15. What is an advantage to using alternative dispute resolution rather than litigation?
A. It involves negotiation directly between the parties.
B. It does not require the parties to sign any binding decrees.
C. It involves formal court hearings and rulings.
D. It does not require personal involvement of the parties.
16. When is arbitration an appropriate form of dispute resolution?
A. When parties want a neutral third party facilitator.
B. When parties want to maintain control over the resolution process
C. When parties want to keep resolution details confidential
D. When parties want a fast and final resolution
17. What is an activity of an appellate court?
A. Hearing testimony from witnesses
B. Receiving evidence in a case
C. Reviewing the record in the case
D. Determing the facts of the dispute.
18. Two adjoining property owners have a dispute over the boundary line between their properties. They wish to settle the dispute so each comes away with something, and they want to enter into a voluntary agreement.
What method of the dispute resolution should the parties employ?
A. Mediation
B. Consultation
C. Arbitration
D. Litigation
19. To which situation would the National Labor Relation Act of 1935 apply?
A. Indentification of the company's labor mediation committee members
B. Establishment of a human resources department
C. Refusal to bargain collectively with a union
D. Closure of a business and laying off employees
20. What is the principal provision of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)?
A. Offering health insurance for part-time employees
B. Offering health insurance for employees seeking jobs
C. Offering health insurance for disabled employees
D. Offering health insurance for former employees
21. Who is covered by the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Acts of 1938?
A. A self-employed business consultant
B. A 16-year-old working for a fast food restaurant
C. A child working on the family farm
D. A salaried employee working 50 hours per week
A. It involves negotiation directly between the parties.
B. It does not require the parties to sign any binding decrees.
C. It involves formal court hearings and rulings.
D. It does not require personal involvement of the parties.
16. When is arbitration an appropriate form of dispute resolution?
A. When parties want a neutral third party facilitator.
B. When parties want to maintain control over the resolution process
C. When parties want to keep resolution details confidential
D. When parties want a fast and final resolution
17. What is an activity of an appellate court?
A. Hearing testimony from witnesses
B. Receiving evidence in a case
C. Reviewing the record in the case
D. Determing the facts of the dispute.
18. Two adjoining property owners have a dispute over the boundary line between their properties. They wish to settle the dispute so each comes away with something, and they want to enter into a voluntary agreement.
What method of the dispute resolution should the parties employ?
A. Mediation
B. Consultation
C. Arbitration
D. Litigation
19. To which situation would the National Labor Relation Act of 1935 apply?
A. Indentification of the company's labor mediation committee members
B. Establishment of a human resources department
C. Refusal to bargain collectively with a union
D. Closure of a business and laying off employees
20. What is the principal provision of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)?
A. Offering health insurance for part-time employees
B. Offering health insurance for employees seeking jobs
C. Offering health insurance for disabled employees
D. Offering health insurance for former employees
21. Who is covered by the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Acts of 1938?
A. A self-employed business consultant
B. A 16-year-old working for a fast food restaurant
C. A child working on the family farm
D. A salaried employee working 50 hours per week