$1)$Please answer the question: Which one of the courts hears trials? $(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$D$)$

A$)$The Supreme Court of the United States.

B$)$The Circuit Courts of Appeal.

C$)$The Federal District Courts.

D$)$None of these courts hear trials.

$2)$ Please answer the question True or False: Exempt employees are entitled to overtime pay if they work more than $40$ hours in a workweek. $(***$ Please choose if it is True or False$)$

$3)$Please answer the question: The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional is the power of $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$D$)$

A$)$judicial review

B$)$veto

C$)$state$\text{'}$s rights

D$)$federalism

$4)$Please answer the question: Although there are some narrow exceptions to this general rule, when federal and state law conflict, federal law prevails. This is known as $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$D$)$

A$)$the Supremacy Clause

B$)$the Rule of Four

C$)$stare decisis

D$)$the right to appeal

$5)$Please answer the question: In order to file a successful employment discrimination claim with the EEOC, the claimant must show:

$1)$ that they were a member of a protected class,

$2)$ that they were qualified for the job in question,

$3)$ that they suffered an adverse employment action $($meaning they were rejected for the position$/$ passed over for a promotion$/$demoted$/$fired$)$

and $4)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$D$)$

A$)$a lawsuit over the same actions has already been filed in federal court and has been assigned a docket number.

B$)$they sent notice of the alleged discrimination by certified mail to the HR office of the employer within $14$ days

C$)$a similarly situated person who is not a member of the claimant$$s legally protected class was hired or promoted in his or her place.

D$)$they received treatment from a physician or mental health provider as a result of the employer's acts after the adverse employment action.

$6)$ Please answer the question: The McDonnell$-$Douglas Framework is typically used when an employment discrimination case lacks direct evidence of discrimination. This framework requires a claimant to present a prima facie case, then there are two additional steps. Please select those two additional steps below $(***$ please choose $2$ correct option from A through D$)$

A$)$The plaintiff has to present both documentary and testimonial evidence that she was terminated for being a member of a protected class.

B$)$The employer demonstrates that it offered a marketable severance package in response to the allegations of discrimination.

C$)$The plaintiff shows the employer's response to the allegations is merely a pretext for behavior actually motivated by discrimination.

D$)$The burden shifts to the employer to rebut the plaintiff's claims by articulating some legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for the employee$$s rejection.

$7)$Please answer the question: Which statement regarding the MCAD is FALSE? $(***$ please choose the FALSE option A$-$H$)$

A$)$With few exceptions, most federal employees must file employment discrimination claims with the EEOC.

B$)$Claimants can collect more money by filing with the MCAD, rather than the EEOC.

C$)$Although exceptions to this general rule exist, a claimant must file a Charge of Discrimination with the MCAD within $300$ days of the discriminatory act.

D$)$A claimant in Massachusetts has to choose between filing with the MCAD and the EEOC because these agencies have no work$-$sharing agreements or ability to cooperate while processing claims.

E$)$Most Massachusetts attorneys prefer to file with the MCAD over the EEOC.

F$)$After $90$ days of filing a claim with the MCAD, a claimant can remove the case to state or federal court by requesting permission from the MCAD.

G$)$The MCAD protects more categories of people because their definition of a protected class is smaller.

H$)$Filing with the MCAD allows a claimant to sue smaller employers.