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Business Law Test
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A legal proceeding in a court
Question of law
Litigation
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Precedent
2. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
Default judgement
Service of process
Origins Of Common Law
Burden of proof
3. 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
Strict liability
Free exercise clause
Sociological school
Negligence
4. A question that had to do with the US Constitution - acts of Congress - or treaties; it provides a basis for federal jurisdiction
Venue
Legal reasoning
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Federal question
5. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs
Legal reasoning
Business Ethics
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Mini-trial
6. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Appellant
Probate courts
Direct examination
Precedent
7. Right to bear arms
uniform laws
Pleadings
Long arm statue
Second Amendment
8. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Defense
Full faith and credit clause
Proximate cause
Comparative negligence
9. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights
Principle of rights
Categorical imperative
Third Amendment
Damages
10. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property
Fourth Amendment
Third Amendment
Respondent
Strict product liability
11. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
Negotiation
Trade libel
Cost-benefit analysis
Independent regulatory agencies
12. The question of whether an issue lies within the authority and jurisdiction of the arbitrator. A matter may be declared non-arbitrable either because certain steps - timetables and procedures have not been followed prior to submitting it to arbitrati
Alleges
Statues of limitation
Arbitrability
Opening statements
13. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Torts(Wrongs)
Cross-examination
Damages
Contributory negligence
14. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief
Rule of four
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Checks and balances
laches
15. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.
Affirmative defense
Police powers
Hearsay
Burden of proof
16. The principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
Pleadings
Answer
Appellee
Statues of limitation
17. Torts committed via the internet
Disparagement of property
Constitutional Law
Cyber torts
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
18. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Writ of certiorari
Third Amendment
Probate courts
Rejoinder
19. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people
due proccess clause
Jurisdiction
American Arbitration Association
Fourth Amendment
20. A motion made by a party - during trial - claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case
Strict liability
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Federal form of government
Syllogism
21. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Constitutional Law
Cases on point
Rebuttal
22. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)
Precedent
Negotiation
Administrative law
Federal Jurisdiction
23. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
in personam jurisdiction
Slander of quality
Rules of evidence
Appellant
24. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
Sociological school
diversity of citizenship
Equitable maxims
Strict product liability
25. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement
Hearsay
positivist school
State and Federal Court Systems
Answer
26. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
When constitutional lawz apply
Writ of execution
Early neutral case evaluation
tilitarinism
27. Authority shared by both federal and state courts
Seventh Amendment
Malpractice
Brief
Concurrent Jurisdiction
28. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.
Online dispute resolution
Affirmative defense
Pleadings
First Amendment
29. 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
Full faith and credit clause
Analogy
laches
Standing to sue
30. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Cost-benefit analysis
Online dispute resolution
Free exercise clause
31. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Filtering software
Cyber torts
Summons
Search warrant
32. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Historical school
law
Hearsay
American Arbitration Association
33. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.
citation
Ethical reasoning
Filtering software
Malpractice
34. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Alternative dispute resolution
Legal reasoning
Statutory Law
35. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Absolute bar
Bill of Rights
Privileges and and immunities clause
Comparative negligence
36. Law concerned with public wrongs against society
Criminal law
Checks and balances
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Cases on point
37. 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.
citation
Motion for a new trial
Alternative dispute resolution
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
38. Enforcable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and thier society.
Privileges and and immunities clause
law
Proximate cause
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
39. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Appellant
Ethical reasoning
Federal question
Petitioner
40. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Cyberlaw
Affirmative defense
Seventh Amendment
Sixth Amendment
41. Right to a trial by jury
Seventh Amendment
Jurisdiction
Default judgement
Search warrant
42. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.
Legal reasoning
Courts of equity
establishment clause
importance of common law
43. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court
Binding authority
Alternative dispute resolution
Civil Law
Hearsay
44. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Constitutional Law
Eighth Amendment
Filtering software
45. 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.
Negotiation
Third Amendment
Affirmative defense
Question of law
46. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Summons
voir dire
Courts of law
Award
47. The power to speak the law.
Rebuttal
Jurisdiction
Burden of proof
Affirmative defense
48. 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
Courts of law
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Proximate cause
diversity of citizenship
49. 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.
Probate courts
Equitable maxims
Filtering software
American Arbitration Association
50. 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.
due proccess clause
Proximate cause
Jurisdiction
Courts of law
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