Test your basic knowledge |

Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A document filed by the losing party requesting the federal court to appeal a case.






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






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






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






5. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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






7. Talking trash






8. There is an established duty of due care






9. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






10. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






11. The sharing of powers between levels of government






12. Forseeable harm






13. Preponderance of the evidence






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






15. 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.






16. Presiding officer (senator)






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






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






19. John Roberts






20. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Faking car accidents and injury in order to gain a settlement






29. A law passed by a legislative body






30. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






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






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






33. Sponsor.






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






35. If a company does not address an insubordinate employee - they become liable






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






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






38. First 10 amendments of the constitution; Compromise between federalist and antifederalists; Protects natural rights of liberty and property






39. Trial Court






40. 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.






41. A less serious crime often punishable by less than one year in prison






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






43. Article I - Section 8

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






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






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






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






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






49. Majority






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