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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. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier
Probate courts
Torts(Wrongs)
Business Ethics
Business invitees
2. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief
voir dire
laches
uniform laws
Equal protection clause
3. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Syllogism
dram shop acts
Opening statements
Business Ethics
4. 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
Pleadings
Disparagement of property
Summary jury trials
5. A routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
Opening statements
Long arm statue
Writ of execution
Negotiation
6. 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.
Cyberlaw
Slander of title
Bill of Rights
Free exercise clause
7. A final judgment for one side in a lawsuit without trial when a judge finds based on pleadings - affidavits - and depositions that there is no genuine factual issue in the lawsuit
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Counterclaim
Privileges and and immunities clause
Answer
8. 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
importance of common law
Question of fact
Corporate social responsibility
Motion
9. 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.
Award
Commerce clause
Principle of rights
Motion
10. Occurs when one party to a contract is not given full or accurate information by the other party about the contract subject matter - Intentional misrepresentation of material fact - reasonably relied on by plaintiff resulting in damages
fradulent Misrepresentation
Police powers
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Statues of limitation
11. 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
law
Rules of evidence
Chancellor
12. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
Third Amendment
Motion for a directed verdict
dram shop acts
Criminal law
13. 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
Question of law
Rules of evidence
Reporters
uniform laws
14. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
Punitive damages
Service of process
Courts of equity
Burden of proof
15. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.
Res ipsa loquitur
Ninth Amendment
Respondent
Statutory Law
16. 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.
Courts of equity
Opinions
establishment clause
Award
17. 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
Public Policy
First Amendment
citation
In rem jurisdiction
18. A question that had to do with the US Constitution - acts of Congress - or treaties; it provides a basis for federal jurisdiction
Hearsay
Filtering software
Federal question
Privileges and and immunities clause
19. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner
State Jurisdiction
breaches
Good samaritan statues
Trespass to land
20. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Common law
Probable cause
Independent regulatory agencies
Appellant
21. 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
Trespass to land
Standing to sue
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Arbitration
22. 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.
Courts of law
Proximate cause
Police powers
Slander of quality
23. 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.
Search warrant
Administrative agency
Legal reasoning
Standing to sue
24. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Independent regulatory agencies
Eighth Amendment
Jurisdiction
jurisprudence
25. Automotic appeal based on procedure/law. appeal cannot be made on a error of fact. Car accident example. procedure - wrong court date. law - issue of law is wrong. U.S. Supreme Court appeal is still possible with permission(write of certerori)
State level appeal eligibility
Arbitrability
Cases on point
Arbitration
26. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used
Answer
Good samaritan statues
Counterclaim
Causation in fact
27. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Search warrant
Defense
Equal protection clause
Justicable controversy
28. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Direct examination
Opinions
Civil Law
Writ of certiorari
29. 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.
Appellant
Disparagement of property
Pretrial motions
Sociological school
30. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement
First Amendment
Bankruptcy courts
Proximate cause
Opinions
31. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
Trade libel
Constitutional Law
Pleadings
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
32. 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.
Binding authority
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Filtering software
Legal reasoning
33. 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
Commerce clause
voir dire
Arbitrability
Federal form of government
34. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Direct examination
Respondent Superior
Appellant
Writ of certiorari
35. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Business Ethics
State level appeal eligibility
Alleges
Comparative negligence
36. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000
uniform laws
Small Claims courts
Remedies of Law
Res ipsa loquitur
37. The act of changing location from one place to another
Filtering software
Cross-examination
Motion for a new trial
Motion
38. The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
jurisprudence
Rule of four
Federal form of government
Award
39. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
Federal form of government
State Jurisdiction
Sociological school
in personam jurisdiction
40. A basis for federal court jurisdiction over a lawsuit between (1) citizens of different states (2) a foreign country and citizens of a state of of different states - or (3) citizens of a state and citizens or subjects of a foreign country. The amount
Alternative dispute resolution
diversity of citizenship
Third Amendment
Ethical reasoning
41. A major provider of arbitration services
Statues of limitation
American Arbitration Association
Respondent
Remedies
42. 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.
Award
Question of fact
Motion for a new trial
Rejoinder
43. A warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court
Search warrant
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Standing to sue
Respondent Superior
44. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
Cost-benefit analysis
Bill of Rights
Long arm statue
Ninth Amendment
45. 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
Rebuttal
Full faith and credit clause
American Arbitration Association
Categorical imperative
46. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Precedent
Relevant evidence
Legal realism
Arbitration
47. Federal regulatory agencies that are independent - thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission.
Eighth Amendment
Absolute bar
Independent regulatory agencies
Equitable maxims
48. 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.
Trespass to personal property
Business Ethics
Defense
voir dire
49. 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.
Federal question
Early neutral case evaluation
Complaint
Second Amendment
50. 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
Causation in fact
Federal form of government
Cases on point
Alternative dispute resolution