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A trucking company can act as a common carrier-for hire to the general public at published rates. As a common carrier, it is liable for any cargo damage, unless the company can show that it was not negligent. If the company can demonstrate that it was not negligent, then it is not liable for cargo damage. In contrast, a contract carrier (a trucking company hired by a shipper under a specific contract) is only responsible for cargo damage as spelled out in the contract. A Claus Inc. tractor-trailer, acting under contract carrier authority, was involved in the same accident, and its cargo was also damaged. What is a Validly Conclusion? A) If Claus Inc. is liable, then it can show that it was not negligent B) If Claus Inc. cannot show that it was not negligent, then it is not liable C) If Claus Inc. can show that it was not negligent, then it is not liable D) If Nichols Inc. is liable, then it cannot show that it ------------------------------ ---------C A rapidly changing technical environment in government is promoting greater reliance on electronic mail (email) systems. As this usage grows, there are increasing chances of conflict between the users' expectations of privacy and public access rights. In some investigations, access to all e- mail, including those messages stored in archival files and messages outside the scope of the investigation, has been sought and granted. In spite of this, some people send messages through e-mail that would never be said face-to-face or written formally.
What cannot be a Validly Conclusion? A) Some e-mail messages that have been requested as part of investigations have contained messages that would never be said face-to- face B) Some messages that people would never say face-to-face are sent in e- mail messages C) Some e-mail messages have been requested as part of investigations D) E-mail messages have not been exempted f ------------------------------------ ---A Phyllis T. is a former Federal employee who was entitled to benefits under the Federal Employee Compensation Act because of a job-related, disabling injury. When an eligible Federal employee has such an injury, the benefit is determined by this test: If the beneficiary is married or has dependents, benefits are 3/4 of the person's salary at the time of the injury; otherwise, benefits are set at 2/3 of the salary. Phyllis T.'s benefits were 2/3 of her salary when she was injured. What is a Validly Conclusion? A) Was married but without dependents B) Was not married and had no dependents C) Was not married but had dependents D) Was married and had dependents E) Had never been married ---------------------------------------B
D) No officers at the Callen Precinct use non-disposable items whenever blood is present E) Some officers at the Callen Precinct do not use disposable items exclusively whenever blood is present ---------------------------------------D Impressions made by the ridges on the ends of the fingers and thumbs are useful means of identification, since no two persons have the same pattern of ridges. If finger patterns from fingerprints are not decipherable, then they cannot be classified by general shape and contour or by pattern type. If they cannot be classified by these characteristics, then it is impossible to identify the person to whom the fingerprints belong. What cannot be a Validly Conclusion? A) If it is possible to identify the person to whom fingerprints belong, then the fingerprints are decipherable B) If finger patterns from fingerprints are not decipherable, then it is impossible to identify the person to whom the fingerprints belong C) If fingerprints are decipherable, then it is impossible to identify the person to whom they belong D) If fingerprints can be classified by general shape and contour or by pattern type, then they are ---------------------------------------C Explosives are substances or devices capable of producing a volume of rapidly expanding gases that exert a sudden pressure on their surroundings. Chemical explosives are the most commonly used, although there are mechanical and nuclear explosives. All mechanical explosives are devices in which a physical reaction is produced, such as that caused by overloading a container with compressed air. While nuclear explosives are by far the most powerful, all nuclear explosives have been restricted to military weapons.
What is a Validly Conclusion? A) All explosives that have been restricted to military weapons are nuclear explosives B) No mechanical explosives are devices in which a physical reaction is produced, such as that caused by overloading a container with compressed air C) Some nuclear explosives have not been restricted to military weapons D) All mechanical explosives have been restricted to military weapo --------- ------------------------------E Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion Some of the people who speak Spanish are at my party. ------------------------ ---------------Valid Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion Some lawyers are Supreme Court Justices. --------------------------------------- Valid Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion Everyone working for the US Government is a CBP Officer --------------------- ------------------Invalid Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion
Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion If a person lives in Europe, the person lives in Germany ------------------------- --------------Invalid Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion If a car runs, the car has gas ---------------------------------------Valid Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion If a person is an employee of the US Government, the person is a CBP Officer ---------------------------------------Invalid Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion If a criminal is not released, the criminal has not received a pardon ----------- ----------------------------Valid Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion If a person is guilty of a felony, that person has been convicted of murder -- -------------------------------------Invalid Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion If a person does not live in Europe, the person does not live in Germany ---- -----------------------------------Valid
Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion If a car does not run, the car has no gas --------------------------------------- Invalid Positive Words or Negative Words All ---------------------------------------Positive Positive Words or Negative Words Seldom ---------------------------------------Negative Positive Words or Negative Words Some ---------------------------------------Positive Positive Words or Negative Words Never ---------------------------------------Negative Positive Words or Negative Words Most ---------------------------------------Positive Positive Words or Negative Words
