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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. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.
Mini-trial
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
State and Federal Court Systems
Petitioner
2. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.
Causation in fact
Alleges
Free exercise clause
Hearsay
3. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
fradulent Misrepresentation
Award
Venue
Third Amendment
4. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs
Federal question
Small Claims courts
ordinaces
Legal realism
5. The enumeration in the Constitution - of certain rights - shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Chancellor
Malpractice
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Ninth Amendment
6. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.
Free exercise clause
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Punitive damages
Commerce clause
7. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Commerce clause
Appellant
Writ of execution
Probable cause
8. The rules governing the manner in which civil cases are brough in and progress through the federal courts
Bankruptcy courts
Rebuttal
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Question of law
9. Party who defends an appeal
Res ipsa loquitur
Appellee
Proximate cause
Equal protection clause
10. The process by which the parties in a dispute submit their difference to the judgment of an impartial person or group appointed by mutual consent
Arbitration
Burden of proof
Negotiation
Res ipsa loquitur
11. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
First Amendment
Full faith and credit clause
Motion for a directed verdict
Rebuttal
12. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
positive law
Administrative law
Cyberlaw
Good samaritan statues
13. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
Venue
Constitutional Law
Compensatory damages
Ethical reasoning
14. Motion to dismiss - motion for judgment on the pleadings - motion of summary judgement(amont others - motion to strike - motion to make more definite and certain - motion for judgement on the pleadings - motion to compel discovery - motion for summar
Brief
Closing argument
Defenses to negligence
Pretrial motions
15. The act of changing location from one place to another
abnormally dangerous
Respondent Superior
Motion
Slander of quality
16. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
Long arm statue
in personam jurisdiction
Civil Law
law
17. Adj. from the Latin 'against or about a thing -' referring to a lawsuit or other legal action directed toward property - rather than toward a particular person. Thus - if title to property is the issue - the action is 'in rem.' The term is important
Sixth Amendment
Statues of limitation
In rem jurisdiction
Cyber torts
18. State courts that handle only matters relating to the transfer of a person's assets and obligations after that person's death - including issues relating to custody and guardianship of children
Jurisdiction
Probate courts
jurisprudence
Case law
19. The body of laws created by legislative statutes
Legal reasoning
Commerce clause
Statutory Law
Categorical imperative
20. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement
Independent regulatory agencies
Origins Of Common Law
Litigation
Opinions
21. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court
Burden of proof
Trade libel
Counterclaim
Alternative dispute resolution
22. 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.
Alternative dispute resolution
Filtering software
Direct examination
Proximate cause
23. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
Damages
Third Amendment
State Jurisdiction
Trade libel
24. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Probable cause
Corporate social responsibility
voir dire
Appellant
25. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)
Summary jury trials
Causation in fact
Strict liability
Closing argument
26. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration
Defenses to negligence
Search warrant
Torts(Wrongs)
Cases on point
27. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
Symbolic speech
American Arbitration Association
Checks and balances
Administrative law
28. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations
Common law
Summary jury trials
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Answer
29. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.
Second Amendment
importance of common law
Federal Jurisdiction
voir dire
30. 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.
Federal form of government
Sixth Amendment
Binding authority
in personam jurisdiction
31. Set of books containing published court decisions
Search warrant
Reporters
Trespass to land
Causation in fact
32. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
Precedent
Equal protection clause
citation
Bankruptcy courts
33. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)
Online dispute resolution
Federal Jurisdiction
Mini-trial
Summons
34. Is strict liability hold a claim if the product or service in question is...
Rules of evidence
abnormally dangerous
Contributory negligence
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
35. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Defense
Analogy
Appellee
Arbitration clause
36. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice
Counterclaim
Free exercise clause
Motion for a directed verdict
Business Ethics
37. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights
Jurisdiction
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Summons
Principle of rights
38. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Early neutral case evaluation
Courts of law
Common law
Defense
39. Wrongs
Analogy
Torts(Wrongs)
Binding authority
Tenth Amendment
40. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
Public Policy
dram shop acts
Checks and balances
Punitive damages
41. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Case law
law
Precedent
Historical school
42. Use deductive reasoning to identify relevant legal rules - applying those rules to to the facts of the case and drawing a conclusion.
Summons
Ninth Amendment
law
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
43. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution - nor prohibited by it to the states - are reserved to the states respectively - or to the people.
Motion for a directed verdict
Tenth Amendment
tilitarinism
Torts(Wrongs)
44. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
Strict product liability
Jurisdiction
Defense
Equal protection clause
45. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Origins Of Common Law
Symbolic speech
Rules of evidence
Writ of execution
46. Automotic appeal based on procedure/law. appeal cannot be made on a error of fact. Car accident example. procedure - wrong court date. law - issue of law is wrong. U.S. Supreme Court appeal is still possible with permission(write of certerori)
Early neutral case evaluation
Appellant
State level appeal eligibility
Full faith and credit clause
47. (accident - breach of contract - or other event) > Party consults with Attorney(Initial client interview - signing of retainer agreement) > Informal investigation > Plaintiffs attorney files complaint > Defendant attorney files answer to complaint or
Appellant
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Corporate social responsibility
Natural law
48. Law concerned with public wrongs against society
Analogy
Criminal law
Common law
In rem jurisdiction
49. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Ninth Amendment
Pleadings
Defense
Comparative negligence
50. A federal - state - or local government unit established to perform a specific function. Administrative agencies are created and authorized by legislative bodies to administer and enforce specific laws.
Absolute bar
Constitutional Law
Administrative agency
Trade libel