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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. Cruel and unusual punishment






2. Allows the FBI to surveillance citizens with out a search warrant from a judge






3. Forseeable harm






4. Requires a meeting of the minds






5. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






6. Common law rule; acceptance must be made on the same terms as the offer






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






8. 2/3 vote






9. Wrote 'On the Laws and Customs of England'






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






11. Any scheme that attempts to unlawfully obtain money or services illegally through the US postal service






12. Sponsor.






13. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






14. If a company does not address an insubordinate employee - they become liable






15. When there is no contract - but the defendant makes a promise that will induce reliance. it would be unjust not to enforce the promise






16. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






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






18. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; not a binding decision. Voluntary settlement.






19. Consists of two members of the House of Representatives and two members of the senate; they try to compromise between two edited versions of a bill to make it equal.






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






21. Attorneys ask jurors a set of questions to determine bias






22. Capacity; the parties must be adults and mentally competent






23. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






24. Aricle IV section 2 of the constitution that states that the constitution and the united States are the laws of the land. Federal government trumps state law






25. Malicious use of fire or explosives to damage or destroy real estate or property






26. It must be voted on and approved by both houses and then approved by the president. then it is a law






27. Injury






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






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






30. System of checks and balances within the federal government






31. A plaintiff may generally recover even if he/she is partially negligible






32. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






33. A law passed by a legislative body






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






35. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception






36. A violation of a duty imposed by a civil law.






37. John Roberts






38. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






39. Type of intent to be proved; means a guilty state of mind






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






41. For the defendant to be liable - the type of harm must have been reasonably forseeable.






42. Trial.






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






44. Majority






45. Termination when the offeror dies or the physical contract is destroyed






46. The party opposing the appeal






47. Forbidding a law to be passed






48. A company becomes liable if they do not perform a background check






49. Due process or the right to a hearing






50. A tithing of 10 men put together to hold each other accountable. Anglo-saxon method of keeping the peace.