Peter filed a suit against St. Paul Church. Before trial the church offered Peter $10,000 to settle the claim outside of court. Peter accepted the money. Peter and the church agreed that the trial should take place even though neither would consider the results binding. Peter wants to find out if he would have won and what amount of damages the jury would have come up with. The church wants the
court to define the limits of charitable immunity. What should the court do under these circumstances?
a. Dismiss the case as being moot because the parties settled.
b. Issue an advisory opinion to set a precedent on the doctrine of charitable immunity.
c. Rule on charitable immunity as it is a case or controversy and the parties have standing.
d. Grant a JNOV because the case is ripe.
A
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a. created pressures for the country to become more democratic. b. decreased the standard of living throughout the United Kingdom. c. involved the rapid expansion of manufacturing production and technological innovation. d. squeezed small landowners off the land. e. allowed Great Britain to become the dominant international power.
Which of the following statements is true about the modern use of treaties and executive agreements?
a. Executive agreements have been held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in favor of treaties. b. The percentage of completed interstate negotiations that end in treaties and executive agreements is about the same each year. c. Most completed international negotiations (over 90 percent) end in executive agreements rather than treaties. d. Most completed international negotiations (over 90 percent) end in treaties rather than executive agreements. e. About the same number of each is completed each year.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following describes state legislatures today?
a. They are more transparent than at any previous time in history. b. They are more representative of gender and racial diversity than at any previous time in history. c. They are more efficient and effective than at any previous time in history. d. They are more popular with voters than at any previous time in history.
The most distinctive institutional feature of Christian democracy
is the: a. continuing role of the church in government. b. high degree of corporatism. c. role of parliament in policy making. d. role of the executive branch in policy making.