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Business Law Test
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Service of process
Origins Of Common Law
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Contributory negligence
2. The principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
Answer
Rule of four
Rejoinder
Award
3. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Precedent
Jurisdiction
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Cases on point
4. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
Chancellor
State and Federal Court Systems
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Strict product liability
5. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.
Relevant evidence
Causation in fact
Compensatory damages
Legal and Equitable Remedies
6. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)
Motion
Federal Jurisdiction
Privileges and and immunities clause
Motion for a directed verdict
7. 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.
Syllogism
in personam jurisdiction
Disparagement of property
Burden of proof
8. (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
Case law
Legal realism
Arbitrability
Complaint
9. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract
Bankruptcy courts
Bill of Rights
Trespass to land
Remedies
10. 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
Respondent Superior
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Direct examination
uniform laws
11. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.
Good samaritan statues
Jurisdiction
Burden of proof
Federal Jurisdiction
12. 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.
Punitive damages
Slander of title
Ninth Amendment
Cyberlaw
13. 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.
Tenth Amendment
positivist school
Litigation
Defenses to negligence
14. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)
Hearsay
Strict liability
Cross-examination
Jurisdiction
15. The enumeration in the Constitution - of certain rights - shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Ninth Amendment
Probable cause
Writ of execution
Award
16. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Absolute bar
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Bill of Rights
Sixth Amendment
17. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
Motion
Rule of four
Administrative law
Principle of rights
18. 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.
Relevant evidence
Legal realism
Sociological school
Administrative agency
19. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
Origins Of Common Law
State Jurisdiction
Symbolic speech
Service of process
20. A condensed written summary or abstract
Ethical reasoning
Brief
Checks and balances
Federal question
21. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Eighth Amendment
Causation in fact
Complaint
Award
22. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Res ipsa loquitur
Counterclaim
Symbolic speech
Probable cause
23. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Default judgement
Relevant evidence
Remedies of Law
24. A reference to or a quotation from an authority
Second Amendment
citation
Full faith and credit clause
dram shop acts
25. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.
Pretrial motions
First Amendment
Syllogism
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
26. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Damages
Defenses to negligence
Proximate cause
Statues of limitation
27. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.
Sociological school
Fourth Amendment
Strict liability
Pleadings
28. A routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
Appellee
Remedies
Writ of execution
Online dispute resolution
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
In rem jurisdiction
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Disparagement of property
Defenses to negligence
30. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration
Commerce clause
Symbolic speech
Cases on point
Federal Jurisdiction
31. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
First Amendment
Long arm statue
Arbitration
Direct examination
32. Right to a trial by jury
Seventh Amendment
Business Ethics
Summons
Exclusive Jurisdiction
33. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.
Counterclaim
Torts(Wrongs)
Federal Jurisdiction
Chancellor
34. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
dram shop acts
Defenses to negligence
uniform laws
Probable cause
35. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs
Comparative negligence
Business Ethics
Federal question
ordinaces
36. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
voir dire
Appellant
Long arm statue
Privileges and and immunities clause
37. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)
Remedies
Absolute bar
Corporate social responsibility
Slander of title
38. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.
Affirmative defense
Arbitration clause
Sixth Amendment
dram shop acts
39. 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.
Police powers
Criminal law
Binding authority
Third Amendment
40. Wrongs
Torts(Wrongs)
positive law
Legal realism
Arbitrability
41. 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.
Filtering software
Federal Jurisdiction
Rule of four
breaches
42. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs
Service of process
Closing argument
Legal realism
Second Amendment
43. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice
Precedent
Hearsay
Free exercise clause
Remedies of Law
44. The act of changing location from one place to another
First Amendment
Torts(Wrongs)
dram shop acts
Motion
45. 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.
Administrative agency
Causation in fact
tilitarinism
Legal and Equitable Remedies
46. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Contributory negligence
Analogy
Defenses to negligence
47. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Privileges and and immunities clause
Respondent
Natural law
In rem jurisdiction
48. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Trade libel
Rejoinder
Probable cause
Cyberlaw
49. 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
State Jurisdiction
Corporate social responsibility
jurisprudence
Mini-trial
50. Inherent powers of state governments to pass laws to protect the public health - safety - and welfare; the national government has no directly granted police powers but accomplishes the same goals through other delegated powers.
Police powers
breaches
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Bankruptcy courts
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