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






2. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States






3. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.






4. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)






5. The enumeration in the Constitution - of certain rights - shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.






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.






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






8. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons






9. To confirm priestly authority upon






10. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.






11. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.






12. A condensed written summary or abstract






13. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself






14. 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






15. Right to bear arms






16. 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.






17. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract






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






19. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.






20. 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






21. 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.






22. Law concerned with public wrongs against society






23. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.






24. 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.






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






26. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence






27. 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.






28. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier






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






30. The clause in the Constitution (Article I - Section 8 - Clause 1) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.






31. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner






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






33. 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






34. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church






35. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.






36. 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.






37. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.






38. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes






39. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder






40. State courts that handle only matters relating to the transfer of a person's assets and obligations after that person's death - including issues relating to custody and guardianship of children






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






42. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence






43. A major provider of arbitration services






44. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property






45. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.






46. A legal proceeding in a court






47. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals






48. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court






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






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