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1. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Independent regulatory agencies
Cyberlaw
Privileges and and immunities clause
Binding authority
2. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.
Chancellor
establishment clause
Jurisdiction
Administrative law
3. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
Jurisdiction
Rebuttal
Checks and balances
Symbolic speech
4. In a jury trial - a motion for the judge to take the decision out of the hands of the jury and to direct a verdict for the party who filed the motion on the ground that the other party has not produced sufficient evidence to support her or his claim.
Tenth Amendment
voir dire
Motion for a directed verdict
abnormally dangerous
5. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.
Motion
Tenth Amendment
Second Amendment
Respondent
6. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Corporate social responsibility
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Justicable controversy
Probable cause
7. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.
Award
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Standing to sue
Business invitees
8. 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.
Counterclaim
Proximate cause
Contributory negligence
Brief
9. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Precedent
Legal reasoning
Relevant evidence
Legal and Equitable Remedies
10. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court
citation
Slander of quality
Appellant
State and Federal Court Systems
11. Wrongs
Torts(Wrongs)
Good samaritan statues
In rem jurisdiction
Brief
12. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Complaint
Remedies of Law
Strict liability
Contributory negligence
13. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money
fradulent Misrepresentation
Malpractice
Remedies of Law
Full faith and credit clause
14. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.
Question of fact
Malpractice
Alleges
Negotiation
15. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Eighth Amendment
Common law
Punitive damages
State Jurisdiction
16. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Precedent
Eighth Amendment
Syllogism
Mini-trial
17. A routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
Negligence
Case law
Cyberlaw
Writ of execution
18. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act
In rem jurisdiction
breaches
Good samaritan statues
Case law
19. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief
Bill of Rights
dram shop acts
laches
Probate courts
20. Federal regulatory agencies that are independent - thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission.
abnormally dangerous
Syllogism
Independent regulatory agencies
Early neutral case evaluation
21. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Natural law
First Amendment
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Courts of equity
22. 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.
Hearsay
Eighth Amendment
Federal form of government
Tenth Amendment
23. The clause in the Constitution (Article I - Section 8 - Clause 1) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.
fradulent Misrepresentation
Commerce clause
Full faith and credit clause
Punitive damages
24. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes
Business Ethics
Commerce clause
Fifth Amendment
Federal form of government
25. 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
Origins Of Common Law
Affirmative defense
Civil Law
Litigation
26. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights
Writ of execution
Principle of rights
Standing to sue
Cross-examination
27. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
Cyberlaw
Bankruptcy courts
Default judgement
tilitarinism
28. 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.
Malpractice
positive law
Defenses to negligence
Slander of title
29. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.
Administrative agency
Summons
Fifth Amendment
Ethical reasoning
30. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which a neutral third party evaluates the strengths and weakness of the disputing parties' positions; the evaluator's opinion forms the basis for negotiating a settlement.
fradulent Misrepresentation
Early neutral case evaluation
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Res ipsa loquitur
31. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property
Police powers
Damages
Fourth Amendment
Comparative negligence
32. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
Analogy
tilitarinism
Second Amendment
uniform laws
33. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used
Motion for a directed verdict
Criminal law
law
Good samaritan statues
34. Is strict liability hold a claim if the product or service in question is...
Affirmative defense
Business Ethics
importance of common law
abnormally dangerous
35. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.
Statutory Law
Jurisdiction
Causation in fact
Second Amendment
36. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
Writ of execution
establishment clause
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Negligence
37. 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.
Appellee
fradulent Misrepresentation
Sixth Amendment
Free exercise clause
38. 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
Slander of title
Justicable controversy
Cases on point
Standing to sue
39. Claims
Alleges
Hearsay
Question of fact
American Arbitration Association
40. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression
Jurisdiction
First Amendment
Disparagement of property
Legal reasoning
41. 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
Jurisdiction
in personam jurisdiction
Legal reasoning
Pretrial motions
42. Party who defends an appeal
Appellee
Criminal law
Pleadings
Respondent Superior
43. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.
Statues of limitation
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Federal question
Petitioner
44. Law concerned with public wrongs against society
Writ of execution
Seventh Amendment
Business invitees
Criminal law
45. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
Absolute bar
Venue
dram shop acts
Privileges and and immunities clause
46. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence
Burden of proof
Statues of limitation
Summons
Binding authority
47. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Cyberlaw
Opening statements
Appellee
Damages
48. 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
Courts of law
Rules of evidence
In rem jurisdiction
Question of fact
49. A system of government in which the states form a union and the sovereign power is divided between the central government and the member states
Federal form of government
Appellant
Res ipsa loquitur
voir dire
50. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons
dram shop acts
Damages
Search warrant
In rem jurisdiction
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