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Business Law Test

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States






2. The power to speak the law.






3. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law






4. 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.






5. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract






6. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication






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.






8. 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.






9. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial






10. 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






11. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner






12. Use deductive reasoning to identify relevant legal rules - applying those rules to to the facts of the case and drawing a conclusion.






13. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure






14. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect






15. 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






16. 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






17. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff






18. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)






19. 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.






20. Formal chancery courts - grant unique remedies. These remedies include specific performance - injunction and rescission.






21. Right to bear arms






22. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration






23. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.






24. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement






25. The principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint






26. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case






27. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness






28. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination






29. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.






30. 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






31. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)






32. The body of conventional - or written - law of a particular society at a particular point in time.






33. 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.






34. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.






35. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court






36. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm






37. 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.






38. In litigation - the amount of monetary compensation awarded to a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit as damages. In the context of alternative dispute resolution - the decision rendered by an arbitrator.






39. Claims






40. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants






41. In a lawsuit - an issue involving the application or interpretation of a law. Only a judge - not a jury - can rule on questions of law.






42. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.






43. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone






44. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.






45. 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






46. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do






47. Federal regulatory agencies that are independent - thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission.






48. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system






49. 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






50. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.






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