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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. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
Assumption of risk
tilitarinism
Cost-benefit analysis
Default judgement
2. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act
Tenth Amendment
breaches
Criminal law
State Jurisdiction
3. 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
Symbolic speech
Federal form of government
Hearsay
Exclusive Jurisdiction
4. 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
Categorical imperative
Trade libel
Natural law
First Amendment
5. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Common law
Appellant
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Concurrent Jurisdiction
6. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights
Principle of rights
Punitive damages
Closing argument
Analogy
7. 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.
tilitarinism
Alternative dispute resolution
Service of process
Slander of title
8. 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
Cross-examination
Writ of execution
Equal protection clause
9. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Administrative agency
voir dire
Rejoinder
Hearsay
10. 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.
positivist school
Closing argument
Fifth Amendment
Arbitration clause
11. 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
Analogy
Appellee
ordinaces
Standing to sue
12. 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.
Rejoinder
Filtering software
Absolute bar
Tenth Amendment
13. 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
In rem jurisdiction
Causation in fact
Symbolic speech
Historical school
14. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.
Online dispute resolution
Alleges
Motion for a new trial
Ethical reasoning
15. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
breaches
Precedent
Standing to sue
Public Policy
16. 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
Mini-trial
in personam jurisdiction
Full faith and credit clause
Analogy
17. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.
Syllogism
Defenses to negligence
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Equal protection clause
18. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination
Respondent
Equal protection clause
Cases on point
Good samaritan statues
19. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
tilitarinism
Eighth Amendment
Direct examination
Negligence
20. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals
Constitutional Law
Default judgement
Civil Law
When constitutional lawz apply
21. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Cyber torts
Categorical imperative
Res ipsa loquitur
Contributory negligence
22. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence
Cross-examination
Sociological school
Third Amendment
Statues of limitation
23. A question that had to do with the US Constitution - acts of Congress - or treaties; it provides a basis for federal jurisdiction
law
Petitioner
Summons
Federal question
24. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Default judgement
Precedent
Question of fact
Sociological school
25. A legal proceeding in a court
Slander of title
Ninth Amendment
Federal question
Litigation
26. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
Service of process
Appellee
Categorical imperative
Long arm statue
27. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.
First Amendment
Cyber torts
Slander of quality
Trespass to land
28. A question asked to determine what is true or to what extent something is true
Arbitration clause
Malpractice
Question of fact
Pretrial motions
29. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000
Ninth Amendment
Analogy
Assumption of risk
Small Claims courts
30. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.
Respondent
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Courts of equity
Sociological school
31. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Arbitration clause
Cases on point
Affirmative defense
dram shop acts
32. 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
Arbitrability
Small Claims courts
State Jurisdiction
Negligence
33. Authority shared by both federal and state courts
Statutory Law
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Question of fact
Venue
34. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier
Strict product liability
Business invitees
positivist school
Contributory negligence
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.
Binding authority
American Arbitration Association
Bill of Rights
establishment clause
36. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Answer
Summons
Venue
Eighth Amendment
37. Federal regulatory agencies that are independent - thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission.
Award
Summons
Independent regulatory agencies
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
38. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.
When constitutional lawz apply
Remedies
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Cases on point
39. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Arbitration
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Origins Of Common Law
Cyberlaw
40. Clause in the Constitution (Article IV - Section 1) requiring each state to recognize the civil judgments rendered by the courts of the other states and to accept their public records and acts as valid
Remedies
Respondent
Arbitrability
Full faith and credit clause
41. Jurisdiction based on claims against property
Cross-examination
When constitutional lawz apply
In rem jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
42. 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.
Motion for a new trial
Commerce clause
Damages
Syllogism
43. 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
Sixth Amendment
Closing argument
Small Claims courts
Arbitration
44. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.
Origins Of Common Law
Exclusive Jurisdiction
breaches
Question of fact
45. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice
Free exercise clause
fradulent Misrepresentation
Legal realism
Cyber torts
46. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.
Defenses to negligence
American Arbitration Association
Courts of law
Proximate cause
47. To confirm priestly authority upon
ordinaces
Proximate cause
Legal reasoning
uniform laws
48. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Fourth Amendment
Probate courts
Answer
49. A condensed written summary or abstract
When constitutional lawz apply
Alleges
Brief
Counterclaim
50. 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
Damages
Disparagement of property
State and Federal Court Systems
Tenth Amendment