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Business Law Test
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000
Courts of law
positivist school
Small Claims courts
Early neutral case evaluation
2. The reasoning process used by judges in deciding what law applies to a given dispute and then applying that law to the specific facts or circumstances of the case
Categorical imperative
Remedies
Legal reasoning
Hearsay
3. Is the cause that immediately and directly results in a specific event. if a person can eleminate any one of the 4 elemants - the lawsuit will not be successful.
Proximate cause
Federal question
Pretrial motions
Compensatory damages
4. Wrongs
Causation in fact
In rem jurisdiction
Torts(Wrongs)
First Amendment
5. A controversey that is not hypotheical or academic but real and substansial; a requirement the must be satisfied before a court will hear a case
Equitable maxims
Statutory Law
Justicable controversy
Cases on point
6. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination
Petitioner
Police powers
diversity of citizenship
Equal protection clause
7. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
Small Claims courts
Counterclaim
Categorical imperative
Malpractice
8. Any source of law that a court must follow when deciding a case. This includes constitutions - statues - and regulations - that govern the issue being decided - as well as previous court decisions in the same jurisdiction.
Courts of equity
Binding authority
Assumption of risk
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
9. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
Common law
establishment clause
Litigation
First Amendment
10. The act of changing location from one place to another
Motion for a directed verdict
Motion
Award
Privileges and and immunities clause
11. A computer program that is designed to block access to certain Web sites based on their content. The software blocks the retrieval of a site whose URL or key words are on a list within the program.
Petitioner
Closing argument
Filtering software
Damages
12. A condensed written summary or abstract
Brief
importance of common law
ordinaces
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
13. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Historical school
Venue
Burden of proof
Case law
14. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief
Question of law
Long arm statue
Respondent Superior
laches
15. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice
law
Relevant evidence
Free exercise clause
Direct examination
16. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Bill of Rights
Writ of certiorari
Contributory negligence
importance of common law
17. Formal chancery courts - grant unique remedies. These remedies include specific performance - injunction and rescission.
Chancellor
Courts of equity
Public Policy
Ethical reasoning
18. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier
Reporters
Business invitees
Corporate social responsibility
Counterclaim
19. The power to speak the law.
Trespass to land
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Rules of evidence
Jurisdiction
20. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Cross-examination
Disparagement of property
Writ of certiorari
In rem jurisdiction
21. Use deductive reasoning to identify relevant legal rules - applying those rules to to the facts of the case and drawing a conclusion.
Police powers
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Affirmative defense
Hearsay
22. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.
Direct examination
Venue
Slander of quality
Early neutral case evaluation
23. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
Relevant evidence
Search warrant
Strict product liability
Legal and Equitable Remedies
24. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Binding authority
Fourth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Courts of equity
25. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression
When constitutional lawz apply
Fourth Amendment
Pleadings
First Amendment
26. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Bill of Rights
Service of process
Standing to sue
Writ of certiorari
27. Claims
Pleadings
Alleges
voir dire
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
28. 1. That the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff. 2. The the defendant breached that duty. 3. That the defendant's breach caused the plaintiff's injury. 4. That the defendants breach caused the plaintiff's injury and that injury was forseea
Writ of certiorari
Negligence
Cyberlaw
Administrative law
29. The obligation of organization management to make decisions and take actions that will enhance the welfare and interests of society as well as the organization
Closing argument
Corporate social responsibility
Online dispute resolution
Criminal law
30. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
voir dire
Sixth Amendment
Third Amendment
Checks and balances
31. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.
Sixth Amendment
Cyberlaw
Jurisdiction
Question of law
32. 1066 in Britain - King William implemented this uniform legal system. He sent judges out to make rulings on cases - thus creating precedents. 1225 - the signing of the Magna Carta established the rule of law in England
Alternative dispute resolution
Origins Of Common Law
Ninth Amendment
In rem jurisdiction
33. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Question of law
Absolute bar
Summons
Legal reasoning
34. To confirm priestly authority upon
ordinaces
Cross-examination
Proximate cause
Comparative negligence
35. Supreme Court followed by the U.S. Court of Appeals and The highest state courts. Then followed by federal administrative agencies. U.S. District Courts - Specialized U.S. Courts(bankruptcy courts - court of Federal claims - court of international tr
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Concurrent Jurisdiction
State and Federal Court Systems
Fourth Amendment
36. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes
Tenth Amendment
Writ of execution
Fifth Amendment
Cases on point
37. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Res ipsa loquitur
State Jurisdiction
Precedent
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
38. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals
Respondent
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Civil Law
Affirmative defense
39. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Damages
Tenth Amendment
Summary jury trials
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
40. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.
importance of common law
Burden of proof
In rem jurisdiction
Comparative negligence
41. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
Pleadings
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Closing argument
Rebuttal
42. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court
Corporate social responsibility
Alternative dispute resolution
Statues of limitation
Filtering software
43. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
establishment clause
Closing argument
Bankruptcy courts
Online dispute resolution
44. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights
abnormally dangerous
Search warrant
Principle of rights
tilitarinism
45. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used
Sixth Amendment
Slander of quality
Good samaritan statues
Business invitees
46. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Courts of law
Counterclaim
Malpractice
47. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs
Full faith and credit clause
uniform laws
State level appeal eligibility
Business Ethics
48. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement
Complaint
Opinions
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
positive law
49. Private proceeding in which each party to a dispute argues its position before the other side - and vice versa. A neutral third party may be present and act as an adviser if the parties fail to reach an agreement
Mini-trial
In rem jurisdiction
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Binding authority
50. The publication of a statement that denies or casts doubt on another's legal ownership of any property - causing financial loss to that property's owner.
jurisprudence
Remedies of Law
Slander of title
Equitable maxims