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Alternative Dispute Resolution: Understanding ADR and Its Implications, Quizzes of Introduction to Sociology

The concept of alternative dispute resolution (adr), its definition, and various related terms. It also discusses the historical context of adr, its impact on law, and specific cases such as plessy vs. Ferguson and brown vs. Board of education. The document also touches upon topics like stare decisis, jury nullification, and the role of the courts.

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Uploaded on 12/04/2015

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Download Alternative Dispute Resolution: Understanding ADR and Its Implications and more Quizzes Introduction to Sociology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Vengeance DEFINITION 1 According to Oliver Wendell Holmes in The Common Law, what were early forms of legal procedure grounded in? TERM 2 Alternative dispute resolution DEFINITION 2 In rural or small communities grievances or disputes still occur. In Many, there is a(n) ___ which is a way for the resolution to take place in a face to face manner and generally in a short period of time? TERM 3 Oaxaca DEFINITION 3 Which major city was closest to the area that anthropologist Laura Nader was working in her documentary "Little Injustices" and her book The Life of the Law? TERM 4 The courts look for a compromise of "middle ground" between parties in Talea DEFINITION 4 Anthropologist Laura Nader explains that one of the differences between society and law in Talea compared to the United States is that... TERM 5 A and B DEFINITION 5 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s jurisprudence on an evolutionary theory of law encompassed...a. Critiques of at-the-time modern practices of law which were experience-based and not logic- basedb. scientific approaches to law classification and the hegemonic advantage involved with public policyc. a thesis contradicting the jurisprudence and teachings of Aristotled. a and b TERM 6 Equivocation DEFINITION 6 Telling your parents that you did not get any questions wrong on your ISS exam when in reality you never took the exam is an example of... TERM 7 Alternative dispute resolution DEFINITION 7 What does ADR stand for? TERM 8 Sought aid from "third party intermediaries" DEFINITION 8 From the large number of letters Laura Nader received from her brother, Ralph, she and her students learned that people who felt unfairly treated and had no access to legal protection... TERM 9 All of the above (prescriptive rules, observable regularities, instances of dispute) DEFINITION 9 Law has been studied in ways that may be categorized as...a. prescriptive rulesb. observable regularitiesc. instances of disputed. all of the above TERM 10 Two hours or less DEFINITION 10 About how long does it take the people of Paso De Telaya, Mexico to have their cases hear in a trial?/ TERM 21 All of the above (allocate authority, identify socially acceptable lines of behavior, settle trouble cases) DEFINITION 21 What is a function of law?a. to allocate authorityb. to identify socially acceptable lines of behaviorc. to settle trouble casesd. all of the above TERM 22 True DEFINITION 22 Law is integral to culture, and culture is integral to law. TERM 23 Got the car fixed after Pontiac found out she was going to be in the movie "Little Injustices" DEFINITION 23 In the movie"Little injustices" the women who was having problems with he Pontiac... TERM 24 All of the above (necessary & constructive, more info about culture than the rules..., 'song duel') DEFINITION 24 Disputes are/were... TERM 25 In GA it was illegal for black men to be outside of their homes between 11P & 5A DEFINITION 25 Which of the following laws is NOT an example of a Jim Crow Law as discussed in class? TERM 26 Universal norms DEFINITION 26 There are no ____ because what is normal in one society may not be normal in another. TERM 27 Not harmful DEFINITION 27 In the movie "Little Injustices" when the president of Caloric Appliances was on the Betty Furness Show he stated that the pieces of the porcelain which were falling off of the inside of the oven were... TERM 28 Social norms are only legal when authority applies force in opposition DEFINITION 28 Which of the following statements is false? TERM 29 People who complain within the system are keeping the system alive DEFINITION 29 In the film "Little Injustices" what did we learn about how our society handles little injustices? TERM 30 A statement that must be followed regardless of consequences,even if the intended purpose is no longer valid&may cause harm if followed DEFINITION 30 Which of the following is NOT considered "law" according to lecture? TERM 31 All of the above DEFINITION 31 Jim Crow Laws are laws that...a. restricted the freedom of African Americans from the 1880's-1960'sb. enforced separate facilities for black and whitesc. were created with the notion "separate but equal"d. all of the above TERM 32 People were not adapting passively to policies