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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)






2. 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






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






4. The act of changing location from one place to another






5. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent






6. To confirm priestly authority upon






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.






13. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief






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






15. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property






16. Torts committed via the internet






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






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






19. 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)






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






21. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






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






28. Law concerned with public wrongs against society






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






30. Claims






31. Evidence tending to make a fact at issue in the case more or less probable than it would be without the evidence. Only relevant evidence is admissible in court.






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






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






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






35. 1066 in Britain - King William implemented this uniform legal system. He sent judges out to make rulings on cases - thus creating precedents. 1225 - the signing of the Magna Carta established the rule of law in England






36. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time






37. 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.






38. Adj. from the Latin 'against or about a thing -' referring to a lawsuit or other legal action directed toward property - rather than toward a particular person. Thus - if title to property is the issue - the action is 'in rem.' The term is important






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






40. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened






41. 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.






42. If the injured party can be made whole by receiving something of economic value - the remedy is a legal remedy [damages] - if a remedy at law is inadequate - a litigant may seek a remedy in equity - which involves notions of fair dealing and justice






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






44. 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.






45. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money






46. The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do






47. The power to speak the law.






48. Motion to dismiss - motion for judgment on the pleadings - motion of summary judgement(amont others - motion to strike - motion to make more definite and certain - motion for judgement on the pleadings - motion to compel discovery - motion for summar






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






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