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Business Law Vocab - 2
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1. The party opposing the appeal
Appellee
tort
Holding
implied contract
2. For the defendant to be liable - the type of harm must have been reasonably forseeable.
Separation of powers
entrapment
forseeable harm
second requirement of a contract
3. A person who volluntarily enters a situation that has an obvious danger cannot complain is he/she is injured
assault
Supremacy clause
felony
Assumption of the risk
4. Type of business crime; taking or using someones property
Ethics
conversion(2)
letters of intent
Conference committee
5. A less serious crime often punishable by less than one year in prison
Who regulates commercial speech
Common Law
assault
misdemeanor
6. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence
sixth amendment
The percentage vote to pass a bill
What Freedom of speech includes
Medicare fraud
7. Freedom of speech.
first amendment
Fraud
element 5 of a negligence lawsuit
quasi contract
8. 2/3 vote
How much of a majority is it to override a presidents veto
Mediation
How Federal Law has jurisdiction in a lawsuit
Henry DeBracton
9. Twelve.
mens rea
Common Law
Step two in filing a civil law suit
Total circuits in the court of appeals
10. There is no intention to a contract but the plaintiff gives some benefit to the defendant who knows the plaintiff expects compensation. it would be unjust not to award the damages.
quasi contract
Fraud
Stare Decisis
Pleadings
11. During the option period of a contract
mirror image rule
when a bill is introduced to the Sentate is must have...
you cannot revoke an offer...
Who regulates commercial speech
12. Business tort; intrusion in to someones private life; being a voyeur
First African American Justice
intrusion
Incorporation clause
fifth amendment
13. Termination when an offer specifies a time limit for acceptance and the period is binding.
assault
In the senate - after the bill leave committee it travels to...
Veto
expiration
14. Baron Montesquieu
Concurring Opinion
John Locke
When a bill is introduced to the house of representatives it must have a...
French social commentator and political thinker who created the Separation of Powers theory
15. A party may ask the court to order an examination to find out if physical or mental damage is relevant
quasi contract
intrusion
Physical and Mental examination
rejection
16. Lack of opinion - malice as to public figures - negligence to private individuals
To prove injury the defamation must show...
Bystander's obligation means...
rejection
fourth amendment
17. Each side may ask the other side to produce relevant documents for inspection and copying.
eighth amendment
Litigation
larceny
Request of production of documents and things
18. Business tort; using someones likeness or voice without their permission.
Commercial Exploitation
Mediation
Style of a Case
First Woman Justice
19. The legal question that is posed in a case
Legal Issue Presented
element 3 of a negligence lawsuit
After the bill is released from committees in the two houses - it goes...
What is not protected under the first amendment
20. Thurgood Marshall
quasi contract
Fraud
First African American Justice
Tortious interference with a contract
21. Laws involving economic and social regulation; laws that regard economic or social status are presumed valid and corporations and people can be classified
Litigation
Intermediate scrutiny
Voir Dire
Minimal scrutiny
22. A tithing of 10 men put together to hold each other accountable. Anglo-saxon method of keeping the peace.
Collective Responsibility
Pocket Veto
negligent hiring
Significance of 'On the Laws and Customs of England'
23. Pretrial motions; motions for a summary judgement; asks the court to resolve a lawsuit before it goes to trial
In a lawsuit attorneys have a burden of proof that shows liability by
What is not protected under the first amendment
Step three in filing a civil law suit
Shire Reeves
24. The floor/leadership - where it is debated upon with no time limit.
French social commentator and political thinker who created the Separation of Powers theory
In the senate - after the bill leave committee it travels to...
Equal Protection Clause
false imprisonment
25. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger
Holding
Where the bill goes after conference committee
What is not protected under the first amendment
third requirement of a contract
26. Termination when the offeror dies or the physical contract is destroyed
felony
you cannot revoke an offer...
operation of law
first requirement of a contract
27. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; not a binding decision. Voluntary settlement.
Mediation
Ethics
third requirement of a contract
express contract
28. Nine.
Incorporation clause
RICO
Number of Justices in the Supreme Court?
Ethics
29. Bottom Line answer
Shire Reeves
third requirement of a contract
Holding
Litigation
30. Judges who disagree with the majority holding; states their opposing opinion
tort
Dissenting Opinion
Physical and Mental examination
implied contract
31. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress
when a bill is introduced to the Sentate is must have...
Negligence per se
letters of intent
element 2 of a negligence lawsuit
32. Items such as trampolines and swimming pools; defendant is liable if there is no protection
Voir Dire
attractive nuisance
when a bill is introduced to the Sentate is must have...
Henry DeBracton
33. 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
mens rea
Filibuster
coercion
Statute
34. A power granted to congress stating that congress may regulate trade between countries - other states and indian tribes
Common Law
regulation of interstate commerce
First African American Justice
Federal District Court
35. Discovery phase: chance for the party to learn about its opponent.
Step two in filing a civil law suit
Appellee
element 1 of a negligence lawsuit
second requirement of a contract
36. Type of intentional tort; the intentional touching of an individual in a way that is unwarranted or offensive
battery
Minimal scrutiny
What Freedom of speech includes
you cannot revoke an offer...
37. Common law rule; acceptance must be made on the same terms as the offer
entrapment
Qualifications for defamation
Appellant
mirror image rule
38. Establishes the idea precendent
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40. The party filing the appeal
negligent retention
Appellant
Federalism
In a lawsuit attorneys have a burden of proof that shows liability by
41. If the plaintiff is even slightly negligent he/she recovers nothing
Common Law
rejection
Pocket Veto
Contributory Negligence
42. Using false statements or bribes to obtain medicare payments from the federal or state government
Medicare fraud
Voir Dire
Administrative Law
Henry DeBracton
43. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.
Stare Decisis
regulation of interstate commerce
After a bill enters the house of rep or senate - it goes where...
The job of the Rules Committee
44. Sponsor.
Strict scrutiny
When a bill is introduced to the house of representatives it must have a...
Common Law
Current Chief Justice
45. If a company does not address an insubordinate employee - they become liable
second requirement of a contract
negligent retention
The percentage vote to pass a bill
Total circuits in the court of appeals
46. Injury
element 5 of a negligence lawsuit
After the bill is released from committees in the two houses - it goes...
Number of Justices in the Supreme Court?
Incorporation clause
47. Faking car accidents and injury in order to gain a settlement
entrapment
Two types of dispute resolution
Insurance Fraud
Henry DeBracton
48. Arbitration and Mediation
Two types of dispute resolution
Number of Justices in the Supreme Court?
Collective Responsibility
express contract
49. 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.
Strict scrutiny
quasi contract
assault
Arson
50. Section of the fourteenth amendment where courts must provide equal protection to all cases based on scrutiny
What is not protected under the first amendment
actus reus
Equal Protection Clause
Separation of powers