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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. 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.






2. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case






3. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.






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






5. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.






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






7. A condensed written summary or abstract






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






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






10. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.






11. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court






12. Right to bear arms






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






14. To confirm priestly authority upon






15. Use deductive reasoning to identify relevant legal rules - applying those rules to to the facts of the case and drawing a conclusion.






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






17. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules






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






19. Claims






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






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






22. 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.






23. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. Statements made by the plaintiff and the defendant in a lawsuit that detail the facts - charges - and defenses involved in the litigation. The complaint and answer are part of the pleadings.






28. 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






29. The body of laws created by legislative statutes






30. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him






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






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






33. 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






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






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






37. 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)






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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






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






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






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






45. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.






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






47. 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.






48. 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






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. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system