Often, crimes are characterized as either malum in se-inherently evil-or malum prohibitum-criminal because they are declared as offenses by a legislature. Murder is an example of the former. Failing to file a tax return illustrates the later. Some jurisdictions no longer distinguish between crimes malum in se and malum prohibitum, although many still do. What is a Validly Conclusion? A) Many jurisdictions no longer distinguish between crimes malum in se and malum prohibitum B) Some jurisdictions still distinguish between crimes malum in se and malum prohibitum C) Some crimes characterized as malum in se are not inherently evil D) Some crimes characterized as malum prohibitum are not declared by a legislature to be an offense E) Sometimes failing to file a tax return is characterized as malum in se ----- ----------------------------------B 1/3 + 1/2 + 3/4 =? ---------------------------------------19/ 4/5 - 1/3 =? ---------------------------------------7/ 5/8 + 6/8 =? ---------------------------------------11/
Cargo weighing 6,520 tons arrived at the Marin Port Of Entry (POE) and was assessed a fee of 6 cents per ton. What was the total amount assessed on the cargo? --------------------------------------- 391. If inspection stickers cost 30 cents each, how many stickers can be purchased for $12.60? --------------------------------------- 42
The avergae weight of 3 canines working at a medium-size airport is 130 lbs. and the smallest canine weighs 110 lbs. If the other two canines are equal weight, how much do the other two canines weigh? ----------------------- ----------------140 lbs A passenger purchased a vase from an art dealer for $1,210. She later learned that the dealer sold her the vase for 110% of its actual value. What was the actual value of the vase? ---------------------------------------1, An officer rented a car for six days and was charged $450. The car rental company charged $35 per day plus $.30 per mile driven. How many miles did the officer drive the car? --------------------------------------- 800 An importer under investigation sent 500 containers to the United States. Two hundred containers were shipped to New Jersey, and the remaining were shipped to Pennsylvania and Virginia in the ratio of 2:3. How many of the containers were shipped to Pennsylvania and how many were shipped to Virginia? --------------------------------------- 120 - Pennsylvania 180 - Virginia Rate Equation ---------------------------------------Distance / Time Time Equation ---------------------------------------Distance / Rate
Distance Equation ---------------------------------------Rate * Time If Officer Davis drove 520 miles in 8 hours, how long would it take her to drive 650 miles at the same rate? ---------------------------------------10 hours Officer Hilton was asked to perform secondary inspection of 7 individuals. After 2 hours, he had completed inspecting 4 of the individuals. Working at this same rate, how long will it take him to complete all of the inspections? - --------------------------------------3.5 hours An agency purchased surplus computer printers at $220 each. For every 20 printers purchased, the 20th printer was purchased at a 40% discount. What equation represents the total price paid, if the agency purchased 100 printers? ---------------------------------------100(200) - [100/20 * (220 * .4)] 60 seconds = __ minute(s) ---------------------------------------1 minute 60 minutes = __ hour ---------------------------------------1 hour 24 hours = __ day ---------------------------------------1 day Area Equation ---------------------------------------Length * Width
ratio of packages with legal stickers to packages with illegal stickers was 2:3. How many packages contained illegal stickers? A) 1, B) 900 C) 600 D) 500 E) None of these ---------------------------------------B While working the evening shift, Officer K took 8 hours to complete a task at his work station and Officer M took 10 hours to complete the same task at his work station. How many hours would it take Officer K and Officer M to complete the same task working together, each working at his own work station? A) 9 B) 8 1/ C) 4 4/ D) 6 3/ E) None of these ---------------------------------------C Three dogs in a canine team are in charge of inspecting cargo for prohibited fruits, vegetables, and meats at an international airport. Last week, one of these dogs identified 20 cartons of prohibited fruit among 120 total cartons on a flight arriving from overseas. Assuming that the dog selected the first carton to be inspected totally at random, what was the probability that this carton contained a shipment of prohibited fruit?
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E) None of these ---------------------------------------D One day, Officer Ferong spent 4 hours processing passengers from a flight from Brazil at a rate of 16 passengers every 40 minutes. The next day, she spent 4 hours processing passengers at a rate of 18 every 40 minutes. What was the average number of passengers she processed during these two 4-hour periods? A) 283 B) 204 C) 141. D) 102 E) None of these ---------------------------------------D Restrictive or Nonrestrictive The blue house that he built on a hill is quite large --------------------------------- ------Restritive Restrictive or Nonrestrictive
Active Voice or Passive Voice She has taken; she has been taking ---------------------------------------Active Active Voice or Passive Voice She had taken; she had been taking ---------------------------------------Active Active Voice or Passive Voice She will have been taken ---------------------------------------Passive Active Voice or Passive Voice She will have taken; she will have been taking --------------------------------------
- Active Active Voice or Passive Voice She is taken; she is being taken ---------------------------------------Passive Active Voice or Passive Voice She was taken; she was being taken ---------------------------------------Passive Indicative, Subjunctive, or Imperative
Go to the ball game ---------------------------------------Imperative Indicative, Subjunctive, or Imperative They are going to the ball game ---------------------------------------Indicative Indicative, Subjunctive, or Imperative I wish that he would go to the ball game --------------------------------------- Subjunctive Transitive Verb or Intransitive Verb The baseball player signed the autographs --------------------------------------- Transitive Transitive Verb or Intransitive Verb The boat has docked ---------------------------------------Intransitive Infinitive Verb or Split Infinitive Verb It is relaxing to run ---------------------------------------Infinitive What is the correct usage of split infinitive? A) You should try to, if you can, attend the briefing
