Test your basic knowledge |

Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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.






2. Discovery phase: chance for the party to learn about its opponent.






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






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






5. United States is a party; the case is about a federal statute; the suit is between citizens of two different states and the the amt is over 75 -000






6. The study of how people ought to act; does not always mean legal.






7. 1250

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


8. If the plaintiff is even slightly negligent he/she recovers nothing






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






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






11. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






12. Life - Liberty - Property






13. Talking trash






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






15. James Madison - 1789






16. Three.






17. Judge made law; based on precedent - which leads to stare decisis






18. When a law remains untouched on the presidents desk for over 10 days after congress's adjournment






19. No unreasonable searches or seizures






20. An offered can be terminated anytime before the offer has been accepted.






21. Majority






22. Aka imminent domain; government cant take a persons land unless they prove it will be used for a public purpose and provide proper compensation.






23. The party opposing the appeal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






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






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






34. To the president.






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






36. Twelve.






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






38. Requires a meeting of the minds






39. A law passed by a legislative body






40. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






41. Type of business crime; taking or using someones property






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






43. Judge made law






44. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; issues a binding decision.






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






46. 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.






47. Language added to a court's opinion that is beyond what is needed; extra words offered as guidance






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






49. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






50. Termination when an offer specifies a time limit for acceptance and the period is binding.