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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. A party may ask the court to order an examination to find out if physical or mental damage is relevant






2. A contract put in writing laying out all of the terms






3. Laws involving economic and social regulation; laws that regard economic or social status are presumed valid and corporations and people can be classified






4. Thurgood Marshall






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






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






7. Establishes the idea precendent

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






9. Judge made law






10. 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






11. Type of business crime; the trespassing taking of personal property with intent to steal it. defendant never had the right to have said property in posession






12. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






14. Refers to lawsuits; the process of filing claims to courts






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






16. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






17. Bottom Line answer






18. System of checks and balances within the federal government






19. During the option period of a contract






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






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






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






23. John Roberts






24. A defendant breaches his duty of due care by failing to behave the way a reasonable person would under similar circumstances






25. Termination by simply turning down the offer






26. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






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






29. The documents that begin a lawsuit: consists of the complaint - answer and sometimes a reply






30. The obligation to decide current cases based on previous rulings.






31. Three.






32. Talking trash






33. Article I - Section 8

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34. Requires a meeting of the minds






35. Nine.






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






37. Using two or more racketeering acts to accomplish any of the following goals: (1) investing or acquiring legitimate businesses with criminal money (2)maintaining or acquiring businesses through criminal activity






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






39. 1250

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






41. A court will imply by conduct that there was an agreement between two parties






42. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






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






44. 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.






45. Reasoning court gives for the holding






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






47. 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






48. A person who volluntarily enters a situation that has an obvious danger cannot complain is he/she is injured






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






50. 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.