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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. Authority shared by both federal and state courts
Pleadings
In rem jurisdiction
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Probate courts
2. 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.
Ninth Amendment
Affirmative defense
Service of process
Direct examination
3. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.
Public Policy
Closing argument
Brief
Arbitrability
4. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
Natural law
Search warrant
establishment clause
Mini-trial
5. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Rejoinder
Analogy
Respondent
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
6. A legal proceeding in a court
Malpractice
Pleadings
Comparative negligence
Litigation
7. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract
Remedies
Good samaritan statues
Common law
Punitive damages
8. 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
Rejoinder
Corporate social responsibility
Rule of four
Symbolic speech
9. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
Reporters
Full faith and credit clause
Petitioner
Punitive damages
10. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
Rejoinder
Opening statements
Justicable controversy
Malpractice
11. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
Public Policy
Complaint
American Arbitration Association
Assumption of risk
12. 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
Probate courts
Trade libel
Question of law
Seventh Amendment
13. A condensed written summary or abstract
Brief
Disparagement of property
Courts of law
Comparative negligence
14. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Service of process
Strict liability
Litigation
15. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Cost-benefit analysis
Comparative negligence
Ethical reasoning
Arbitration clause
16. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules
Ethical reasoning
Motion for a directed verdict
Equitable maxims
Statues of limitation
17. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.
Absolute bar
abnormally dangerous
Ethical reasoning
Equitable maxims
18. Federal regulatory agencies that are independent - thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission.
Free exercise clause
Independent regulatory agencies
Service of process
Venue
19. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Punitive damages
Defenses to negligence
Default judgement
Eighth Amendment
20. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Affirmative defense
Petitioner
Causation in fact
21. Is strict liability hold a claim if the product or service in question is...
Bankruptcy courts
Affirmative defense
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
abnormally dangerous
22. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
Malpractice
Arbitration
Business invitees
Assumption of risk
23. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
Third Amendment
Bill of Rights
Remedies
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
24. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
in personam jurisdiction
Commerce clause
State Jurisdiction
Corporate social responsibility
25. A school of legal thought centered on the assumption that there is no law higher then the laws created by the government. Laws must be obeyed - even if they are unjust - to prevent anarchy.
Constitutional Law
Rule of four
positivist school
ordinaces
26. A major provider of arbitration services
American Arbitration Association
Reporters
When constitutional lawz apply
Early neutral case evaluation
27. 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.
Pleadings
Binding authority
abnormally dangerous
Slander of quality
28. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Jurisdiction
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Probate courts
Remedies of Law
29. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Direct examination
Causation in fact
State and Federal Court Systems
Search warrant
30. 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
Torts(Wrongs)
Arbitration
Disparagement of property
Federal form of government
31. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court
Opening statements
Alternative dispute resolution
Respondent Superior
Counterclaim
32. The act of changing location from one place to another
Cyberlaw
Mini-trial
Bankruptcy courts
Motion
33. 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.
Tenth Amendment
Strict product liability
Respondent Superior
Sixth Amendment
34. Need a set of laws so that commerce is possible; can't have different laws in every state for business. Uniform Commercial Code. Uniform Partnernship Act. Most states adopt them but not in the exact same form
Absolute bar
Opening statements
uniform laws
abnormally dangerous
35. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000
Tenth Amendment
Opinions
Small Claims courts
Federal form of government
36. Jurisdiction based on claims against property
In rem jurisdiction
Sociological school
Disparagement of property
Exclusive Jurisdiction
37. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Probable cause
Administrative agency
Disparagement of property
Precedent
38. 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.
Cyberlaw
Proximate cause
ordinaces
jurisprudence
39. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent
Pretrial motions
Respondent Superior
Third Amendment
Reporters
40. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner
Legal reasoning
uniform laws
Analogy
Trespass to land
41. The question of whether an issue lies within the authority and jurisdiction of the arbitrator. A matter may be declared non-arbitrable either because certain steps - timetables and procedures have not been followed prior to submitting it to arbitrati
Counterclaim
Fifth Amendment
Arbitrability
Criminal law
42. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Hearsay
law
Full faith and credit clause
Natural law
43. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Alternative dispute resolution
Jurisdiction
Rule of four
Defense
44. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement
tilitarinism
Strict liability
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Hearsay
45. Claims
Constitutional Law
dram shop acts
Alleges
Historical school
46. 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.
Hearsay
fradulent Misrepresentation
Constitutional Law
Trespass to personal property
47. Occurs when one party to a contract is not given full or accurate information by the other party about the contract subject matter - Intentional misrepresentation of material fact - reasonably relied on by plaintiff resulting in damages
Respondent Superior
Independent regulatory agencies
fradulent Misrepresentation
Free exercise clause
48. 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.
Early neutral case evaluation
Constitutional Law
Second Amendment
uniform laws
49. A warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court
Eighth Amendment
Search warrant
Administrative agency
Default judgement
50. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs
Legal realism
uniform laws
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Legal reasoning