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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. 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.






2. If the proceedings of a business occur intrastate but will eventually effect proceedings interstate - this rule states that congress may interfere






3. Factual case






4. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






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






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






8. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






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






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






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






12. Reference code; label for looking the case up






13. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






14. Due process or the right to a hearing






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






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






17. A subtype of rejection






18. Talking trash






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






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






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






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






23. Business tort; using someones likeness or voice without their permission.






24. 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






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






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






27. Lack of opinion - malice as to public figures - negligence to private individuals






28. James Madison - 1789






29. 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






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






31. Preponderance of the evidence






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






33. Injury






34. Injuries caused by neglect and oversight rather than deliberate conduct.






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






36. 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






37. Trial Court






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






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






40. Forseeable harm






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






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






43. Baron Montesquieu






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






45. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






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






48. Majority






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






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