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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Damages
Fourth Amendment
Brief
Rules of evidence
2. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Opinions
Negligence
Direct examination
Fourth Amendment
3. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.
Ethical reasoning
Criminal law
State Jurisdiction
Analogy
4. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act
Online dispute resolution
Writ of execution
breaches
Precedent
5. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent
Common law
law
Respondent Superior
Slander of quality
6. A motion made by a party - during trial - claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case
In rem jurisdiction
Rule of four
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Equitable maxims
7. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
Federal Jurisdiction
Closing argument
Pretrial motions
Cost-benefit analysis
8. 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
Summary jury trials
Courts of equity
Default judgement
9. Jurisdiction based on claims against property
Affirmative defense
Counterclaim
In rem jurisdiction
Assumption of risk
10. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Opening statements
Comparative negligence
Sixth Amendment
Syllogism
11. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Award
Jurisdiction
Tenth Amendment
Common law
12. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.
State Jurisdiction
breaches
Arbitrability
Hearsay
13. 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
Pleadings
Damages
Contributory negligence
14. A condensed written summary or abstract
Trespass to land
Rebuttal
Brief
laches
15. 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.
Independent regulatory agencies
positivist school
Brief
Exclusive Jurisdiction
16. 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
Legal reasoning
Police powers
Comparative negligence
Administrative agency
17. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Federal Jurisdiction
State and Federal Court Systems
Rules of evidence
voir dire
18. 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
Historical school
Standing to sue
establishment clause
Litigation
19. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence
Statues of limitation
abnormally dangerous
Common law
Defenses to negligence
20. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals
Cost-benefit analysis
Justicable controversy
Case law
Civil Law
21. 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
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
In rem jurisdiction
Free exercise clause
Pretrial motions
22. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
tilitarinism
Jurisdiction
Rejoinder
Opening statements
23. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights
Principle of rights
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
law
Administrative agency
24. 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
uniform laws
Origins Of Common Law
Justicable controversy
Sixth Amendment
25. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Closing argument
jurisprudence
Common law
Trespass to personal property
26. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Writ of certiorari
State and Federal Court Systems
Contributory negligence
Counterclaim
27. 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.
Commerce clause
Historical school
State Jurisdiction
Appellant
28. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)
Federal Jurisdiction
Bill of Rights
Venue
Early neutral case evaluation
29. 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.
uniform laws
Alternative dispute resolution
Affirmative defense
positive law
30. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
Second Amendment
Reporters
Default judgement
Award
31. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case
Assumption of risk
Rule of four
Constitutional Law
Small Claims courts
32. Supreme Court followed by the U.S. Court of Appeals and The highest state courts. Then followed by federal administrative agencies. U.S. District Courts - Specialized U.S. Courts(bankruptcy courts - court of Federal claims - court of international tr
Search warrant
Closing argument
Alternative dispute resolution
State and Federal Court Systems
33. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Alternative dispute resolution
Arbitrability
Federal question
34. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
tilitarinism
Historical school
Origins Of Common Law
Direct examination
35. 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.
Question of law
Courts of law
Binding authority
Ethical reasoning
36. 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
Justicable controversy
Historical school
Courts of law
37. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.
Complaint
establishment clause
Jurisdiction
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
38. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
Small Claims courts
Defense
Rules of evidence
Malpractice
39. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.
Pleadings
voir dire
Slander of quality
State Jurisdiction
40. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money
Probable cause
Remedies of Law
Reporters
Federal form of government
41. Right to a trial by jury
Mini-trial
Seventh Amendment
jurisprudence
Small Claims courts
42. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Origins Of Common Law
Default judgement
Damages
Small Claims courts
43. Party who defends an appeal
Appellee
State and Federal Court Systems
Writ of certiorari
State level appeal eligibility
44. To confirm priestly authority upon
When constitutional lawz apply
Arbitration
Opening statements
ordinaces
45. 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.
Res ipsa loquitur
Search warrant
Relevant evidence
Proximate cause
46. 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
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Arbitration clause
Litigation
Categorical imperative
47. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
Rebuttal
Syllogism
uniform laws
Trade libel
48. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
Counterclaim
in personam jurisdiction
Legal reasoning
Criminal law
49. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes
Litigation
Full faith and credit clause
Fifth Amendment
Corporate social responsibility
50. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
Concurrent Jurisdiction
positivist school
Writ of execution
Syllogism