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Business Law Test
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Trespass to land
Venue
Tenth Amendment
Search warrant
2. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.
Sixth Amendment
First Amendment
State Jurisdiction
Exclusive Jurisdiction
3. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
Jurisdiction
Respondent Superior
Long arm statue
Independent regulatory agencies
4. 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
Absolute bar
Summary jury trials
Cases on point
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
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.
abnormally dangerous
Respondent
Rebuttal
Tenth Amendment
6. The obligation of organization management to make decisions and take actions that will enhance the welfare and interests of society as well as the organization
Litigation
Corporate social responsibility
fradulent Misrepresentation
Civil Law
7. A question that had to do with the US Constitution - acts of Congress - or treaties; it provides a basis for federal jurisdiction
Affirmative defense
Analogy
Federal question
importance of common law
8. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
Trespass to land
Rebuttal
Police powers
Direct examination
9. 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.
Arbitration
Administrative law
Good samaritan statues
Motion for a directed verdict
10. 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.
Rejoinder
Closing argument
Jurisdiction
Administrative agency
11. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Summons
Courts of equity
Brief
Chancellor
12. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used
Proximate cause
Writ of certiorari
fradulent Misrepresentation
Good samaritan statues
13. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs
Assumption of risk
Legal realism
Mini-trial
Negligence
14. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Award
Relevant evidence
Courts of law
Business invitees
15. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
Motion
abnormally dangerous
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Rejoinder
16. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Counterclaim
Justicable controversy
Independent regulatory agencies
Appellant
17. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights
Jurisdiction
Principle of rights
When constitutional lawz apply
Summary jury trials
18. The clause in the Constitution (Article I - Section 8 - Clause 1) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.
Checks and balances
laches
ordinaces
Commerce clause
19. 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.
Online dispute resolution
Service of process
Filtering software
Equal protection clause
20. Claims
Alleges
due proccess clause
Default judgement
citation
21. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
Cost-benefit analysis
Slander of title
Cross-examination
Rule of four
22. Need a set of laws so that commerce is possible; can't have different laws in every state for business. Uniform Commercial Code. Uniform Partnernship Act. Most states adopt them but not in the exact same form
Trespass to land
Reporters
When constitutional lawz apply
uniform laws
23. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice
Legal reasoning
Free exercise clause
Ethical reasoning
Constitutional Law
24. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
Petitioner
Business invitees
Default judgement
positivist school
25. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
Relevant evidence
Filtering software
Administrative law
in personam jurisdiction
26. 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.
Damages
Checks and balances
Precedent
Pleadings
27. (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
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Mini-trial
Federal form of government
Sixth Amendment
28. 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
Legal reasoning
First Amendment
Rejoinder
Probate courts
29. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Strict liability
Defense
Arbitration clause
Disparagement of property
30. The power to speak the law.
Statutory Law
citation
positivist school
Jurisdiction
31. A major provider of arbitration services
law
Cost-benefit analysis
American Arbitration Association
State level appeal eligibility
32. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Rules of evidence
Cyberlaw
Direct examination
Filtering software
33. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Statutory Law
Defense
Probable cause
Direct examination
34. Right to bear arms
Second Amendment
Equal protection clause
Independent regulatory agencies
Closing argument
35. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.
Federal question
Symbolic speech
Ethical reasoning
State level appeal eligibility
36. 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
Contributory negligence
American Arbitration Association
Federal form of government
Administrative law
37. 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.
Award
Categorical imperative
Disparagement of property
Fourth Amendment
38. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
citation
Jurisdiction
Trade libel
Eighth Amendment
39. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case
State Jurisdiction
State level appeal eligibility
Respondent
Rule of four
40. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner
Jurisdiction
Bankruptcy courts
ordinaces
Trespass to land
41. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
Writ of certiorari
Chancellor
Syllogism
Independent regulatory agencies
42. The rules governing the manner in which civil cases are brough in and progress through the federal courts
Respondent
breaches
State Jurisdiction
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
43. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.
Negotiation
Eighth Amendment
Federal question
When constitutional lawz apply
44. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
Small Claims courts
Early neutral case evaluation
Third Amendment
due proccess clause
45. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression
First Amendment
Defense
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Hearsay
46. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.
Police powers
Motion
Corporate social responsibility
Burden of proof
47. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Statues of limitation
Checks and balances
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Third Amendment
48. 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
Standing to sue
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
in personam jurisdiction
Criminal law
49. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Question of fact
Analogy
Affirmative defense
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
50. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
Opening statements
Civil Law
Administrative law
Eighth Amendment