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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. 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.






2. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power






3. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people






4. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)






5. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act






6. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.






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






8. The body of laws created by legislative statutes






9. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury






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






11. The power to speak the law.






12. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated






13. 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.






14. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression






15. A system of government in which the states form a union and the sovereign power is divided between the central government and the member states






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






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.






23. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.






24. 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






25. (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based






26. 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)






27. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action






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






29. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs






30. 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






31. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system






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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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.






37. To confirm priestly authority upon






38. An order to appear in person at a given place and time






39. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs






40. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)






41. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him






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






43. Right to bear arms






44. 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






45. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.






46. 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.






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






48. 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






49. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules






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







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