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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) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure






2. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial






3. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement






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






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






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






7. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens






8. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm






9. A reference to or a quotation from an authority






10. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.






11. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself






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






13. Motion to dismiss - motion for judgment on the pleadings - motion of summary judgement(amont others - motion to strike - motion to make more definite and certain - motion for judgement on the pleadings - motion to compel discovery - motion for summar






14. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.






15. Clause in the Constitution (Article IV - Section 1) requiring each state to recognize the civil judgments rendered by the courts of the other states and to accept their public records and acts as valid






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






17. State courts that handle only matters relating to the transfer of a person's assets and obligations after that person's death - including issues relating to custody and guardianship of children






18. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court






19. 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.






20. Formal chancery courts - grant unique remedies. These remedies include specific performance - injunction and rescission.






21. 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.






22. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.






23. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right






24. 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






25. 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






26. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence






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






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






29. 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






30. Evidence tending to make a fact at issue in the case more or less probable than it would be without the evidence. Only relevant evidence is admissible in court.






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






32. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated






33. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals






34. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church






41. In litigation - the amount of monetary compensation awarded to a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit as damages. In the context of alternative dispute resolution - the decision rendered by an arbitrator.






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






43. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)






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






45. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.






46. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government






47. An order to appear in person at a given place and time






48. 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.






49. 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.






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






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