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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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1. Law concerned with public wrongs against society
Brief
Statutory Law
State and Federal Court Systems
Criminal law
2. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Online dispute resolution
voir dire
Early neutral case evaluation
Legal and Equitable Remedies
3. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
Cross-examination
Punitive damages
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Award
4. 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
positive law
Legal reasoning
establishment clause
Bankruptcy courts
5. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Opening statements
Business invitees
Online dispute resolution
Tenth Amendment
6. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court
law
Writ of execution
Rebuttal
Alternative dispute resolution
7. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination
Syllogism
Standing to sue
Equal protection clause
Burden of proof
8. A condensed written summary or abstract
Damages
Sixth Amendment
Appellant
Brief
9. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Civil Law
Defense
Equal protection clause
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
10. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
Absolute bar
In rem jurisdiction
Compensatory damages
Business Ethics
11. 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
Remedies
Slander of quality
Corporate social responsibility
diversity of citizenship
12. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Award
Rules of evidence
Checks and balances
Rule of four
13. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations
Contributory negligence
Privileges and and immunities clause
Summary jury trials
Independent regulatory agencies
14. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Bill of Rights
Case law
Counterclaim
Answer
15. The rules governing the manner in which civil cases are brough in and progress through the federal courts
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Eighth Amendment
When constitutional lawz apply
Motion for a directed verdict
16. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.
Compensatory damages
Slander of quality
Sociological school
Disparagement of property
17. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.
Negotiation
State Jurisdiction
ordinaces
Third Amendment
18. 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
Common law
Full faith and credit clause
uniform laws
Appellee
19. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs
Legal realism
Respondent
Motion for a new trial
Summary jury trials
20. 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
uniform laws
Categorical imperative
Alternative dispute resolution
Cases on point
21. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money
Syllogism
Full faith and credit clause
Historical school
Remedies of Law
22. A legal proceeding in a court
Small Claims courts
Police powers
Motion
Litigation
23. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Statutory Law
Precedent
Justicable controversy
First Amendment
24. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which a neutral third party evaluates the strengths and weakness of the disputing parties' positions; the evaluator's opinion forms the basis for negotiating a settlement.
Early neutral case evaluation
Brief
Constitutional Law
Filtering software
25. A reference to or a quotation from an authority
Full faith and credit clause
Good samaritan statues
Categorical imperative
citation
26. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Checks and balances
Cases on point
Arbitrability
Historical school
27. A question that had to do with the US Constitution - acts of Congress - or treaties; it provides a basis for federal jurisdiction
Federal question
jurisprudence
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
citation
28. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act
breaches
Fifth Amendment
Counterclaim
Cross-examination
29. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Checks and balances
Venue
Equitable maxims
Hearsay
30. 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
Litigation
Full faith and credit clause
Precedent
Exclusive Jurisdiction
31. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration
Proximate cause
Cases on point
Closing argument
Second Amendment
32. The power to speak the law.
Principle of rights
Arbitration clause
Jurisdiction
Chancellor
33. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Direct examination
due proccess clause
Commerce clause
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
34. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Second Amendment
Summons
When constitutional lawz apply
Cyber torts
35. 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.
positivist school
Criminal law
Closing argument
Relevant evidence
36. Set of books containing published court decisions
Summons
ordinaces
fradulent Misrepresentation
Reporters
37. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.
Brief
Ethical reasoning
State and Federal Court Systems
in personam jurisdiction
38. A major provider of arbitration services
Remedies
American Arbitration Association
Cyberlaw
Free exercise clause
39. A motion made by a party - during trial - claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case
Cyberlaw
Trespass to land
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Rules of evidence
40. 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.
Corporate social responsibility
Proximate cause
Relevant evidence
Independent regulatory agencies
41. The enumeration in the Constitution - of certain rights - shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Slander of title
Administrative agency
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Ninth Amendment
42. 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
State Jurisdiction
Chancellor
Litigation
43. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property
Default judgement
Legal reasoning
establishment clause
Fourth Amendment
44. 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
Strict product liability
Standing to sue
laches
Long arm statue
45. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)
Default judgement
Defense
Strict liability
Trespass to personal property
46. 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
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Negligence
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
tilitarinism
47. 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
Search warrant
Legal realism
Opinions
Causation in fact
48. 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
Opening statements
Writ of execution
Federal question
Seventh Amendment
49. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes
dram shop acts
Fifth Amendment
Counterclaim
Alternative dispute resolution
50. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.
Statutory Law
positivist school
Respondent
Natural law