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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. 1250

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






3. The legal question that is posed in a case






4. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






5. Article I - Section 8

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6. Presiding officer (senator)






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






8. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






9. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






11. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






12. Twelve.






13. Sponsor.






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






15. James Madison - 1789






16. Business tort; defendant improperly breached contract and causes injury to plaintiff






17. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






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






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






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






21. There is an established duty of due care






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






23. Type of tort; taking someone elses property without consent.






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Due process or the right to a hearing






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






30. 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.






31. The facts imply that the defendants negligence caused the act; 'the thing speaks for itself'






32. The sharing of powers between levels of government






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






34. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






36. When there is no contract - but the defendant makes a promise that will induce reliance. it would be unjust not to enforce the promise






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






38. 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.






39. 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






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






41. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






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






44. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






46. The party opposing the appeal






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






48. During the option period of a contract






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






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