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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A reference to or a quotation from an authority
law
citation
Rejoinder
Default judgement
2. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier
Business invitees
Syllogism
Civil Law
Rebuttal
3. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
Compensatory damages
Police powers
Counterclaim
Privileges and and immunities clause
4. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.
Sociological school
Defenses to negligence
Absolute bar
Concurrent Jurisdiction
5. A legal proceeding in a court
Statues of limitation
Arbitration
abnormally dangerous
Litigation
6. Is strict liability hold a claim if the product or service in question is...
abnormally dangerous
Summary jury trials
Equal protection clause
Alleges
7. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
Burden of proof
Tenth Amendment
Malpractice
Causation in fact
8. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
In rem jurisdiction
Arbitration clause
Respondent
establishment clause
9. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs
Trespass to land
Eighth Amendment
Damages
Legal realism
10. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Pleadings
citation
Appellant
Motion for a new trial
11. A response to a plaintiff's claim that does not deny the plaintiff's facts but attacks the plaintiff's legal right to bring an action. An example is the running of the statute of limitations.
Affirmative defense
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Litigation
Rebuttal
12. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
Privileges and and immunities clause
Precedent
American Arbitration Association
Question of fact
13. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
Negotiation
Standing to sue
Precedent
Trade libel
14. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Third Amendment
Venue
tilitarinism
Malpractice
15. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Mini-trial
Opening statements
Police powers
Fourth Amendment
16. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Rebuttal
Legal reasoning
Constitutional Law
Origins Of Common Law
17. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money
Reporters
Fourth Amendment
Remedies of Law
Award
18. The unlawful taking or harming of another's personal property; interference with another's right to the exclusive possession of his or her personal property.
Precedent
Counterclaim
Trespass to personal property
Business invitees
19. 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
State and Federal Court Systems
Summary jury trials
Arbitration
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
20. The enumeration in the Constitution - of certain rights - shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Ninth Amendment
Legal reasoning
Negligence
positive law
21. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Default judgement
voir dire
Civil Law
Origins Of Common Law
22. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.
Question of fact
Ethical reasoning
law
Legal and Equitable Remedies
23. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Burden of proof
Rules of evidence
Comparative negligence
citation
24. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
jurisprudence
Binding authority
Public Policy
Jurisdiction
25. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.
Mini-trial
Federal form of government
Negligence
Burden of proof
26. 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
Corporate social responsibility
Business invitees
Free exercise clause
Mini-trial
27. 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
Trade libel
Cyber torts
Slander of title
28. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent
Respondent Superior
Courts of law
Cross-examination
Direct examination
29. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement
State Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
Seventh Amendment
Hearsay
30. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules
Burden of proof
Contributory negligence
Equitable maxims
Summary jury trials
31. 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
Cyber torts
Tenth Amendment
Opening statements
Federal form of government
32. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Natural law
Equal protection clause
Police powers
Malpractice
33. Jurisdiction based on claims against property
Categorical imperative
Fourth Amendment
Punitive damages
In rem jurisdiction
34. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Rebuttal
Bill of Rights
Trespass to land
35. Use deductive reasoning to identify relevant legal rules - applying those rules to to the facts of the case and drawing a conclusion.
Closing argument
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Counterclaim
Police powers
36. A basis for federal court jurisdiction over a lawsuit between (1) citizens of different states (2) a foreign country and citizens of a state of of different states - or (3) citizens of a state and citizens or subjects of a foreign country. The amount
Relevant evidence
Chancellor
diversity of citizenship
due proccess clause
37. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.
Independent regulatory agencies
Malpractice
Slander of quality
Common law
38. The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
positivist school
Origins Of Common Law
jurisprudence
breaches
39. 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
Appellant
Arbitration
Eighth Amendment
Equal protection clause
40. Claims
Early neutral case evaluation
Alleges
Malpractice
Defense
41. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.
uniform laws
importance of common law
Chancellor
Negotiation
42. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.
Slander of quality
Motion
Causation in fact
In rem jurisdiction
43. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Slander of title
Syllogism
State and Federal Court Systems
Eighth Amendment
44. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
First Amendment
Cyberlaw
Motion for a new trial
Slander of title
45. Federal regulatory agencies that are independent - thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission.
Independent regulatory agencies
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Writ of certiorari
law
46. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
Long arm statue
Business Ethics
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Full faith and credit clause
47. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.
In rem jurisdiction
jurisprudence
Closing argument
Jurisdiction
48. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Good samaritan statues
Petitioner
Respondent
49. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Independent regulatory agencies
Alternative dispute resolution
Negligence
Contributory negligence
50. The body of conventional - or written - law of a particular society at a particular point in time.
Burden of proof
Public Policy
Legal and Equitable Remedies
positive law