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Business Law Vocab - 2
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1. Injuries caused by neglect and oversight rather than deliberate conduct.
express contract
Contributory Negligence
Negligence and strict liability
breach of duty
2. The floor/leadership - where it is debated upon with no time limit.
In the senate - after the bill leave committee it travels to...
Physical and Mental examination
Fraud
implied contract
3. Type of defense; when the government induces the defendant to break the law.
fourth requirement of a contract
entrapment
Collective Responsibility
For a bill to pass...
4. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;
Arson
false imprisonment
Wire Fraud
Litigation
5. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; issues a binding decision.
Step two in filing a civil law suit
Arbitration
Arson
John Locke
6. To the president.
Total circuits in the court of appeals
Arson
Pocket Veto
Where the bill goes after conference committee
7. Aka imminent domain; government cant take a persons land unless they prove it will be used for a public purpose and provide proper compensation.
The primary drafter of the constitution
actus reus
For a bill to pass...
Takings clause
8. The facts imply that the defendants negligence caused the act; 'the thing speaks for itself'
you cannot revoke an offer...
The job of the Rules Committee
How much of a majority is it to override a presidents veto
Res ipsa loquitor
9. Factual case
intrusion
How much of a majority is it to override a presidents veto
element 3 of a negligence lawsuit
counter offer
10. System of checks and balances within the federal government
Separation of powers
intentional tort
agreement
counter offer
11. 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.
Incorporation clause
quasi contract
RICO
Conference committee
12. A law passed by a legislative body
Statute
First African American Justice
Ethics
lible
13. When the bill is debated to the floor of the house.
The last step of a bill in the House of representatives is...
In a lawsuit attorneys have a burden of proof that shows liability by
invitee
Step one in filing a civil law suit
14. Punishable by a prison sentence of one year or more
Who regulates commercial speech
felony
Comparative Fault
mens rea
15. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.
In the senate - after the bill leave committee it travels to...
Style of a Case
Federalism
Minimal scrutiny
16. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw
felony
Mail box rule
operation of law
How Federal Law has jurisdiction in a lawsuit
17. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception
Bill
The percentage vote to pass a bill
Fraud
To prove injury the defamation must show...
18. Type of business crime; the fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendants posession.
Dissenting Opinion
embezzlement
when a bill is introduced to the Sentate is must have...
Style of a Case
19. Any scheme that attempts to unlawfully obtain money or services illegally through the US postal service
Where the bill goes after conference committee
Dissenting Opinion
Mail Fraud
Holding
20. Language added to a court's opinion that is beyond what is needed; extra words offered as guidance
Dicta
In the house of representatives - after a bill has left the first committee - it travels to...
Henry DeBracton
Takings clause
21. During the option period of a contract
Fraud
felony
Assumption of the risk
you cannot revoke an offer...
22. Thurgood Marshall
conversion
Citation
insanity
First African American Justice
23. Sponsor.
Comparative Fault
How Federal Law has jurisdiction in a lawsuit
battery
When a bill is introduced to the house of representatives it must have a...
24. Reference code; label for looking the case up
Significance of 'On the Laws and Customs of England'
Current Chief Justice
Citation
fourth requirement of a contract
25. Pretrial motions; motions for a summary judgement; asks the court to resolve a lawsuit before it goes to trial
Step three in filing a civil law suit
Separation of powers
Mail box rule
Depositions
26. Twelve.
second requirement of a contract
Administrative Law
Total circuits in the court of appeals
Legal Issue Presented
27. A defendant breaches his duty of due care by failing to behave the way a reasonable person would under similar circumstances
breach of duty
Total circuits in the court of appeals
rejection
mens rea
28. Discovery phase: chance for the party to learn about its opponent.
Qualifications for defamation
counter offer
Step two in filing a civil law suit
Incorporation clause
29. There is an established duty of due care
element 1 of a negligence lawsuit
The primary drafter of the constitution
The job of the Rules Committee
uniform commercial code
30. The documents that begin a lawsuit: consists of the complaint - answer and sometimes a reply
Defamation
Step two in filing a civil law suit
Writ of Certiorari
Pleadings
31. Type of intent to be proved; means a guilty state of mind
Defamation
The percentage vote to pass a bill
mens rea
trespass
32. The opinion of Judges who agree with the holding - but for different reasons.
entrapment
larceny
Assumption of the risk
Concurring Opinion
33. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger
negligent hiring
What is not protected under the first amendment
What Freedom of speech includes
insanity
34. Items such as trampolines and swimming pools; defendant is liable if there is no protection
Filibuster
Shire Reeves
Step four in filing a civil law suit
attractive nuisance
35. Type of intentnional tort; intentionally entering land that belongs to someone else or remaining on land after being asked to leave
trespass
Insurance Fraud
Bill of Right
Federalism
36. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery
Common Law
quasi contract
rejection
assault
37. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence
false imprisonment
sixth amendment
Bill of Right
assault
38. Written questions that the opposing party must answer in writing under oath
Citation
The percentage vote to pass a bill
Interrogatories
Step two in filing a civil law suit
39. When a law remains untouched on the presidents desk for over 10 days after congress's adjournment
Dicta
Pocket Veto
Medicare fraud
Mail box rule
40. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress
Appellee
In a lawsuit attorneys have a burden of proof that shows liability by
letters of intent
strict liability
41. Gender related; such laws must be substantially related to important government objectives. (gov't cant discriminate based on gender through the law making process)
First African American Justice
Fraud
What section of the Constitution grants congress it's powers?
Intermediate scrutiny
42. You have no duty to assist someone in peril unless you created the danger
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43. Type of intentional tort; the intentional touching of an individual in a way that is unwarranted or offensive
Supremacy clause
battery
Mail Fraud
second requirement of a contract
44. Judge made law; based on precedent - which leads to stare decisis
Negligence
Bill of Right
Common Law
To prove injury the defamation must show...
45. 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
element 5 of a negligence lawsuit
Step two in filing a civil law suit
when a bill is introduced to the Sentate is must have...
larceny
46. Forseeable harm
Mail Fraud
Administrative Law
element 4 of a negligence lawsuit
express contract
47. It must be voted on and approved by both houses and then approved by the president. then it is a law
invitee
battery
For a bill to pass...
uniform commercial code
48. Agreement (offer and acceptance)
first requirement of a contract
Stare Decisis
you cannot revoke an offer...
tort
49. Forbidding a law to be passed
In the house of representatives - after a bill has left the first committee - it travels to...
Pocket Veto
Veto
first amendment
50. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
embezzlement
rejection
When a bill is introduced to the house of representatives it must have a...
Who regulates commercial speech