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How many years does it take to complete a JD at law school?
3, 3 years
which one of the following most accurately expresses the main point of the passage?
a. linguists who argue that chinatown Chinese constitutes a distinct new dialect are mistaken because it is intelligible to speakers of the cantonese dialect
b. because chinatown Chinese is unfamiliar to many native Chinese people, linguists have concluded that it constitutes a distinct new dialect of Chinese
c. the primary claims supporting the view that chinatown Chinese is a distinct new dialect do not stand up to close examination
d. because visitors from china can fairly converse with Chinese americans living in san Francisco, the variety of language there cannot be designated a distinct new dialect
e. although Chinese dialects are difficult to define with certainty, linguists are now in agreement that chinatown Chinese does not constitute a distinct new dialect
c. primary claims supporting the view that chinatown Chinese is a distinct new dialect does not align
ex: the evidence does not hold up
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion of the ethicists argument?
a. ASA should never be given to postoperative cardiac patients in place of TPA
b. TPA is a slightly more effective clot-dissolving agent than ASA
c. the extra expense of TPA cannot be weighed simply against the few additional lives saved
d. ASA is a less expensive clot dissolving agent than TPA
e. relatives of a patient who has died grieve more if the patient received ASA rather than TPA
c the extra expense of TPA cannot be weighed simply against the few additional lives saved
ex: TPA is more expensive, but saves 2 more lives out of 50 than ASA. but since relatives of those who have died won't be mad if they are given cheaper meds, the cost must be weighed.
what landmark Supreme Court case outlawed racial segregation in the US?
a. plessy v ferguson
b. brown v board of education
c. dred scott v sandford
d. mcculloch v maryland
b. brown v boe
What does the word Defendant mean?
A. a person who files a lawsuit
B. a person who a lawsuit is against
C. a prisoner
D. A trial judge
B. person who a lawsuit is against
What does JD stand for?
A juris decorum
b juror deco
c juror doctorate
d juris doctorate
d juris doctorate
the passage suggests that a visitor from china who speaks the same teaditional dialect as a Chinese american person in San Francisco would find it most difficult to converse with that person about
a. news from china
b. mutual relatives in san francisco
c. the Chinese americans daily life in the us
d. the Chinese visitors feelings about the us
e. Chinese cultural traditions
c Chinese American daily life in us
ex: because of slang it can be difficult for a Chinese native and a Chinese american to communicate about life in the us
which one of the folloeing most accurately expresses the overall conclusion of the florists argument
a. it is a good idea for florists to stock up on white carnations before st Patricks day
b. flowers that are naturally green are very rare
c. there are some people who like to have green carnations on st Patricks day
d. white carnations are fairly inexpensive and can easily be dyed green
e. it is very difficult to breed green carnations
a it is a good idea for florists to stock up on white carnations before st Patricks day
ex: its really hard to breed green carnations, but white ones are cheap and you can dye them easily, so florists should stock up on them
what landmark Supreme Court case put in place miranda rights?
a. miranda v alabama
b miranda v arkansas
c miranda v arizona
d miranda v kansas
c miranda v arizona
what does the word habeas corpus mean?
a. you have the mind
b. you have the body
c. you have the soul
d. you have that dawg
How many law schools are there in the state of NC?
a. 6
b 7
c 8
d 5
( chapel hill, duke, Campbell, Elon, wake forest, nccu, high point uni)
the author mentions the words dang tang and gong nghin nghit in order to
a. demonstrate the extent to which american English terms dominate chinatown Chinese
b. illustrate how Chinese americans are able to communicate with each other easily despite using different dialects
c. explain why native Chinese are able to understand Chinese americans with relative ease
d. show why chinatown Chinese should be considered a distinct new dialect
e. exemplify the ways in which american English terms have become part of or have influenced chinatown Chinese
e exemplify the ways in which american English terms have become part of or have influenced chinatown Chinese
ex: these words show how English has become apart of chinatown Chinese
the statements in the passage, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?
