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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Bill of Rights
Petitioner
Independent regulatory agencies
Venue
2. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.
Relevant evidence
Pleadings
Burden of proof
Sociological school
3. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Seventh Amendment
Service of process
voir dire
Second Amendment
4. 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
Federal question
Civil Law
Standing to sue
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
5. Occurs when one party to a contract is not given full or accurate information by the other party about the contract subject matter - Intentional misrepresentation of material fact - reasonably relied on by plaintiff resulting in damages
Privileges and and immunities clause
Jurisdiction
Writ of execution
fradulent Misrepresentation
6. 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
jurisprudence
Cyber torts
Counterclaim
7. 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.
Syllogism
Slander of title
Rebuttal
establishment clause
8. The unlawful taking or harming of another's personal property; interference with another's right to the exclusive possession of his or her personal property.
Arbitration
Causation in fact
Cost-benefit analysis
Trespass to personal property
9. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs
Remedies
Business Ethics
Origins Of Common Law
In rem jurisdiction
10. The enumeration in the Constitution - of certain rights - shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Ninth Amendment
Hearsay
Absolute bar
Historical school
11. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.
Rebuttal
When constitutional lawz apply
Categorical imperative
Business invitees
12. A controversey that is not hypotheical or academic but real and substansial; a requirement the must be satisfied before a court will hear a case
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Cases on point
Legal reasoning
Justicable controversy
13. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.
positivist school
Hearsay
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Probate courts
14. 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
Categorical imperative
Pretrial motions
Courts of law
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
15. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
Public Policy
Remedies
Jurisdiction
Arbitrability
16. 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
Relevant evidence
Writ of execution
State and Federal Court Systems
Courts of law
17. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Strict product liability
Federal question
Direct examination
Administrative agency
18. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
American Arbitration Association
Third Amendment
Arbitration clause
Legal reasoning
19. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Counterclaim
Ethical reasoning
Filtering software
Trade libel
20. Authority shared by both federal and state courts
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Criminal law
Trade libel
Eighth Amendment
21. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.
Online dispute resolution
Federal question
Probable cause
Proximate cause
22. 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.
Fourth Amendment
Affirmative defense
law
Contributory negligence
23. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Precedent
Bill of Rights
Strict liability
Online dispute resolution
24. 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)
Ethical reasoning
State level appeal eligibility
Remedies of Law
Historical school
25. 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
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Symbolic speech
Corporate social responsibility
Award
26. 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
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Summary jury trials
27. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
Civil Law
Trade libel
Early neutral case evaluation
In rem jurisdiction
28. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier
Business invitees
Respondent
American Arbitration Association
Relevant evidence
29. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
voir dire
When constitutional lawz apply
Petitioner
Second Amendment
30. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)
due proccess clause
Damages
Burden of proof
Strict liability
31. The act of changing location from one place to another
Police powers
Jurisdiction
Motion
establishment clause
32. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
Third Amendment
Second Amendment
Rejoinder
Fourth Amendment
33. 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.
Default judgement
Administrative agency
Cyberlaw
Corporate social responsibility
34. 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.
Motion for a new trial
Proximate cause
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Writ of certiorari
35. The process by which the parties in a dispute submit their difference to the judgment of an impartial person or group appointed by mutual consent
Filtering software
Arbitration
Alleges
Slander of quality
36. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Negotiation
voir dire
Seventh Amendment
Jurisdiction
37. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Checks and balances
Cross-examination
Counterclaim
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
38. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.
dram shop acts
Administrative law
Defenses to negligence
In rem jurisdiction
39. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Statutory Law
Arbitration clause
Business invitees
Probable cause
40. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Question of law
Case law
Third Amendment
American Arbitration Association
41. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner
Checks and balances
Affirmative defense
Cases on point
Trespass to land
42. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.
Defenses to negligence
Alternative dispute resolution
Chancellor
Cost-benefit analysis
43. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Courts of law
Damages
Slander of title
Federal form of government
44. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
breaches
Damages
Criminal law
Cost-benefit analysis
45. 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.
Public Policy
Filtering software
Origins Of Common Law
Complaint
46. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court
Statues of limitation
abnormally dangerous
Alternative dispute resolution
Privileges and and immunities clause
47. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.
fradulent Misrepresentation
Remedies
Analogy
State Jurisdiction
48. 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
Federal form of government
Seventh Amendment
ordinaces
Arbitrability
49. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
Cyber torts
dram shop acts
in personam jurisdiction
establishment clause
50. The body of laws created by legislative statutes
Writ of certiorari
Statutory Law
Defenses to negligence
Commerce clause