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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. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case
Absolute bar
establishment clause
Remedies of Law
Rule of four
2. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Opening statements
Respondent
Standing to sue
Commerce clause
3. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Search warrant
Pleadings
Cyberlaw
Ethical reasoning
4. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Respondent
Venue
Strict liability
Question of fact
5. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.
Reporters
Chancellor
Res ipsa loquitur
Appellee
6. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
Third Amendment
Negligence
Long arm statue
due proccess clause
7. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
State level appeal eligibility
Summons
Service of process
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
8. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Respondent
Syllogism
Bill of Rights
Appellant
9. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals
Question of law
Pretrial motions
Alternative dispute resolution
Civil Law
10. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)
Strict product liability
Absolute bar
Alternative dispute resolution
Award
11. The act of changing location from one place to another
Civil Law
Motion
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Public Policy
12. Statements made by the plaintiff and the defendant in a lawsuit that detail the facts - charges - and defenses involved in the litigation. The complaint and answer are part of the pleadings.
Justicable controversy
Pleadings
Motion
Slander of title
13. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act
breaches
Summary jury trials
Relevant evidence
Tenth Amendment
14. Inherent powers of state governments to pass laws to protect the public health - safety - and welfare; the national government has no directly granted police powers but accomplishes the same goals through other delegated powers.
Comparative negligence
Equal protection clause
Police powers
Justicable controversy
15. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.
citation
Search warrant
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Writ of certiorari
16. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Defenses to negligence
Precedent
Criminal law
17. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Probable cause
Legal reasoning
Ninth Amendment
Negligence
18. Is strict liability hold a claim if the product or service in question is...
abnormally dangerous
Trespass to land
Cross-examination
Malpractice
19. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Federal question
importance of common law
Common law
20. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes
Fifth Amendment
Standing to sue
Jurisdiction
Respondent
21. An economically injurious falsehood made about another's product or property; a general term for torts that are more specifically referred to as slander of quality or slander of title.
Question of fact
Privileges and and immunities clause
Ninth Amendment
Disparagement of property
22. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement
Opinions
Slander of title
Mini-trial
Strict product liability
23. 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
Federal question
Fourth Amendment
Reporters
24. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used
Good samaritan statues
Arbitration
Malpractice
Trade libel
25. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Causation in fact
Direct examination
Business invitees
American Arbitration Association
26. (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
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Closing argument
in personam jurisdiction
Remedies of Law
27. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
Default judgement
Burden of proof
State level appeal eligibility
Free exercise clause
28. 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
Question of fact
Search warrant
Negotiation
Public Policy
29. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Appellant
State level appeal eligibility
voir dire
Comparative negligence
30. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Contributory negligence
Question of fact
voir dire
Defense
31. If the injured party can be made whole by receiving something of economic value - the remedy is a legal remedy [damages] - if a remedy at law is inadequate - a litigant may seek a remedy in equity - which involves notions of fair dealing and justice
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Arbitrability
voir dire
Administrative agency
32. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.
Sociological school
Defenses to negligence
Chancellor
American Arbitration Association
33. 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
Writ of certiorari
uniform laws
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Third Amendment
34. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Direct examination
Reporters
importance of common law
Damages
35. 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
Commerce clause
Arbitration
Compensatory damages
Comparative negligence
36. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Comparative negligence
Privileges and and immunities clause
Default judgement
laches
37. 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)
Slander of title
Analogy
State level appeal eligibility
Filtering software
38. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Writ of execution
Standing to sue
Courts of law
Case law
39. 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.
Sixth Amendment
uniform laws
Binding authority
Trespass to land
40. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property
Disparagement of property
Respondent Superior
American Arbitration Association
Fourth Amendment
41. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
Good samaritan statues
Trade libel
Relevant evidence
Standing to sue
42. The moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty - A concept developed by the philosopher Immanuel Kant as an ethical guideline for behavior. In deciding whether an action is right or wrong a person should evaluate the action in terms o
Standing to sue
Federal form of government
Opinions
Categorical imperative
43. 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.
Slander of title
Trespass to land
Remedies of Law
Summons
44. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Assumption of risk
Checks and balances
Justicable controversy
Closing argument
45. 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
Opinions
Absolute bar
Legal realism
Pretrial motions
46. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.
Remedies of Law
Federal question
Binding authority
Exclusive Jurisdiction
47. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
laches
Absolute bar
Public Policy
Administrative law
48. The enumeration in the Constitution - of certain rights - shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
tilitarinism
Ninth Amendment
State and Federal Court Systems
Early neutral case evaluation
49. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
Rejoinder
Motion
Remedies of Law
Arbitration clause
50. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
Symbolic speech
Direct examination
Federal form of government
diversity of citizenship