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Business Law Test
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Torts(Wrongs)
Business Ethics
Comparative negligence
Checks and balances
2. 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.
abnormally dangerous
Bankruptcy courts
Affirmative defense
dram shop acts
3. 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.
Standing to sue
Disparagement of property
citation
Writ of execution
4. To confirm priestly authority upon
ordinaces
Litigation
Equal protection clause
Comparative negligence
5. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
Probable cause
Statues of limitation
Malpractice
Constitutional Law
6. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.
Answer
Fourth Amendment
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Contributory negligence
7. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals
Summons
Free exercise clause
Civil Law
State and Federal Court Systems
8. 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.
positivist school
Pleadings
Public Policy
Filtering software
9. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
Service of process
ordinaces
Petitioner
Probable cause
10. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.
Civil Law
In rem jurisdiction
Opening statements
Online dispute resolution
11. 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
Damages
uniform laws
Alternative dispute resolution
Petitioner
12. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Full faith and credit clause
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Burden of proof
voir dire
13. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Business invitees
Burden of proof
Reporters
Precedent
14. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Summary jury trials
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Courts of law
Common law
15. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Long arm statue
Summons
Principle of rights
Common law
16. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.
Analogy
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Remedies
Slander of title
17. A legal proceeding in a court
Bill of Rights
importance of common law
Litigation
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
18. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs
Administrative agency
Answer
Contributory negligence
Legal realism
19. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
Binding authority
Third Amendment
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Precedent
20. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Summons
Counterclaim
Commerce clause
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
21. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.
Federal form of government
Burden of proof
Trespass to personal property
Fourth Amendment
22. The power to speak the law.
Jurisdiction
Courts of equity
Torts(Wrongs)
Motion for a new trial
23. 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.
Third Amendment
voir dire
Sixth Amendment
Writ of execution
24. 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.
Defense
Legal realism
State level appeal eligibility
Tenth Amendment
25. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression
First Amendment
Writ of certiorari
Natural law
Courts of law
26. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Cases on point
Bill of Rights
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Business Ethics
27. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Statues of limitation
diversity of citizenship
Sociological school
28. Wrongs
Affirmative defense
Torts(Wrongs)
diversity of citizenship
fradulent Misrepresentation
29. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent
Chancellor
Respondent Superior
Remedies
due proccess clause
30. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Probable cause
Assumption of risk
Eighth Amendment
Arbitrability
31. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier
Corporate social responsibility
Business invitees
importance of common law
jurisprudence
32. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence
Statues of limitation
Independent regulatory agencies
Summons
Rule of four
33. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
Search warrant
tilitarinism
Eighth Amendment
Administrative law
34. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.
Constitutional Law
Sociological school
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Respondent
35. Torts committed via the internet
Hearsay
Cyber torts
Negligence
Seventh Amendment
36. 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
Tenth Amendment
Public Policy
Brief
37. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
Question of law
Trade libel
Negotiation
Business Ethics
38. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
Public Policy
Ninth Amendment
establishment clause
Arbitrability
39. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Tenth Amendment
Analogy
Precedent
Compensatory damages
40. A motion made by a party - during trial - claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Service of process
State and Federal Court Systems
Default judgement
41. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.
Slander of quality
Case law
Natural law
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
42. Use deductive reasoning to identify relevant legal rules - applying those rules to to the facts of the case and drawing a conclusion.
laches
Independent regulatory agencies
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
law
43. Any source of law that a court must follow when deciding a case. This includes constitutions - statues - and regulations - that govern the issue being decided - as well as previous court decisions in the same jurisdiction.
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Binding authority
Negligence
Administrative law
44. A question asked to determine what is true or to what extent something is true
Rebuttal
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Respondent
Question of fact
45. 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
Fifth Amendment
Standing to sue
Rule of four
Tenth Amendment
46. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Arbitration clause
ordinaces
Venue
47. (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
Civil Law
Venue
Relevant evidence
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
48. 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
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Rejoinder
Summary jury trials
Sociological school
49. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Online dispute resolution
Res ipsa loquitur
Defense
Courts of equity
50. 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
importance of common law
Brief
Tenth Amendment