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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
Damages
Public Policy
Cost-benefit analysis
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
2. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Writ of certiorari
Business Ethics
Reporters
Opinions
3. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.
Fifth Amendment
Sociological school
Opinions
Rejoinder
4. Right to bear arms
Motion
Pleadings
State level appeal eligibility
Second Amendment
5. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
Fourth Amendment
Probate courts
Strict product liability
fradulent Misrepresentation
6. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
In rem jurisdiction
Business Ethics
Summons
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
7. A federal - state - or local government unit established to perform a specific function. Administrative agencies are created and authorized by legislative bodies to administer and enforce specific laws.
Filtering software
Administrative agency
Mini-trial
Civil Law
8. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence
Privileges and and immunities clause
Corporate social responsibility
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Statues of limitation
9. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
State level appeal eligibility
Third Amendment
Opening statements
Justicable controversy
10. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)
jurisprudence
Strict liability
Fourth Amendment
Comparative negligence
11. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act
breaches
In rem jurisdiction
uniform laws
Remedies of Law
12. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people
Brief
Cross-examination
due proccess clause
Bankruptcy courts
13. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
Filtering software
Negotiation
Third Amendment
Fifth Amendment
14. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Early neutral case evaluation
Commerce clause
voir dire
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
15. The reasoning process used by judges in deciding what law applies to a given dispute and then applying that law to the specific facts or circumstances of the case
Award
Default judgement
Commerce clause
Legal reasoning
16. Right to a trial by jury
Business invitees
Remedies of Law
American Arbitration Association
Seventh Amendment
17. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Business Ethics
Principle of rights
Syllogism
18. Is strict liability hold a claim if the product or service in question is...
Bankruptcy courts
Probable cause
Federal question
abnormally dangerous
19. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.
Arbitrability
Case law
Negligence
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
20. The rules governing the manner in which civil cases are brough in and progress through the federal courts
American Arbitration Association
State and Federal Court Systems
Seventh Amendment
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
21. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Historical school
Trespass to land
Fifth Amendment
Reporters
22. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
Appellee
Civil Law
Filtering software
Cost-benefit analysis
23. The power to speak the law.
Equitable maxims
Contributory negligence
Jurisdiction
Pretrial motions
24. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.
Negotiation
Statutory Law
laches
Exclusive Jurisdiction
25. In a jury trial - a motion for the judge to take the decision out of the hands of the jury and to direct a verdict for the party who filed the motion on the ground that the other party has not produced sufficient evidence to support her or his claim.
Question of law
Origins Of Common Law
Federal form of government
Motion for a directed verdict
26. 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
jurisprudence
Fifth Amendment
Corporate social responsibility
Negotiation
27. A question asked to determine what is true or to what extent something is true
When constitutional lawz apply
Privileges and and immunities clause
Question of fact
Second Amendment
28. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract
Remedies
Causation in fact
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Contributory negligence
29. 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.
Privileges and and immunities clause
Writ of certiorari
Question of law
Trespass to personal property
30. 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.
Bankruptcy courts
Trespass to land
Early neutral case evaluation
Writ of certiorari
31. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.
Appellant
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Pretrial motions
Free exercise clause
32. The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Symbolic speech
Alleges
Standing to sue
jurisprudence
33. 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
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Mini-trial
Compensatory damages
Closing argument
34. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.
Arbitrability
Pretrial motions
Defenses to negligence
Burden of proof
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
Sixth Amendment
Equitable maxims
Origins Of Common Law
Legal and Equitable Remedies
36. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court
Cases on point
Alternative dispute resolution
Online dispute resolution
Respondent
37. 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.
Tenth Amendment
Statutory Law
Opening statements
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
38. Party who defends an appeal
Arbitrability
abnormally dangerous
Appellee
Cross-examination
39. Enforcable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and thier society.
law
In rem jurisdiction
Federal form of government
Writ of execution
40. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Complaint
Arbitrability
Jurisdiction
Petitioner
41. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.
Hearsay
When constitutional lawz apply
Statutory Law
Legal and Equitable Remedies
42. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs
Privileges and and immunities clause
Remedies
Business Ethics
Arbitrability
43. 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
Independent regulatory agencies
Counterclaim
Search warrant
Federal form of government
44. The body of laws created by legislative statutes
Service of process
Statutory Law
Fourth Amendment
Civil Law
45. Jurisdiction based on claims against property
Eighth Amendment
When constitutional lawz apply
Venue
In rem jurisdiction
46. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Free exercise clause
establishment clause
Appellee
Natural law
47. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
In rem jurisdiction
State and Federal Court Systems
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Defense
48. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.
voir dire
Ethical reasoning
Bill of Rights
Chancellor
49. 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.
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Venue
Pleadings
ordinaces
50. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Precedent
Case law
breaches