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Business Law Test

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions






2. 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






3. 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.






4. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.






5. A motion asserting that the trial was so fundamentally flawed (because of error - newly discovered evidence - prejudice - or another reason) that a new trial is necessary to prevent a miscarriage of justice.






6. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder






7. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier






8. 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.






9. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent






13. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.






14. Questioning of a witness during a trial or during the taking of a deposition - by the party opposed to the one who produced the witness.






15. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence






16. Authority shared by both federal and state courts






17. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.






18. A question asked to determine what is true or to what extent something is true






19. The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do






20. A computer program that is designed to block access to certain Web sites based on their content. The software blocks the retrieval of a site whose URL or key words are on a list within the program.






21. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)






22. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.






23. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination






24. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs






25. 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.






26. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case






27. 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






28. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case






29. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court






30. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)






31. (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based






32. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract






33. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)






34. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened






35. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner






36. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church






37. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people






38. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff






39. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.






40. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals






41. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons






42. 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






43. 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






44. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.






45. A condensed written summary or abstract






46. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society






47. 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






48. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness






49. A reference to or a quotation from an authority






50. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States