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1. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
abnormally dangerous
Cyberlaw
Strict liability
Binding authority
2. Inherent powers of state governments to pass laws to protect the public health - safety - and welfare; the national government has no directly granted police powers but accomplishes the same goals through other delegated powers.
Good samaritan statues
Bankruptcy courts
Filtering software
Police powers
3. 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.
Brief
in personam jurisdiction
Proximate cause
Statues of limitation
4. 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
breaches
Sixth Amendment
Brief
uniform laws
5. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression
First Amendment
Origins Of Common Law
Litigation
Federal question
6. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons
dram shop acts
Venue
Common law
Writ of execution
7. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Respondent Superior
Common law
abnormally dangerous
Courts of law
8. To confirm priestly authority upon
Symbolic speech
ordinaces
Motion for a directed verdict
Business invitees
9. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Historical school
Alternative dispute resolution
due proccess clause
Probate courts
10. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Summons
establishment clause
Bill of Rights
Burden of proof
11. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Relevant evidence
Comparative negligence
Opinions
importance of common law
12. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
Question of fact
Case law
Long arm statue
breaches
13. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court
Summons
Appellee
Ninth Amendment
Alternative dispute resolution
14. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
Case law
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Cost-benefit analysis
Statutory Law
15. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
Analogy
establishment clause
Arbitration
Direct examination
16. Claims
Alleges
Early neutral case evaluation
Motion for a directed verdict
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
17. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Second Amendment
Rule of four
Binding authority
18. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs
Second Amendment
Good samaritan statues
Counterclaim
Business Ethics
19. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration
Cases on point
Sixth Amendment
Business invitees
Chancellor
20. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Counterclaim
Bankruptcy courts
Torts(Wrongs)
Rejoinder
21. The rules governing the manner in which civil cases are brough in and progress through the federal courts
Brief
Categorical imperative
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Mini-trial
22. Federal regulatory agencies that are independent - thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission.
Negotiation
breaches
Independent regulatory agencies
Early neutral case evaluation
23. 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
Online dispute resolution
Affirmative defense
Absolute bar
Probate courts
24. 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
Equitable maxims
uniform laws
First Amendment
Legal reasoning
25. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Motion
Equitable maxims
Fifth Amendment
Contributory negligence
26. 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.
Question of law
Good samaritan statues
Administrative law
Defense
27. A question asked to determine what is true or to what extent something is true
Question of fact
Long arm statue
citation
Award
28. 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
Disparagement of property
Statutory Law
uniform laws
29. 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
Pretrial motions
Business invitees
Compensatory damages
30. 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
Question of law
Eighth Amendment
Defense
31. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.
Good samaritan statues
State Jurisdiction
Slander of title
Pleadings
32. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Bankruptcy courts
Causation in fact
voir dire
Compensatory damages
33. 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.
Filtering software
Statues of limitation
Symbolic speech
Cyber torts
34. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.
Torts(Wrongs)
Negotiation
Alleges
Rule of four
35. 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
Fourth Amendment
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Cross-examination
citation
36. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
Slander of quality
abnormally dangerous
Complaint
Default judgement
37. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000
Litigation
Small Claims courts
Trade libel
Justicable controversy
38. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Business Ethics
in personam jurisdiction
Independent regulatory agencies
Analogy
39. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself
Assumption of risk
Corporate social responsibility
Litigation
Alleges
40. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.
Precedent
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
importance of common law
jurisprudence
41. 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.
Motion for a new trial
Ninth Amendment
Common law
citation
42. Set of books containing published court decisions
Writ of execution
State and Federal Court Systems
Reporters
in personam jurisdiction
43. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Legal realism
Sociological school
Second Amendment
Constitutional Law
44. Law concerned with public wrongs against society
Strict product liability
Criminal law
Negligence
Summary jury trials
45. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations
Equitable maxims
Arbitrability
Summary jury trials
Damages
46. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Rebuttal
Common law
Punitive damages
Negotiation
47. 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.
In rem jurisdiction
Precedent
Alleges
Cross-examination
48. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
Symbolic speech
Statues of limitation
Criminal law
Question of law
49. A legal proceeding in a court
Litigation
Jurisdiction
Standing to sue
Contributory negligence
50. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
diversity of citizenship
Arbitrability
Petitioner
Independent regulatory agencies