Test your basic knowledge |

Business Law Test

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.






3. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power






4. 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






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






6. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner






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






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






9. 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






10. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals






11. 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






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






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






14. Wrongs






15. 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






16. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)






17. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence






18. The act of changing location from one place to another






19. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society






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






21. 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






22. The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do






23. 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.






24. (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






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






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






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






28. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.






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






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






31. 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






32. A condensed written summary or abstract






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






34. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time






35. 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






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law






39. Right to a trial by jury






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






41. A response to a plaintiff's claim that does not deny the plaintiff's facts but attacks the plaintiff's legal right to bring an action. An example is the running of the statute of limitations.






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






43. 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






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






45. 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)






46. A controversey that is not hypotheical or academic but real and substansial; a requirement the must be satisfied before a court will hear a case






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






48. 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






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






50. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication