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Business Law Test
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The reasoning process used by judges in deciding what law applies to a given dispute and then applying that law to the specific facts or circumstances of the case
Counterclaim
Cost-benefit analysis
Legal reasoning
Comparative negligence
2. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence
Seventh Amendment
Statues of limitation
Comparative negligence
Proximate cause
3. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
ordinaces
Comparative negligence
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
First Amendment
4. 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.
Common law
Pretrial motions
Tenth Amendment
Jurisdiction
5. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Closing argument
Strict product liability
Probable cause
Pleadings
6. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
Malpractice
establishment clause
Standing to sue
Causation in fact
7. 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.
Negotiation
Precedent
Categorical imperative
positivist school
8. To confirm priestly authority upon
ordinaces
uniform laws
due proccess clause
Strict liability
9. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights
Trespass to personal property
Disparagement of property
State level appeal eligibility
Principle of rights
10. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.
Alternative dispute resolution
Business invitees
Third Amendment
Online dispute resolution
11. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself
uniform laws
Assumption of risk
Arbitration
Compensatory damages
12. 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
Reporters
State and Federal Court Systems
Res ipsa loquitur
Defenses to negligence
13. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Common law
Venue
Trespass to land
Full faith and credit clause
14. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.
Ethical reasoning
Defense
Negotiation
Bankruptcy courts
15. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Direct examination
Question of fact
Business invitees
Mini-trial
16. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
Checks and balances
Privileges and and immunities clause
Litigation
Slander of title
17. 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
Early neutral case evaluation
Federal form of government
Res ipsa loquitur
Principle of rights
18. 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
laches
Second Amendment
Search warrant
Direct examination
19. 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
Origins Of Common Law
Defenses to negligence
American Arbitration Association
Causation in fact
20. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Federal Jurisdiction
Analogy
Summons
Arbitration clause
21. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case
Rule of four
Probate courts
Hearsay
Slander of quality
22. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
Bankruptcy courts
Online dispute resolution
Default judgement
In rem jurisdiction
23. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Writ of certiorari
Commerce clause
Causation in fact
Pretrial motions
24. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
Syllogism
Civil Law
Absolute bar
Bankruptcy courts
25. Jurisdiction based on claims against property
Long arm statue
Respondent
In rem jurisdiction
Writ of execution
26. 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.
Slander of quality
Cross-examination
jurisprudence
Precedent
27. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
In rem jurisdiction
Administrative law
positive law
Precedent
28. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Case law
Courts of law
Award
Legal reasoning
29. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
Public Policy
Hearsay
Closing argument
Brief
30. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
In rem jurisdiction
Independent regulatory agencies
tilitarinism
Administrative agency
31. 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
Arbitration
Full faith and credit clause
abnormally dangerous
Sociological school
32. A question that had to do with the US Constitution - acts of Congress - or treaties; it provides a basis for federal jurisdiction
Federal question
Natural law
uniform laws
Defense
33. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Trespass to personal property
Motion for a new trial
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Bill of Rights
34. If the injured party can be made whole by receiving something of economic value - the remedy is a legal remedy [damages] - if a remedy at law is inadequate - a litigant may seek a remedy in equity - which involves notions of fair dealing and justice
Trespass to personal property
in personam jurisdiction
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Question of fact
35. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)
Federal Jurisdiction
Courts of equity
Damages
Burden of proof
36. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
State Jurisdiction
Natural law
Respondent
37. The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Standing to sue
jurisprudence
Probate courts
Motion for a directed verdict
38. 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.
Causation in fact
Commerce clause
Federal form of government
Slander of title
39. 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)
Standing to sue
Free exercise clause
State level appeal eligibility
Courts of law
40. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Summons
Arbitration
Independent regulatory agencies
Contributory negligence
41. 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.
Courts of law
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Affirmative defense
Sixth Amendment
42. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Principle of rights
Answer
Natural law
importance of common law
43. Authority shared by both federal and state courts
Writ of execution
When constitutional lawz apply
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Case law
44. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)
Binding authority
Assumption of risk
Constitutional Law
Strict liability
45. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property
citation
Cases on point
Fourth Amendment
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
46. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.
Administrative law
Early neutral case evaluation
Negotiation
Cyberlaw
47. The power to speak the law.
citation
Second Amendment
Jurisdiction
Courts of law
48. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Writ of certiorari
Rules of evidence
Strict product liability
establishment clause
49. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs
Filtering software
Contributory negligence
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Legal realism
50. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Motion for a new trial
Respondent
Defense
Business Ethics