Essay Quiz


1			Professor Bekker served as a Church of Christ minister for twenty years before retiring from that to teach religion at Northern University, a public institution. How relevant is Professor Bekker's expertise to A) the existence of God; B) the theology of the Church of Christ; C) the history of American religion; and D) Roman Catholicism?




2			Elaine Rivera inherited her family's gun store, which she has operated on her own for nine years. How relevant is Rivera's expertise to A) the difficulty of enforcing gun-control laws; B) which guns are most often bought for criminal purposes; C) which guns are most often bought by amateurs; and D) which guns are easiest for an amateur to use?




3			Xerxes Darius went to Stanford University law school, worked as a tax lawyer for three years, and then became a criminal defense attorney. How relevant is Darius's expertise to A) whether his present client is guilty as charged; B) whether the quality of the defense attorney makes a difference to a defendant's conviction or acquittal; C) whether existing exceptions for admitting illegally seized evidence are constitutional; and D) when to accept a plea-bargaining arrangement?