Dudley Is Attending an Employer Conference

question 60

Multiple Choice

Dudley is attending an employer conference.He plans to attend an information session entitled "Knowing More About Instrumental Aggression in the Workplace." Instrumental aggression refers to an individual's ____.

• A) intent to achieve a goal such as getting money
• B) use of a weapon such as a gun
• C) intent to injure a person with an instrument
• D) use of words to hurt another's feelings

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Definitions:

Original Jurisdiction

The authority of a court to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction.

Stare Decisis

The legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent.

Writ of Certiorari

An order by a higher court directing a lower court to deliver the records of a case for review, often used by the Supreme Court to choose the cases it will hear.

District Courts

The general trial courts in the United States federal court system where civil and criminal cases are filed and heard.