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Business Law Vocab - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; issues a binding decision.
Total circuits in the court of appeals
Arbitration
When a bill is introduced to the house of representatives it must have a...
licensee
2. Reasoning court gives for the holding
The primary drafter of the constitution
you cannot revoke an offer...
Takings clause
Rationale
3. They set time limits for debate - decide how fast the law should be deliberated and when the bill goes to the floor for debate.
French social commentator and political thinker who created the Separation of Powers theory
How much of a majority is it to override a presidents veto
regulation of interstate commerce
The job of the Rules Committee
4. Business tort; using someones likeness or voice without their permission.
Appellant
trespass
Commercial Exploitation
Patriot Act
5. Termination when an offer specifies a time limit for acceptance and the period is binding.
strict liability
expiration
Intermediate scrutiny
element 4 of a negligence lawsuit
6. Written questions that the opposing party must answer in writing under oath
agreement
Interrogatories
Filibuster
Intermediate scrutiny
7. The legal doctrine whereby an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute (or regulation)
Shire Reeves
Dissenting Opinion
Negligence per se
licensee
8. Judge made law; based on precedent - which leads to stare decisis
After a bill enters the house of rep or senate - it goes where...
Current Chief Justice
conversion
Common Law
9. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; not a binding decision. Voluntary settlement.
Stare Decisis
express contract
Henry DeBracton
Mediation
10. James Madison - 1789
Negligence and strict liability
The primary drafter of the constitution
sixth amendment
fifth amendment
11. Language added to a court's opinion that is beyond what is needed; extra words offered as guidance
letters of intent
you cannot revoke an offer...
After a bill enters the house of rep or senate - it goes where...
Dicta
12. Factual case
battery
misdemeanor
Appellee
element 3 of a negligence lawsuit
13. The rules committee where it is put on a calendar.
Common Law
Insurance Fraud
In the house of representatives - after a bill has left the first committee - it travels to...
invitee
14. Judges are obligated to follow precedent
After the bill is released from committees in the two houses - it goes...
Stare Decisis
Negligence per se
Request of production of documents and things
15. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation
In the house of representatives - after a bill has left the first committee - it travels to...
Writ of Certiorari
slander
What is not protected under the first amendment
16. If the proceedings of a business occur intrastate but will eventually effect proceedings interstate - this rule states that congress may interfere
licensee
Substantial effect rule
What section of the Constitution grants congress it's powers?
Appellee
17. 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
Commercial Exploitation
promissory estoppel
Arbitration
larceny
18. (1)misrepresentation (2)concealment with the intent to take advantage of someone; deception of a person for the purpose of obtaining money or property
expiration
third requirement of a contract
Writ of Certiorari
Fraud
19. Agreement (offer and acceptance)
first requirement of a contract
Federalism
Incorporation clause
mens rea
20. Presiding officer (senator)
Separation of powers
Conference committee
you cannot revoke an offer...
when a bill is introduced to the Sentate is must have...
21. Type of defense; when the government induces the defendant to break the law.
entrapment
Qualifications for defamation
Tortious interference with a contract
invitee
22. Type of business crime; the fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendants posession.
Fraud
tort
Two types of dispute resolution
embezzlement
23. A document filed by the losing party requesting the federal court to appeal a case.
fifth amendment
Writ of Certiorari
false imprisonment
felony
24. It must be voted on and approved by both houses and then approved by the president. then it is a law
For a bill to pass...
Step two in filing a civil law suit
Holding
Pocket Veto
25. Injury
Insurance Fraud
Veto
element 5 of a negligence lawsuit
assault
26. Type of intent to be proved; means the guilty act
First Woman Justice
actus reus
Supremacy clause
Step one in filing a civil law suit
27. System of checks and balances within the federal government
French social commentator and political thinker who created the Separation of Powers theory
Separation of powers
Bill of Right
The job of the Rules Committee
28. Aka imminent domain; government cant take a persons land unless they prove it will be used for a public purpose and provide proper compensation.
eighth amendment
Takings clause
What is not protected under the first amendment
Strict scrutiny
29. 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
Ethics
Minimal scrutiny
When a bill is introduced to the house of representatives it must have a...
coercion
30. 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.
Common Law
Arbitration
Pocket Veto
Conference committee
31. A company becomes liable if they do not perform a background check
Bill of Right
For a bill to pass...
negligent hiring
Legal Issue Presented
32. A defendant breaches his duty of due care by failing to behave the way a reasonable person would under similar circumstances
Negligence and strict liability
After a bill enters the house of rep or senate - it goes where...
breach of duty
Significance of 'On the Laws and Customs of England'
33. Termination when the offeror dies or the physical contract is destroyed
operation of law
Appellee
Veto
first amendment
34. The sharing of powers between levels of government
element 4 of a negligence lawsuit
Federalism
assault
mens rea
35. Attorneys ask jurors a set of questions to determine bias
Voir Dire
How much of a majority is it to override a presidents veto
Legal Issue Presented
Total circuits in the court of appeals
36. The party filing the appeal
Equal Protection Clause
operation of law
Appellant
sixth amendment
37. Common law rule; acceptance must be made on the same terms as the offer
first amendment
strict liability
RICO
mirror image rule
38. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception
Year when 'On the Laws and Customs of England' was written
entrapment
precedent
Fraud
39. Bottom Line answer
When a bill is introduced to the house of representatives it must have a...
Holding
Writ of Certiorari
negligent retention
40. Business tort; intrusion in to someones private life; being a voyeur
intrusion
Common Law
Citation
rejection
41. Trial Court
Federal District Court
Mail box rule
Fraud
Comparative Fault
42. Refers to lawsuits; the process of filing claims to courts
uniform commercial code
Litigation
promissory estoppel
Request of production of documents and things
43. A power granted to congress stating that congress may regulate trade between countries - other states and indian tribes
operation of law
regulation of interstate commerce
first amendment
Number of judges on the panel in the Court of Appeals
44. When a law remains untouched on the presidents desk for over 10 days after congress's adjournment
Ethics
For a bill to pass...
Pocket Veto
The job of the Rules Committee
45. A person who volluntarily enters a situation that has an obvious danger cannot complain is he/she is injured
second requirement of a contract
Assumption of the risk
agreement
expiration
46. A person who is on your property with your permission; you owe them a higher duty of due care to warn of known dangers
Style of a Case
licensee
intrusion
Malice
47. An offered can be terminated anytime before the offer has been accepted.
mirror image rule
revocation
Depositions
first requirement of a contract
48. The party opposing the appeal
operation of law
Appellee
Strict scrutiny
Conference committee
49. Type of defamation tort; written defamation
Federal District Court
Number of judges on the panel in the Court of Appeals
RICO
lible
50. To the president.
Writ of Certiorari
Where the bill goes after conference committee
The percentage vote to pass a bill
Request of production of documents and things