imposed upon them, particularly when these legal chances affected their culture... DEFINITION 32 In law movements in America's 1960's were proactive. Why were they (or any other law movement) considered proactive? TERM 33 All of the above DEFINITION 33 What are some characteristics of hegemony?a. obtaining consent and legitimacy, about dominance and subordination, both constraining and disablingb. looking at the numerous ways in which law at first glance appears acceptable or neutralc. making assumptions about existing order that are accepted by dominant and dominating aliked. all of the above TERM 34 Both a and b are correct DEFINITION 34 In The Case of the Almost White Traveler, Urofsky pointed out that the only issue that either party cared about was the constitutionality of legally required separation. However, by the time of Brown vs. Board of Education (1954)... TERM 35 All of the above DEFINITION 35 Laura Nader asserts that in product liability cases, media reports usually...a. are highly in favor of the defendantsb. show a bias toward "tort reform"c. appear to show that the legal system is running amokd. all of the above TERM 46 WWII DEFINITION 46 After what war did President Truman order the integration of the US Armed forces? TERM 47 African Americans DEFINITION 47 The Jim Crow Laws restricted freedom for which group of people... TERM 48 Followed by most of society DEFINITION 48 A societal norm has to be... TERM 49 All of the above DEFINITION 49 In the epilogue to Laura Nader's book, she discusses...a. the "instance that individual rights in the West are exclusive of collective rights"b. the patenting of the neem tree (Azarirachta indica) of Indiac. "The race to patent the planet"d. all of the above TERM 50 Ridiculous DEFINITION 50 The Jim Crow Law in Washington, DC that said that whites and blacks could not bury their pets in the same cemetery was... TERM 51 One person treating another as a nonperson DEFINITION 51 The essence of crime, according to Hegel, is... TERM 52 False DEFINITION 52 T or FBrown vs Board of Education was the first case to dispute segregated schools. TERM 53 So it could fit on one page of the NY Times DEFINITION 53 Why was the decision in Brown vs Board of Education so short? TERM 54 The jury decided she had consensual sex, and she was mandated by the judge to pay $145,000 to KBR DEFINITION 54 What was the final outcome of Jamie Leigh Jones' case from the Hot Coffee movie? TERM 55 False DEFINITION 55 T or FThe right to privacy is explicitly in the Constitution TERM 56 Often a person looks at parts of stories and not the whole thing and this can affect his or her decision in making a decision DEFINITION 56 how did the story of the four blind men describing and elephant relate to our class? TERM 57 Her out of pocket medical expenses DEFINITION 57 In Hot Coffee, Stella Liebeck wanted McDonald's to pay... TERM 58 700 previous burn complaints DEFINITION 58 During the period from 1983 to 1992, prior to this law suite, McDonald's had... TERM 59 Two days of coffee sales at McDonald's DEFINITION 59 A jury award in the amount of $2.7 million in punitive damages was... TERM 60 Reduced the jury award from $2.7 million to $480,000 DEFINITION 60 The judge in the Hot Coffee case... TERM 71 The make-up of the personnel on the Court DEFINITION 71 When the Court overturned the decisions making it unconstitutional to use victim's impact statements in the sentencing phase of a capital crime, what did Justice Thurgood Marshal say had changed... TERM 72 All of the above DEFINITION 72 When a court follows previous decisions made by other courtsa. it ensures stability in the justice systemb. it makes the law more than something like a gamblec. it gives guidance to parties in judicial mattersd. all of the above TERM 73 Korematsu vs US and Hirabayashi vs US DEFINITION 73 The phrase Inter arma leges (during war, the laws are silent) is best shown in... TERM 74 Interpret the law and apply it in individual cases DEFINITION 74 The function of the courts is to... TERM 75 Enumerated powers DEFINITION 75 Those powers expressly delegated by the Constitution are called the... TERM 76 15 months old DEFINITION 76 What age does a child begin to understand fairness? TERM 77 Damages awarded to punish companies and change their behavior DEFINITION 77 What are punitive damages? TERM 78 Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex DEFINITION 78 What does DLCPFC stand for?Hint: Part of the brain that overrides self-interest TERM 79 Citizens against lawsuit abuse DEFINITION 79 What does CALA stand for? TERM 80 US Chamber of Commerce DEFINITION 80 Who is the big group behind tort reform? TERM 81 Homosexual conduct DEFINITION 81 According to Markus Dubber, what is the most frequently cited example of the confusion between a sense of justice and a sense of morals? TERM 82 The ultimate goal of Brown vs Board of Education was to end the practice of "separate but equal" DEFINITION 82 Which of these statements is a MYTH regarding Brown vs Board of Education? TERM 83 The jury's DEFINITION 83 According