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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. 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.






2. Wrongs






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






4. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)






5. 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.






6. 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






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






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






9. 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.






10. (accident - breach of contract - or other event) > Party consults with Attorney(Initial client interview - signing of retainer agreement) > Informal investigation > Plaintiffs attorney files complaint > Defendant attorney files answer to complaint or






11. 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.






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






13. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government






14. Authority shared by both federal and state courts






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






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






17. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision






18. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract






19. Evidence tending to make a fact at issue in the case more or less probable than it would be without the evidence. Only relevant evidence is admissible in court.






20. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief






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






22. 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






23. The rules governing the manner in which civil cases are brough in and progress through the federal courts






24. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement






25. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.






26. The body of conventional - or written - law of a particular society at a particular point in time.






27. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice






28. 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






29. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.






30. To confirm priestly authority upon






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






32. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration






33. The principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint






34. 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






35. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression






36. 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






37. Jurisdiction based on claims against property






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






39. 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.






40. 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






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






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






43. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.






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






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






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






47. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm






48. 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






49. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes






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