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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






2. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system






3. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions






4. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.






5. Wrongs






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






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






8. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000






9. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.






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






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






12. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.






13. A motion made by a party - during trial - claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case






14. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm






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






16. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.






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






18. The unlawful taking or harming of another's personal property; interference with another's right to the exclusive possession of his or her personal property.






19. 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.






20. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.






21. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution - nor prohibited by it to the states - are reserved to the states respectively - or to the people.






22. 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






23. Law concerned with public wrongs against society






24. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination






25. 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






26. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act






27. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.






28. In a jury trial - a motion for the judge to take the decision out of the hands of the jury and to direct a verdict for the party who filed the motion on the ground that the other party has not produced sufficient evidence to support her or his claim.






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






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






31. Right to bear arms






32. 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.






33. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner






34. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect






35. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court






36. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do






37. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law






38. 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.






39. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)






40. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)






41. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.






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






43. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury






44. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated






45. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






49. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money






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