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Business Law Test
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Police powers
Case law
Categorical imperative
Full faith and credit clause
2. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Cost-benefit analysis
Slander of title
Writ of certiorari
in personam jurisdiction
3. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
Search warrant
Binding authority
importance of common law
Administrative law
4. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner
Compensatory damages
Administrative agency
Trespass to land
establishment clause
5. Jurisdiction based on claims against property
Checks and balances
In rem jurisdiction
Historical school
Rebuttal
6. Wrongs
Torts(Wrongs)
establishment clause
Remedies
Business Ethics
7. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Cases on point
Strict liability
Constitutional Law
Jurisdiction
8. The act of changing location from one place to another
Civil Law
Summary jury trials
Motion
Appellee
9. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
Closing argument
Disparagement of property
Syllogism
State Jurisdiction
10. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself
Assumption of risk
Seventh Amendment
Arbitration
Appellee
11. In litigation - the amount of monetary compensation awarded to a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit as damages. In the context of alternative dispute resolution - the decision rendered by an arbitrator.
Award
Bankruptcy courts
Courts of equity
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
12. Authority shared by both federal and state courts
Legal reasoning
Probable cause
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Disparagement of property
13. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.
Cyberlaw
Summary jury trials
Closing argument
Jurisdiction
14. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Cyber torts
Cases on point
Summons
15. 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
Sixth Amendment
Filtering software
First Amendment
16. 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
Arbitrability
Pretrial motions
Direct examination
Legal realism
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
Historical school
Probable cause
law
In rem jurisdiction
18. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Precedent
Online dispute resolution
Cyberlaw
19. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Common law
Complaint
Trade libel
Writ of execution
20. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
Torts(Wrongs)
Litigation
Business invitees
Punitive damages
21. 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
Independent regulatory agencies
Third Amendment
Chancellor
Corporate social responsibility
22. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people
Bill of Rights
Respondent
Writ of execution
due proccess clause
23. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement
Defenses to negligence
Administrative law
Litigation
Opinions
24. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.
Origins Of Common Law
Burden of proof
Malpractice
Federal Jurisdiction
25. Right to bear arms
Origins Of Common Law
Courts of law
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Second Amendment
26. The power to speak the law.
Business invitees
Motion
Jurisdiction
Proximate cause
27. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief
ordinaces
Statues of limitation
Legal realism
laches
28. In order to bring a lawsuit before a court a party must have a sufficient 'stake' in a matter to justify seeking relief through the court system
Precedent
Fourth Amendment
Standing to sue
Venue
29. Private proceeding in which each party to a dispute argues its position before the other side - and vice versa. A neutral third party may be present and act as an adviser if the parties fail to reach an agreement
In rem jurisdiction
Criminal law
in personam jurisdiction
Mini-trial
30. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.
Writ of execution
Search warrant
Respondent
Precedent
31. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Answer
Statutory Law
Analogy
laches
32. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Natural law
Case law
Rule of four
Causation in fact
33. 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.
Binding authority
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Corporate social responsibility
Assumption of risk
34. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
Slander of title
voir dire
Service of process
Business Ethics
35. 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.
Good samaritan statues
positivist school
Corporate social responsibility
Administrative agency
36. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act
breaches
State Jurisdiction
Courts of law
Pleadings
37. The body of laws created by legislative statutes
Independent regulatory agencies
Res ipsa loquitur
Statutory Law
Direct examination
38. 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
Small Claims courts
Federal form of government
Contributory negligence
Chancellor
39. 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
Standing to sue
State level appeal eligibility
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Syllogism
40. Party who defends an appeal
Affirmative defense
positivist school
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Appellee
41. In a lawsuit - an issue involving the application or interpretation of a law. Only a judge - not a jury - can rule on questions of law.
State Jurisdiction
Rules of evidence
Independent regulatory agencies
Question of law
42. 1. That the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff. 2. The the defendant breached that duty. 3. That the defendant's breach caused the plaintiff's injury. 4. That the defendants breach caused the plaintiff's injury and that injury was forseea
Negligence
Public Policy
Motion
Service of process
43. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier
Filtering software
Administrative agency
fradulent Misrepresentation
Business invitees
44. 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)
State level appeal eligibility
Checks and balances
Litigation
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
45. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Causation in fact
Direct examination
Punitive damages
Cyberlaw
46. Law concerned with public wrongs against society
Writ of certiorari
Venue
Cyberlaw
Criminal law
47. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Defense
Seventh Amendment
Business Ethics
48. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement
Hearsay
Appellee
Slander of title
Appellant
49. A major provider of arbitration services
American Arbitration Association
Absolute bar
in personam jurisdiction
Res ipsa loquitur
50. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Writ of certiorari
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Small Claims courts
voir dire
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