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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000
Cyberlaw
Appellant
Small Claims courts
Probable cause
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.
Business invitees
Fifth Amendment
Bill of Rights
Affirmative defense
3. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Proximate cause
Contributory negligence
Opening statements
4. 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
Mini-trial
Corporate social responsibility
Hearsay
Defense
5. Party who defends an appeal
State level appeal eligibility
dram shop acts
Counterclaim
Appellee
6. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Constitutional Law
Public Policy
Appellee
Symbolic speech
7. Is strict liability hold a claim if the product or service in question is...
Third Amendment
abnormally dangerous
Commerce clause
Ninth Amendment
8. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)
Defenses to negligence
Symbolic speech
Strict liability
Service of process
9. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Eighth Amendment
Cross-examination
Fourth Amendment
Common law
10. 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
Second Amendment
Principle of rights
Standing to sue
Chancellor
11. Right to a trial by jury
Administrative agency
Justicable controversy
Pretrial motions
Seventh Amendment
12. 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.
Trespass to personal property
establishment clause
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Relevant evidence
13. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Courts of law
American Arbitration Association
Comparative negligence
Summons
14. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Comparative negligence
Business Ethics
breaches
Summons
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
Criminal law
Rule of four
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
jurisprudence
16. 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
Brief
Probable cause
Categorical imperative
Small Claims courts
17. Jurisdiction based on claims against property
fradulent Misrepresentation
Complaint
In rem jurisdiction
Respondent Superior
18. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Historical school
Police powers
Equitable maxims
Alleges
19. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Remedies of Law
Privileges and and immunities clause
Checks and balances
20. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.
Analogy
Defenses to negligence
Pleadings
Early neutral case evaluation
21. 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
Filtering software
Business invitees
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Federal form of government
22. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used
Good samaritan statues
Defenses to negligence
Mini-trial
Appellant
23. A legal proceeding in a court
Malpractice
Litigation
Cyber torts
Disparagement of property
24. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration
Service of process
Eighth Amendment
Standing to sue
Cases on point
25. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Strict product liability
Cases on point
Defense
Trade libel
26. Wrongs
Torts(Wrongs)
Criminal law
Probate courts
Pleadings
27. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.
Defenses to negligence
Burden of proof
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Bankruptcy courts
28. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement
Constitutional Law
Hearsay
dram shop acts
Affirmative defense
29. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression
First Amendment
Small Claims courts
Direct examination
Free exercise clause
30. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
Eighth Amendment
Absolute bar
Chancellor
Long arm statue
31. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Rules of evidence
Arbitrability
Counterclaim
Ninth Amendment
32. 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.
Motion for a new trial
Fourth Amendment
Slander of title
Privileges and and immunities clause
33. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
abnormally dangerous
State and Federal Court Systems
Malpractice
Courts of equity
34. 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
Case law
Comparative negligence
Negligence
Rejoinder
35. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Pretrial motions
Syllogism
Federal question
36. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Legal reasoning
In rem jurisdiction
Equal protection clause
Jurisdiction
37. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case
Statutory Law
State and Federal Court Systems
due proccess clause
Rule of four
38. 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.
Pretrial motions
Closing argument
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
positivist school
39. A condensed written summary or abstract
Respondent
Brief
Strict liability
Public Policy
40. 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.
Motion for a directed verdict
Assumption of risk
Ethical reasoning
fradulent Misrepresentation
41. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Principle of rights
Search warrant
Equitable maxims
42. A major provider of arbitration services
Answer
American Arbitration Association
Fourth Amendment
establishment clause
43. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
importance of common law
Rejoinder
Analogy
due proccess clause
44. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
Sociological school
Strict product liability
When constitutional lawz apply
Litigation
45. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Defense
Opening statements
Res ipsa loquitur
Administrative agency
46. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
establishment clause
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Summary jury trials
Constitutional Law
47. 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
fradulent Misrepresentation
Assumption of risk
Defense
Closing argument
48. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
Public Policy
Opinions
Search warrant
Venue
49. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.
Negotiation
Motion for a directed verdict
Compensatory damages
Opening statements
50. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Writ of certiorari
Free exercise clause
First Amendment
Absolute bar