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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. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness






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.






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






4. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property






5. A legal proceeding in a court






6. A question asked to determine what is true or to what extent something is true






7. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner






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






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






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






11. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used






12. 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






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






14. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals






15. 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.






16. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights






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






18. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement






19. 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






20. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone






21. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.






22. 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.






23. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case






24. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.






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






26. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.






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






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






29. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.






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






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. 1. That the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff. 2. The the defendant breached that duty. 3. That the defendant's breach caused the plaintiff's injury. 4. That the defendants breach caused the plaintiff's injury and that injury was forseea






46. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.






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






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






49. 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.






50. Law concerned with public wrongs against society