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






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






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






4. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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






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






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






8. Sandra Day Oconnor






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






10. Freedom of speech.






11. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






12. The party opposing the appeal






13. 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.






14. Reference code; label for looking the case up






15. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






16. There is an established duty of due care






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






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






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






20. Bottom Line answer






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






22. The sharing of powers between levels of government






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






24. A defendant engaging in an ultrahazardous activity is virtually always liable for any harm that results






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Type of defense; when the government induces the defendant to break the law.






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Three.






39. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






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






41. The party filing the appeal






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






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






44. (1)misrepresentation (2)concealment with the intent to take advantage of someone; deception of a person for the purpose of obtaining money or property






45. Requires a meeting of the minds






46. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






47. Collected taxes and helped keep the peace in tenth century England. Equivalent to a modern day Sheriff.






48. Forseeable harm






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






50. A power granted to congress stating that congress may regulate trade between countries - other states and indian tribes