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Business Law Vocab - 2

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1. Type of intent to be proved; means a guilty state of mind
Bill of Right
entrapment
Writ of Certiorari
mens rea

2. A court will imply by conduct that there was an agreement between two parties
Patriot Act
misdemeanor
fourth amendment
implied contract

3. The defendant (defamer) knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard to the truth
Res ipsa loquitor
Malice
negligent retention
Medicare fraud

4. They set time limits for debate - decide how fast the law should be deliberated and when the bill goes to the floor for debate.
agreement
The job of the Rules Committee
fourth amendment
Step two in filing a civil law suit

5. Establishes the idea precendent

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6. Section of the fourteenth amendment where courts must provide equal protection to all cases based on scrutiny
second requirement of a contract
Medicare fraud
Equal Protection Clause
Arbitration

7. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation
element 3 of a negligence lawsuit
slander
eighth amendment
Bill

8. Sandra Day Oconnor
Number of Justices in the Supreme Court?
Writ of Certiorari
Pocket Veto
First Woman Justice

9. A plaintiff may generally recover even if he/she is partially negligible
Comparative Fault
Year when 'On the Laws and Customs of England' was written
fourth requirement of a contract
Wire Fraud

10. Three.
mirror image rule
regulation of interstate commerce
Number of judges on the panel in the Court of Appeals
intrusion

11. A company becomes liable if they do not perform a background check
assault
Rationale
negligent hiring
Request of production of documents and things

12. Someone on the property by right of a public place. highest duty of due care is owed to avoid negligence
Collective Responsibility
invitee
first requirement of a contract
Ethics

13. System of checks and balances within the federal government
Commercial Exploitation
Voir Dire
Separation of powers
Step one in filing a civil law suit

14. A less serious crime often punishable by less than one year in prison
quasi contract
What section of the Constitution grants congress it's powers?
eighth amendment
misdemeanor

15. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; issues a binding decision.
Arbitration
larceny
Appellant
Interrogatories

16. Sponsor.
First African American Justice
felony
Henry DeBracton
When a bill is introduced to the house of representatives it must have a...

17. The rules committee where it is put on a calendar.
conversion
Assumption of the risk
implied contract
In the house of representatives - after a bill has left the first committee - it travels to...

18. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw
Qualifications for defamation
Equal Protection Clause
Mail box rule
Common Law

19. Baron Montesquieu
Takings clause
assault
Equal Protection Clause
French social commentator and political thinker who created the Separation of Powers theory

20. The process of one party's lawyer to question the other party or a potential witness under oath.
Number of judges on the panel in the Court of Appeals
Depositions
conversion
agreement

21. Complaint and summons are served to defendant; answer is provided within 30 days
mens rea
larceny
Step one in filing a civil law suit
element 4 of a negligence lawsuit

22. No self incrimination / due process (miranda warnings)
Filibuster
fifth amendment
Insurance Fraud
fourth amendment

23. Article I - Section 8

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24. Life - Liberty - Property
Takings clause
express contract
Interrogatories
John Locke

25. Language added to a court's opinion that is beyond what is needed; extra words offered as guidance
First African American Justice
Current Chief Justice
Dicta
coercion

26. A person who is on your property with your permission; you owe them a higher duty of due care to warn of known dangers
Conference committee
licensee
fifth amendment
conversion

27. The sharing of powers between levels of government
Assumption of the risk
Dicta
Federalism
larceny

28. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.
Filibuster
After a bill enters the house of rep or senate - it goes where...
revocation
fourth amendment

29. The study of how people ought to act; does not always mean legal.
Ethics
Intermediate scrutiny
Two types of dispute resolution
Supremacy clause

30. Presiding officer (senator)
Litigation
strict liability
when a bill is introduced to the Sentate is must have...
insanity

31. Business tort; using someones likeness or voice without their permission.
Minimal scrutiny
operation of law
Commercial Exploitation
battery

32. Harm caused by a deliberate action
intrusion
expiration
false imprisonment
intentional tort

33. John Roberts
Current Chief Justice
third requirement of a contract
Mail Fraud
Negligence per se

34. (1)statement (2)falseness (3)communicated (4)injury
Tortious interference with a contract
Pocket Veto
What section of the Constitution grants congress it's powers?
Qualifications for defamation

35. Cruel and unusual punishment
eighth amendment
Substantial effect rule
Negligence
misdemeanor

36. Bottom Line answer
First African American Justice
agreement
Holding
Qualifications for defamation

37. Aka imminent domain; government cant take a persons land unless they prove it will be used for a public purpose and provide proper compensation.
Intermediate scrutiny
insanity
Contributory Negligence
Takings clause

38. The legal doctrine whereby an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute (or regulation)
Negligence per se
Ethics
Filibuster
Significance of 'On the Laws and Customs of England'

39. A defendant engaging in an ultrahazardous activity is virtually always liable for any harm that results
tort
strict liability
rejection
Pocket Veto

40. Due process or the right to a hearing
fifth amendment
Administrative Law
Defamation
Incorporation clause

41. Reasoning court gives for the holding
Writ of Certiorari
Medicare fraud
When a bill is introduced to the house of representatives it must have a...
Rationale

42. Trial.
Substantial effect rule
Qualifications for defamation
Appellant
Step four in filing a civil law suit

43. Written questions that the opposing party must answer in writing under oath
Interrogatories
you cannot revoke an offer...
licensee
The primary drafter of the constitution

44. Type of business crime; taking or using someones property
Insurance Fraud
conversion(2)
Step one in filing a civil law suit
Comparative Fault

45. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature
Pleadings
Step two in filing a civil law suit
Bill
entrapment

46. When a law remains untouched on the presidents desk for over 10 days after congress's adjournment
implied contract
Where the bill goes after conference committee
Pocket Veto
The primary drafter of the constitution

47. Termination when an offer specifies a time limit for acceptance and the period is binding.
After the bill is released from committees in the two houses - it goes...
conversion(2)
expiration
conversion

48. Capacity; the parties must be adults and mentally competent
fourth requirement of a contract
Commercial Exploitation
tort
insanity

49. Type of intentional tort; the intentional restraint of another without reasonable cause
false imprisonment
Negligence per se
In a lawsuit attorneys have a burden of proof that shows liability by
Depositions

50. A federal statute that applies to the sale of goods (NOT real estate or services)
Request of production of documents and things
uniform commercial code
Defamation
Supremacy clause