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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Constitutional Law
Trade libel
Hearsay
Statues of limitation
2. 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
Trespass to personal property
fradulent Misrepresentation
Ninth Amendment
Burden of proof
3. 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.
Independent regulatory agencies
Administrative agency
Rejoinder
Writ of execution
4. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs
Business Ethics
Mini-trial
Case law
Sixth Amendment
5. 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.
Chancellor
Tenth Amendment
Mini-trial
Privileges and and immunities clause
6. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used
Question of law
importance of common law
Writ of certiorari
Good samaritan statues
7. 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.
Strict liability
Police powers
Closing argument
Legal and Equitable Remedies
8. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.
Independent regulatory agencies
Principle of rights
Burden of proof
Analogy
9. Torts committed via the internet
Negotiation
Chancellor
tilitarinism
Cyber torts
10. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Complaint
Slander of title
Brief
Summons
11. Set of books containing published court decisions
Reporters
Public Policy
Case law
Sixth Amendment
12. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Binding authority
In rem jurisdiction
Res ipsa loquitur
positivist school
13. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Precedent
Free exercise clause
Rules of evidence
Litigation
14. 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.
Probate courts
Statutory Law
Binding authority
Damages
15. 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
Good samaritan statues
law
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Sociological school
16. 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
Business invitees
diversity of citizenship
Relevant evidence
Independent regulatory agencies
17. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration
Strict product liability
Constitutional Law
Motion for a directed verdict
Cases on point
18. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court
Rule of four
Alternative dispute resolution
Question of law
Search warrant
19. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Search warrant
Counterclaim
Long arm statue
Origins Of Common Law
20. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Slander of quality
Venue
Punitive damages
Precedent
21. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Award
citation
Writ of certiorari
Direct examination
22. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
Origins Of Common Law
American Arbitration Association
Third Amendment
Comparative negligence
23. 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
ordinaces
Chancellor
Writ of execution
24. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
Case law
Ninth Amendment
Public Policy
Affirmative defense
25. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent
Respondent Superior
positivist school
Pretrial motions
Motion
26. 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.
Absolute bar
Rebuttal
Disparagement of property
Probable cause
27. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
Malpractice
dram shop acts
Res ipsa loquitur
Brief
28. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier
Business invitees
jurisprudence
abnormally dangerous
dram shop acts
29. Enforcable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and thier society.
Public Policy
law
uniform laws
Litigation
30. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination
Remedies
Equal protection clause
Causation in fact
Strict product liability
31. 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
Direct examination
tilitarinism
Rejoinder
Justicable controversy
32. 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.
Binding authority
Filtering software
Writ of execution
Cyber torts
33. 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
Case law
Chancellor
Brief
Writ of execution
34. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)
Pleadings
Absolute bar
Remedies
Defense
35. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Federal form of government
Syllogism
Bill of Rights
Absolute bar
36. Party who defends an appeal
State and Federal Court Systems
Privileges and and immunities clause
Appellee
Commerce clause
37. 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.
State level appeal eligibility
Early neutral case evaluation
Summons
Seventh Amendment
38. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Fourth Amendment
Res ipsa loquitur
Complaint
39. (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
jurisprudence
State and Federal Court Systems
Direct examination
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
40. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement
Affirmative defense
Opinions
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Rule of four
41. 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
Negligence
Online dispute resolution
Motion
Trespass to personal property
42. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
Symbolic speech
Filtering software
Criminal law
Statues of limitation
43. 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
Case law
Search warrant
Contributory negligence
Jurisdiction
44. 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
Justicable controversy
First Amendment
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
State and Federal Court Systems
45. The body of laws created by legislative statutes
Good samaritan statues
due proccess clause
Statutory Law
breaches
46. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.
Federal question
Negotiation
Criminal law
Punitive damages
47. Wrongs
Torts(Wrongs)
citation
Rules of evidence
Remedies of Law
48. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner
Trespass to land
Negligence
Assumption of risk
Long arm statue
49. 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.
dram shop acts
Writ of certiorari
Proximate cause
Statues of limitation
50. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
Bill of Rights
Cost-benefit analysis
Federal form of government
Compensatory damages