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Business Law Test
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1. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Filtering software
Historical school
Disparagement of property
Summary jury trials
2. A computer program that is designed to block access to certain Web sites based on their content. The software blocks the retrieval of a site whose URL or key words are on a list within the program.
Trespass to personal property
Statues of limitation
Filtering software
Opinions
3. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Comparative negligence
Second Amendment
Contributory negligence
4. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
Federal question
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Third Amendment
Long arm statue
5. Party who defends an appeal
Appellee
Brief
Mini-trial
Full faith and credit clause
6. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief
Arbitration clause
Cases on point
laches
law
7. Set of books containing published court decisions
Fourth Amendment
Reporters
Punitive damages
Early neutral case evaluation
8. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Writ of execution
due proccess clause
In rem jurisdiction
9. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Tenth Amendment
Origins Of Common Law
Courts of law
Statues of limitation
10. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Service of process
Motion
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Rules of evidence
11. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Checks and balances
Alternative dispute resolution
Cyberlaw
Constitutional Law
12. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.
Causation in fact
Criminal law
State Jurisdiction
Defense
13. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
in personam jurisdiction
Brief
Exclusive Jurisdiction
citation
14. The power to speak the law.
Jurisdiction
State level appeal eligibility
Contributory negligence
Alleges
15. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
Punitive damages
Cross-examination
Assumption of risk
positive law
16. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
Rejoinder
Pretrial motions
Online dispute resolution
Principle of rights
17. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations
First Amendment
Torts(Wrongs)
Summary jury trials
Strict product liability
18. Federal regulatory agencies that are independent - thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission.
Summary jury trials
Independent regulatory agencies
Common law
In rem jurisdiction
19. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Writ of execution
voir dire
Case law
Causation in fact
20. The publication of a statement that denies or casts doubt on another's legal ownership of any property - causing financial loss to that property's owner.
Slander of title
Checks and balances
Negotiation
Origins Of Common Law
21. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs
Torts(Wrongs)
positivist school
Legal realism
Public Policy
22. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money
Origins Of Common Law
Remedies of Law
citation
Second Amendment
23. A federal - state - or local government unit established to perform a specific function. Administrative agencies are created and authorized by legislative bodies to administer and enforce specific laws.
Administrative agency
Equal protection clause
Motion
Affirmative defense
24. Supreme Court followed by the U.S. Court of Appeals and The highest state courts. Then followed by federal administrative agencies. U.S. District Courts - Specialized U.S. Courts(bankruptcy courts - court of Federal claims - court of international tr
When constitutional lawz apply
positive law
State and Federal Court Systems
Common law
25. The enumeration in the Constitution - of certain rights - shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Ninth Amendment
Trespass to personal property
Defenses to negligence
Binding authority
26. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
Relevant evidence
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Privileges and and immunities clause
Syllogism
27. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
Rebuttal
Sixth Amendment
tilitarinism
Slander of quality
28. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Petitioner
Contributory negligence
Absolute bar
29. The moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty - A concept developed by the philosopher Immanuel Kant as an ethical guideline for behavior. In deciding whether an action is right or wrong a person should evaluate the action in terms o
Eighth Amendment
Categorical imperative
Natural law
Arbitration
30. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Appellant
abnormally dangerous
Second Amendment
Privileges and and immunities clause
31. A response to a plaintiff's claim that does not deny the plaintiff's facts but attacks the plaintiff's legal right to bring an action. An example is the running of the statute of limitations.
Affirmative defense
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
First Amendment
Relevant evidence
32. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case
Police powers
Early neutral case evaluation
Cyberlaw
Rule of four
33. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Remedies of Law
Direct examination
Negligence
Question of law
34. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Summons
Statutory Law
Fifth Amendment
Probable cause
35. Occurs when one party to a contract is not given full or accurate information by the other party about the contract subject matter - Intentional misrepresentation of material fact - reasonably relied on by plaintiff resulting in damages
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Business invitees
fradulent Misrepresentation
Civil Law
36. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
Filtering software
Historical school
Service of process
Brief
37. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons
Chancellor
Punitive damages
dram shop acts
Checks and balances
38. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Punitive damages
Mini-trial
Common law
Negotiation
39. The principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
Equal protection clause
Comparative negligence
Answer
Default judgement
40. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.
Jurisdiction
Writ of execution
Remedies of Law
Defenses to negligence
41. Right to a trial by jury
Seventh Amendment
Historical school
Cyberlaw
Ninth Amendment
42. Statements made by the plaintiff and the defendant in a lawsuit that detail the facts - charges - and defenses involved in the litigation. The complaint and answer are part of the pleadings.
Torts(Wrongs)
Contributory negligence
Corporate social responsibility
Pleadings
43. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
Jurisdiction
Direct examination
Cost-benefit analysis
Counterclaim
44. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Negotiation
Cyber torts
Venue
Constitutional Law
45. A major provider of arbitration services
Torts(Wrongs)
Litigation
American Arbitration Association
Civil Law
46. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.
Respondent
Slander of quality
Criminal law
Summary jury trials
47. Adj. from the Latin 'against or about a thing -' referring to a lawsuit or other legal action directed toward property - rather than toward a particular person. Thus - if title to property is the issue - the action is 'in rem.' The term is important
Closing argument
Historical school
Principle of rights
In rem jurisdiction
48. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
importance of common law
Affirmative defense
Opening statements
Long arm statue
49. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.
In rem jurisdiction
Legal reasoning
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Federal Jurisdiction
50. A motion made by a party - during trial - claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
First Amendment
Federal form of government
Cyberlaw
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