a. newton did not intend the quoted comment to be an acknowledgement that his theories of light were largely derived from Hooke's
b. newton did not take credit for any advances that Hooke made in the theory of light
c. newton did not believe that any of Hooke's theories of light were based on those of the ancient greeks.
d. newton intended to credit some contemporary scientists other than Hooke for some of the advances that Newton made in the theory of light
e. newton was not familiar with Hooke's work on the theory of light
a. newton did not intend the quoted comment to be an acknowledgement that his theories of light were largely derived from Hooke's
ex: some might think that newton intended the quote this way, but the author tells us facts about newton and his era that suggests otherwise. newton did not intend the quote this way. this is the reasonable inference the stimulus led to
what landmark Supreme Court case established judicial review for the Supreme Court?
a. Marbury v Madison
b. gibbons v ogden
c. tinker v desmoines
d. Schneck v US
a Marbury v Madison
what does the word parole mean?
a. a inmate was released before a trial after making bail
b. a inmate served time and was granted this after completing their sentence
c. a inmate was given his by a judge for a harsher sentence
d. a inmate gets a party thrown for him by the officers
What test do you need to pass to become a licensed attorney that you study for after you finish law school?
a. the LSAT
b. the GMAT
c. the NCAT
d. the bar
d. the bar
according to the passage, in san Francisco the traditional Chinese dialects spoken by Chinese immigrants to the us
a. remain at their core essentially the same over time
b. eventually merge with other Chinese dialects
c. undergo subtle changes in sound and grammatical structure
d. are often abadnded by native speakers for the cantonses dialect
e. lose much of their traditional vocab as they incorporate transliterated american English terms
a. remain at their core
ex: they stay the same
which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion drawn in the botanists argument?
a. child rearing books should encourage people with children to put poinsettias in their homes
b. poinsettias are not dangerously poisonous
c. according to many child rearing books, poinsettias are dangerous
d. the belief that households with children or pets should not have poinsettias is mistaken
e. poinsettias pose no risk to children or pets
d. the belief that households with children or pets should not have poinsettias is mistaken
ex: people once believed this and child rearing books used to say this. now there is new research saying otherwise. therefore, it is a mistaken belief.
which landmark Supreme Court case determined illegally obtained material cannot be used in criminal trials?
a. Terry v ohio
b mapp v ohio
c texas v johnson
d. Cooper v Aaron
b mapp v ohio
what is an affidavit?
a. a transcript of what occurred during a trial
b. a written letter to the judge for a request to be put on parole
c. a jury deciding to drop all charges against you
d. a written statement confirmed by a party before trial that the content is true to the best of their knowledge
d. a written statement confirmed by another party that is true
What does LSAT stand for?
a. law standardized admission test
b. legal standardized admission test
c. law school admission test
d. lawyer school admission test
c. law school admission test
when the passage refers to transliterated terms the author most likely means words
a. whose sounds and meanings have been directly incorporated into another language
b. that name objects places, and events that are apart of local experience
c. that are written in the same way in another language
d. that are direct translations from another language
e. that sound different in different dialects
a whose sounds and meanings have been directly incorporated into another language
ex: author gives example of this with dang tang
the claim that a choice of diet can affect whether or not one has a heart attack plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
a. it is a subsidiary conclusion
b. it is used to show that we should hold someone morally responsible for damages caused by having a heart attack
c. it is cited as evidence that our concept of moral responsibility should be the same in all situations
d. it is used to disprove the claim that we should not hold criminals morally responsible for damages
e. it is used in support of the conclusion of the argument
e it is used in support of the conclusion of the argument
ex: the author argues that while criminals are held morally responsible for their actions, someone who has a heart attack while driving is not held responsible for the consequences of a crash, even if their heart attack could have been prevented.
a. New Jersey v TLO
b hazelwood v kuhlmeier
c grutter v Bollinger
d roper v Simmons
d roper v simmons
what is a tort?
a. a contract
b. a lawyer performing badly in trial
c. a fancy word for deposition
d. a wrongful act on a right that leads to civil legal liability
d. a wrongful act on a right