Four Paws Protection. Congress set up a new agency to more closely regulate testing of personal and cosmetic products on animals. Legislation was passed naming the agency the “Animal Protection Commission,” and setting forth the function of the agency and its specific powers. Congress provided the agency with the power to make rules, investigate violations, and adjudicate charges of wrongdoing. The agency proceeded to properly give notice and issue rules. The rules provided for civil as well as for criminal penalties. Agency personnel issued an order for Fluffy Shampoo Corporation to attend a hearing regarding its animal testing and to bring to the hearing all company documents pertaining to animal testing. Fluffy Shampoo resisted on the basis that the agency had no power to compel its attendance at a hearing or to require it to provide any documents. Fluffy Shampoo also claimed that criminal penalties may not flow from violation of agency rules. The agency proceeded to issue a ruling that Fluffy Shampoo cease all activity based upon its refusal to cooperate. Which of the following is true regarding the claim of Fluffy Shampoo that criminal penalties may not result from violation of agency rules?
Administrative agencies have legislative, executive, and judicial powers.
Four Paws Protection. Congress set up a new agency to more closely regulate testing of personal and cosmetic products on animals. Legislation was passed naming the agency the “Animal Protection Commission,” and setting forth the function of the agency and its specific powers. Congress provided the agency with the power to make rules, investigate violations, and adjudicate charges of wrongdoing. The agency proceeded to properly give notice and issue rules. The rules provided for civil as well as for criminal penalties. Agency personnel issued an order for Fluffy Shampoo Corporation to attend a hearing regarding its animal testing and to bring to the hearing all company documents pertaining to animal testing. Fluffy Shampoo resisted on the basis that the agency had no power to compel its attendance at a hearing or to require it to provide any documents. Fluffy Shampoo also claimed that criminal penalties may not flow from violation of agency rules. The agency proceeded to issue a ruling that Fluffy Shampoo cease all activity based upon its refusal to cooperate. Which of the following is true regarding the claim of Fluffy Shampoo that the agency had no power to compel attendance and the provision of documents?
According to the United Nations as discussed in the text, which of the following is true regarding e-government, meaning the delivery of government services through digital information technologies, including the Internet?
If a statute is drafted in a manner that is ambiguous with respect to the type of agency rule making that is required, a court will interpret the rule as requiring formal rule making.
If a trademark is registered, what may the owner obtain in the event of infringement from a person who used the trademark to pass off goods as being those of the mark owner?
Property that the original owner has discarded is ______ property.
A person who applies for a domain name on the Internet will be granted the domain name so long as no one else holds that name.
The owner of a ______ estate possesses the same interest as the owner of a fee simple absolute, only this interest is subject to a condition that may result in termination of the interest.
After the initial renewal, assuming a trademark was initially registered after 1990, how often must the trademark be renewed?
When perfection by possession occurs, the parties do not have to create a written security agreement.
Tina sold used vehicles. She sold a used pick-up truck to Joan and a used convertible to Barry. She properly obtained a security interest in both vehicles. Both Joan and Barry defaulted on payments owed to Tina for the vehicles. Tina told her assistant, Samantha that the only legal remedy was repossession; that she was going after the vehicles; and that Samantha should call law enforcement if she did not show up at the office by 10 a.m. for the next few mornings. Tina decided that she would repossess Joan’s pick-up at Joan’s house. Therefore, Tina slipped into the driveway at midnight one night and started the engine. Joan immediately ran out and confronted Tina. Tina shoved Joan away and drove off in the pick-up truck. Tina was able to repossess Barry’s convertible in a public parking lot with no altercation with him. Which of the following is true regarding whether repossession was the only remedy available to Tina?
In a dispute between two secured unperfected parties, which of the following is true?
What is the national standard to perfect an automobile or boat?
Overextended Debtor. Dennis purchased a big screen television from ABC Electronics and financed the purchase through ABC Electronics based on an agreement granting ABC Electronics a security interest in the television and requiring that Dennis make monthly payments. Three months later, because Dennis had bought a boat, a new car, and an expensive engagement ring for his girlfriend, and some other items, he was unable to continue making payments on the television. The manager from ABC Electronics called and asked Dennis to return the television. Dennis refused on the basis that ABC Electronics never perfected its interest in the television. Which of the following is the term for the type of agreement Dennis had with ABC Electronics?
is a requirement by the Federal Trade Commission that a company run advertisements in which the company explicitly states that formerly advertised claims were untrue.
A consent order is an FTC order requiring that a company stop its illegal behavior.
A(n) ______________ is a form of cease-and-desist order issued by the FTC that applied not only to the product that was the subject of the actions but also to other products produced by the same firm.
Miracle Pill. Katie advertised that she had developed a pill for women that would result in weight loss, wrinkle loss, and improved vitality; and for men would result in all those things, plus hair growth. Her television advertisement showed miracle results allegedly obtained by consumers. Katie cautioned, however, that ingestion of the pill for six months was required before results would be evident. The pill was wildly popular. The Federal Trade Commission, however, investigated and determined that Katie had failed to have a reasonable basis for the claims she made in advertisements. Katie claimed that she was merely involved in the use of generalities and clear exaggerations. The Commission disagreed and issued a formal administrative complaint against her. After a hearing, an order was issued by the Federal Trade Commission requiring that Katie stop advertising and selling the pills. After losing all appeals, Katie continued selling the pills until she was fined by the Federal Trade Commission. She has since left the country and cannot be located. If a company violates a cease-and-desist order issued by the Federal Trade Commission and upheld by the courts, which of the following is the fine that the Federal Trade Commission may impose?
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act makes it illegal for creditors to deny credit to individuals on the basis of