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






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






3. Establishes the idea precendent

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






5. A document filed by the losing party requesting the federal court to appeal a case.






6. Trial.






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






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






18. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






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






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






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






22. Written questions that the opposing party must answer in writing under oath






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






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






25. Freedom of speech.






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






27. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






28. Majority






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






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






31. Type of business crime; the fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendants posession.






32. Due process or the right to a hearing






33. Type of intentional tort; the intentional touching of an individual in a way that is unwarranted or offensive






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






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






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






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






38. Trial Court






39. James Madison - 1789






40. 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






41. Judge made law






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






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






44. 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.






45. Thurgood Marshall






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






47. Factual case






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






49. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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