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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. Right to bear arms
Second Amendment
Administrative law
American Arbitration Association
Motion for a directed verdict
2. Wrongs
Torts(Wrongs)
Motion for a directed verdict
Venue
Ethical reasoning
3. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Commerce clause
jurisprudence
Torts(Wrongs)
Venue
4. Torts committed via the internet
Brief
positive law
Constitutional Law
Cyber torts
5. 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
Statues of limitation
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Federal form of government
Motion for a directed verdict
6. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
jurisprudence
Early neutral case evaluation
Rule of four
Rebuttal
7. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Damages
Constitutional Law
Bill of Rights
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.
citation
Probate courts
Trespass to personal property
fradulent Misrepresentation
9. Authority shared by both federal and state courts
Analogy
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Natural law
due proccess clause
10. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Cross-examination
Contributory negligence
Independent regulatory agencies
Federal Jurisdiction
11. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent
Respondent Superior
Search warrant
establishment clause
Writ of execution
12. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Statues of limitation
in personam jurisdiction
Motion
13. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people
Counterclaim
Summons
laches
due proccess clause
14. Right to a trial by jury
Origins Of Common Law
Independent regulatory agencies
Arbitrability
Seventh Amendment
15. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court
Ethical reasoning
Principle of rights
Alternative dispute resolution
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
16. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract
Motion
Remedies
Courts of equity
Negotiation
17. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression
Mini-trial
Closing argument
First Amendment
Jurisdiction
18. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Default judgement
Burden of proof
Natural law
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
19. A motion made by a party - during trial - claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Seventh Amendment
establishment clause
Hearsay
20. Claims
Good samaritan statues
Alleges
Remedies of Law
Service of process
21. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes
Business Ethics
jurisprudence
When constitutional lawz apply
Fifth Amendment
22. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Appellant
Ethical reasoning
Filtering software
Third Amendment
23. A condensed written summary or abstract
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Rebuttal
Case law
Brief
24. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Cyberlaw
Comparative negligence
Legal realism
Direct examination
25. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.
Chancellor
tilitarinism
voir dire
Litigation
26. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Symbolic speech
Statues of limitation
Eighth Amendment
Res ipsa loquitur
27. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.
Burden of proof
Alleges
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Brief
28. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice
Police powers
in personam jurisdiction
Free exercise clause
Precedent
29. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
State and Federal Court Systems
establishment clause
Alternative dispute resolution
Jurisdiction
30. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Justicable controversy
Torts(Wrongs)
Case law
Historical school
31. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Bill of Rights
Syllogism
Civil Law
tilitarinism
32. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.
importance of common law
Rejoinder
abnormally dangerous
Fifth Amendment
33. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Defense
Federal form of government
State Jurisdiction
34. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier
Summons
Free exercise clause
Relevant evidence
Business invitees
35. 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
Negotiation
Public Policy
Mini-trial
Federal form of government
36. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.
Petitioner
uniform laws
First Amendment
Defenses to negligence
37. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Principle of rights
Summons
American Arbitration Association
Alternative dispute resolution
38. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination
State and Federal Court Systems
Equal protection clause
Legal realism
Award
39. 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 product liability
Federal Jurisdiction
Negligence
Civil Law
40. The act of changing location from one place to another
Malpractice
Damages
Venue
Motion
41. 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
State Jurisdiction
Respondent
Categorical imperative
law
42. 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
Malpractice
voir dire
Federal form of government
43. Statements made by the plaintiff and the defendant in a lawsuit that detail the facts - charges - and defenses involved in the litigation. The complaint and answer are part of the pleadings.
Burden of proof
Pleadings
Online dispute resolution
Pretrial motions
44. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
citation
Malpractice
Exclusive Jurisdiction
45. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement
Categorical imperative
Opinions
Equal protection clause
Affirmative defense
46. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Ninth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Comparative negligence
Litigation
47. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
Probable cause
jurisprudence
Long arm statue
Relevant evidence
48. The rules governing the manner in which civil cases are brough in and progress through the federal courts
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Burden of proof
Equal protection clause
Causation in fact
49. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Appellant
Award
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Checks and balances
50. 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.
Third Amendment
Cyberlaw
Sixth Amendment
in personam jurisdiction