Why or why not?
(5 pts)
Refer to the following situation for Questions 9, 10, and 11.
The five-number summary below shows the grade distribution of two STAT 200 quizzes.
Minimum
Q1
Median
Q3
Maximum
Quiz 1
12
40
60
95
100
Quiz 2
20
35
50
90
100
For each question, give your answer as one of the following: (a) Quiz 1; (b) Quiz 2; (c) Both quizzes have the same value requested; (d) It is impossible to tell using only the given information. Then explain your answer in each case. (5 pts each)
Which quiz has less interquartile range in grade distribution?
Which quiz has the greater percentage of students with grades 90 and over?
Which quiz has a greater percentage of students with grades less than 60?
Refer to the following information for Questions 12 and 13. Show all work. Just the answer, without supporting work, will receive no credit.
There are 1000 juniors in a college. Among the 1000 juniors, 200 students are in the STAT200 roster, and 100 students are in the PSYC300 roster. There are 80 students taking both courses.
What is the probability that a randomly selected junior is taking at least one of these two courses?                                                                                                          (10 pts)
What is the probability that a randomly selected junior is taking PSYC300, given that he/she is taking STAT200?         (10 pts)
UMUC Stat Club is selecting three officers for the school year - a president, a vice president and a treasurer. There are 10 qualified candidates. How many different ways can the officers be selected? Show all work. Just the answer, without supporting work, will receive no credit.(5 pts)
15. Imagine you are in a game show. There are 6 prizes hidden on a game board with 10 spaces. One prize is worth $100, another is worth $20, and four are worth $5.You have to pay $20 to the host if your choice is not correct. Let the random variable x be the winning. Show all work. Just the answer, without supporting work, will receive no credit.
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(a)
What is your expected winning in this game?
(5 pts)
(b)
Determine the standard deviation of x. (Round the answer to two decimal places)
(10 pts)
16. Mimi just started her tennis class three weeks ago. On average, she is able to return 30% of her opponent’s serves. Assume her opponent serves 10 times. Show all work. Just the answer, without supporting work, will receive no credit.
Let X be the number of returns that Mimi gets. As we know, the distribution of X is a binomial
probability distribution. What is the number of trials (n), probability of successes (p) and
probability of failures (q), respectively?
(5 pts)
(b)
Find the probability that that she returns at least 1 of the 10 serves from her opponent.
(10 pts)
(c)
How many serves can she expect to return?
(5 pts)
Refer to the following information for Questions 17, 18, and 19. Show all work. Just the answer, without supporting work, will receive no credit.
The heights of pecan trees are normally distributed with a mean of 10 feet and a standard deviation of 2 feet.
What is the probability that a randomly selected pecan tree is between 10 and 12 feet tall? (10 pts)
18.       Find the 3rd quartile of the pecan tree height distribution.                                (5 pts)
If a random sample of 100 pecan trees is selected, what is the standard deviation of the samplemean?                                                                                                             (5 pts)
20. A random sample of 225 SAT scores has a sample mean of 1500. Assume that SAT scores have a population standard deviation of 300. Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the mean SAT scores. Show all work. Just the answer, without supporting work, will receive
no credit.
(10 pts)
21.
Consider the hypothesis test given by
H 0  : p
0.5
H1 : p
0.5
ˆ
0.53 .
In a random sample of 225 subjects, the sample proportion is found to bep
Determine the test statistic. Show all work; writing the correct test statistic, without supporting work, will receive no credit.
Determine the p-value for this test. Show all work; writing the correct P-value, without supporting work, will receive no credit.
(c)  Is there sufficient evidence to justify the rejection of H0  at the 0.01 level?Explain.                          (15 pts)
Consumption of a large amount of alcohol is known to increase reaction time. To investigate the effects of small amounts of alcohol, reaction time was recorded for five individuals before and after 2 ounces of alcohol was consumed by each. Does the data below suggest that the consumption of 2 ounces of alcohol increases mean reaction time?
Reaction Time (seconds)
Subject
Before
After
1
6
7
2
8
8
3
4
6
4
7
10
5
9
10
Assume we want to use a 0.10 significance level to test the claim.
Identify the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis.
Determine the test statistic. Show all work; writing the correct test statistic, without supporting work, will receive no credit.
Determine the p-value. Show all work; writing the correct critical value, without supporting work, will receive no credit.
Is there sufficient evidence to support the claim that the consumption of 2 ounces of alcohol increases mean reaction time? Justify your conclusion.(20 pts)
23. A STAT 230 instructor is interested in whether there is any variation in the final exam grades between her two classes Data collected from the two classes are as follows:
Her null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis are:
Determine the test statistic. Show all work; writing the correct test statistic, without supporting work, will receive no credit.
Determine the p-value for this test. Show all work; writing the correct P-value, without supporting work, will receive no credit.
(c)  Is there sufficient evidence to justify the rejection of H0  at the
0.01 level?
Explain.
(10 pts)
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24.
A random sample of 4 professional athletes produced the following data where x is the
number of endorsements the player has and y is the amount of money made (in millions of
dollars).
x
0
1
3
5
y
1
2
3
8
Find an equation of the least squares regression line.  Show all work; writing the correct
equation, without supporting work, will receive no credit.                              (15 pts)
Based on the equation from part (a), what is the predicted value of y if x = 4?  Show all work and justify your answer.                                                                       (5 pts)
The UMUC Daily News reported that the color distribution for plain M&M’s was: 40% brown, 20% yellow, 20% orange, 10% green, and 10% tan. Each piece of candy in a random sample of 100 plain M&M’s was classified according to color, and the results are listed below. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the published color distribution is correct. Show all work and justify your answer.
Color
Brown
Yellow
Orange
Green
Tan
Number
42
21
12
7
18
Identify the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis.
Determine the test statistic. Show all work; writing the correct test statistic, without supporting work, will receive no credit.
Determine the p-value. Show all work; writing the correct critical value, without supporting work, will receive no credit.
Is there sufficient evidence to support the claim that the published color distribution is correct? Justify your answer.(15 pts)