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






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






3. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






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






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






7. Twelve.






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






9. John Roberts






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






11. The facts imply that the defendants negligence caused the act; 'the thing speaks for itself'






12. Business tort; intrusion in to someones private life; being a voyeur






13. Items such as trampolines and swimming pools; defendant is liable if there is no protection






14. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






15. Judges who disagree with the majority holding; states their opposing opinion






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






17. 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.






18. Type of intent to be proved; means the guilty act






19. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.






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






21. There is no intention to a contract but the plaintiff gives some benefit to the defendant who knows the plaintiff expects compensation. it would be unjust not to award the damages.






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






23. The defendant (defamer) knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard to the truth






24. Trial Court






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






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






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






28. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






29. Type of intentional tort; the intentional restraint of another without reasonable cause






30. Requires a meeting of the minds






31. Majority






32. 2/3 vote






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






34. Preponderance of the evidence






35. Termination by simply turning down the offer






36. 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






37. Reasoning court gives for the holding






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






39. Three.






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






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






42. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






43. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery






44. Trial.






45. Bottom Line answer






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






47. Procedures for academic dismissal or dismissal from a government job






48. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






49. Using false statements or bribes to obtain medicare payments from the federal or state government






50. Forbidding a law to be passed