to the book, The Sense of Justice, what is one of the four "senses of justice" mentioned? TERM 84 One third DEFINITION 84 More than ___of American workers are bound by arbitration clauses? TERM 85 Legal Realists of the 20th century DEFINITION 85 In the United States, who were the first theorists to show interest in the sense of justice? TERM 96 Both a and c DEFINITION 96 As discussed in the book The Sense of Justice, which are the most significant communal boundary(ies) when dealing with a case?a. raceb. agec. ethnicityd. both a and c TERM 97 The government, the people DEFINITION 97 The Constitution restricts __________ and gives rights to ________. TERM 98 Needs to be slightly fair DEFINITION 98 For an offer to be accepted in the Ultimatum Game, it usually... TERM 99 Already been judged DEFINITION 99 What is the definition of Res Judicata? TERM 100 The make everyone think that you are an intellectual DEFINITION 100 Latin phrases are important because... TERM 101 All of the above DEFINITION 101 Criminal trials follow a specialized set of rules and conventions. They consist of...a. admissibility of evidenceb. testimony of witnessesc. what counts as a proven factd. all of the above TERM 102 Both a and b DEFINITION 102 Hearsay evidence is usually prohibited because...a. it can sometimes be unreliableb. it cannot be subject to cross- examinationc. nobody knows what it isd. both a and b TERM 103 Not admitted because it can prejudice the jury DEFINITION 103 Character evidence is usually... TERM 104 What the witness heard another person say or say they saw which the witness didn't actually hear or see DEFINITION 104 Hearsay is evidence of... TERM 105 More prejudicial than probative DEFINITION 105 During the trial for a homicide, the jury is shown pictures of the bloody, mutilated body. What kind of evidence is this? TERM 106 Miscegnation DEFINITION 106 In Loving vs Virginia, the case primarily disputed what type of law? TERM 107 False DEFINITION 107 T or FMildred Loving in the case Loving vs Virginia was 100 percent African American. TERM 108 25 years DEFINITION 108 In Loving vs Virginia, the Lovings were given the option of one year in prison or how many years in exile from Virginia? TERM 109 All of the above DEFINITION 109 What is trade knowledge?a. somewhat like muscle memoryb. something you know from habitc. what you have learned from your field of workd. all of the above TERM 110 A document that establishes the property and financial rights of each spouse in the event of a divorce DEFINITION 110 What is a prenuptial agreement? TERM 121 True DEFINITION 121 T or FIn the movie The Central Park Five, the five teenage boys began to make their stories up because they were tired and wanted to go home after being aggressively interrogated for a long period of time. TERM 122 Matias Reyes DEFINITION 122 Who was not part of the Central Park 5 discussed in the movie? TERM 123 All of the above DEFINITION 123 Anti-miscegenation laws are...a. laws against the mixing of different racial groups through marriage, cohabitation, sexual relations, and procreationb laws that enforce racial segregationc. laws that are said to be necessary in order to preserve the purity of the racesd. all of the above TERM 124 True DEFINITION 124 T or FLoving vs Virginia overturned bans against interracial marriage in 16 states. TERM 125 The capacity for or process of reacting only to certain stimuli when several occur simultaneously DEFINITION 125 Selective attention can be defined as... TERM 126 All of the above can play a role DEFINITION 126 Why do people get eyewitness identification wrong?a. they thing they're immune to making mistakesb. when forced to identify someone or something they're not thinking clearlyc. they experience selective attention and lack of visual acuityd. all of the above can play a role TERM 127 All evidence surrounding the circumstances DEFINITION 127 What is "circumstantial evidence?" TERM 128 Probative DEFINITION 128 In court, should evidence be more probative of prejudicial? TERM 129 It is not stated in the Constitution DEFINITION 129 Where in the US Constitution does it state that citizens have to be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt? TERM 130 Most DEFINITION 130 According to How Law Knows, how many questions about law have legal answers? TERM 131 True DEFINITION 131 T or FThe genre of treatises on evidence developed in the mid-eighteenth century. TERM 132 Yes DEFINITION 132 Yes or NoWas the "McDonald's Coffee" case mentioned in How Law Knows? TERM 133 Satisfied conscience DEFINITION 133 ________ is a test that over time became synonymous with rational belief, moral certainty, and "belief beyond a reasonable doubt." TERM 134 Racial profiling of those of Hispanic descent is relevant to work of the Border Patrol DEFINITION 134 Justice Powell used which of the following examples to defend racial profiling? TERM 135 Sexual assault cases DEFINITION 135 Which type of case generally has more irrelevant information brought up than others?
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