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Business Law Vocab - 2

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. Procedures for academic dismissal or dismissal from a government job






2. Complaint and summons are served to defendant; answer is provided within 30 days






3. No self incrimination / due process (miranda warnings)






4. Lack of opinion - malice as to public figures - negligence to private individuals






5. An act of a senate member to delay the close of debate or force a decision to be made.






6. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






7. First 10 amendments of the constitution; Compromise between federalist and antifederalists; Protects natural rights of liberty and property






8. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






9. They set time limits for debate - decide how fast the law should be deliberated and when the bill goes to the floor for debate.






10. Pretrial motions; motions for a summary judgement; asks the court to resolve a lawsuit before it goes to trial






11. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






12. Injuries caused by neglect and oversight rather than deliberate conduct.






13. Punishable by a prison sentence of one year or more






14. Life - Liberty - Property






15. Someone on the property by right of a public place. highest duty of due care is owed to avoid negligence






16. The party filing the appeal






17. 2/3 vote






18. Action - print and other expression. Broader than the spoken word






19. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






20. Faking car accidents and injury in order to gain a settlement






21. The process of one party's lawyer to question the other party or a potential witness under oath.






22. The floor/leadership - where it is debated upon with no time limit.






23. To the conference committee






24. Type of business crime; the fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendants posession.






25. Race - ethincity and fundamental rights; Any government action that intentionally discriminates against racial or ethnic minorities or interferes with a fundamental right is presumed invalid.






26. Judge made law






27. Forseeable harm






28. Presiding officer (senator)






29. (1)statement (2)falseness (3)communicated (4)injury






30. A federal statute that applies to the sale of goods (NOT real estate or services)






31. Business tort; defendant improperly breached contract and causes injury to plaintiff






32. No state can deny citizens due process. (14th amendment) this incorporates states to be ruled under the constitution






33. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






34. A person who is on your property with your permission; you owe them a higher duty of due care to warn of known dangers






35. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






36. Type of tort; taking someone elses property without consent.






37. Due process or the right to a hearing






38. Cruel and unusual punishment






39. Type of intentnional tort; intentionally entering land that belongs to someone else or remaining on land after being asked to leave






40. Section of the fourteenth amendment where courts must provide equal protection to all cases based on scrutiny






41. Preponderance of the evidence






42. When the bill is debated to the floor of the house.






43. If the proceedings of a business occur intrastate but will eventually effect proceedings interstate - this rule states that congress may interfere






44. Gender related; such laws must be substantially related to important government objectives. (gov't cant discriminate based on gender through the law making process)






45. Each side may ask the other side to produce relevant documents for inspection and copying.






46. Type of defense; the defendant is incapable of forming mens rea






47. Trial.






48. The rules committee where it is put on a calendar.






49. Type of defense; the practice of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary manner (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats or rewards






50. Freedom of speech.