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Business Law Test
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)
Federal Jurisdiction
Statutory Law
State level appeal eligibility
Alleges
2. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
in personam jurisdiction
Chancellor
Equitable maxims
Sociological school
3. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Remedies of Law
Cyberlaw
Common law
positivist school
4. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Fourth Amendment
Binding authority
Natural law
laches
5. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
Closing argument
Principle of rights
Pretrial motions
Privileges and and immunities clause
6. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Precedent
Negotiation
Res ipsa loquitur
Opening statements
7. 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
Statutory Law
Free exercise clause
fradulent Misrepresentation
Courts of equity
8. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier
Slander of quality
Search warrant
Ethical reasoning
Business invitees
9. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.
Respondent
State and Federal Court Systems
Checks and balances
Independent regulatory agencies
10. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself
Assumption of risk
Business invitees
Jurisdiction
State and Federal Court Systems
11. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
Motion for a directed verdict
Binding authority
Rebuttal
Slander of title
12. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules
Arbitration clause
Venue
Equitable maxims
Slander of quality
13. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Contributory negligence
Arbitration clause
State Jurisdiction
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
14. The body of laws created by legislative statutes
Respondent Superior
Writ of certiorari
Statutory Law
Federal Jurisdiction
15. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner
Slander of quality
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Trespass to land
Jurisdiction
16. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.
Brief
importance of common law
Origins Of Common Law
Statutory Law
17. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Motion for a new trial
Cost-benefit analysis
Trade libel
18. A routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
Federal Jurisdiction
Writ of execution
Venue
Alternative dispute resolution
19. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Disparagement of property
Equal protection clause
Cyberlaw
Damages
20. The obligation of organization management to make decisions and take actions that will enhance the welfare and interests of society as well as the organization
Strict product liability
citation
positivist school
Corporate social responsibility
21. State courts that handle only matters relating to the transfer of a person's assets and obligations after that person's death - including issues relating to custody and guardianship of children
Constitutional Law
American Arbitration Association
Opinions
Probate courts
22. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.
Concurrent Jurisdiction
When constitutional lawz apply
Answer
Sociological school
23. Inherent powers of state governments to pass laws to protect the public health - safety - and welfare; the national government has no directly granted police powers but accomplishes the same goals through other delegated powers.
Police powers
Motion for a new trial
Second Amendment
Arbitration
24. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
Syllogism
Principle of rights
Respondent
Jurisdiction
25. Party who defends an appeal
Constitutional Law
Appellee
Jurisdiction
Ninth Amendment
26. The clause in the Constitution (Article I - Section 8 - Clause 1) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.
Commerce clause
Statues of limitation
Strict product liability
Eighth Amendment
27. A question that had to do with the US Constitution - acts of Congress - or treaties; it provides a basis for federal jurisdiction
breaches
Federal question
Appellee
Legal and Equitable Remedies
28. A major provider of arbitration services
American Arbitration Association
Seventh Amendment
Slander of title
Summary jury trials
29. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs
Business Ethics
Statues of limitation
Seventh Amendment
Symbolic speech
30. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals
Constitutional Law
Civil Law
Eighth Amendment
Good samaritan statues
31. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Alleges
Question of fact
Opening statements
dram shop acts
32. 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.
Pleadings
Chancellor
Eighth Amendment
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
33. A basis for federal court jurisdiction over a lawsuit between (1) citizens of different states (2) a foreign country and citizens of a state of of different states - or (3) citizens of a state and citizens or subjects of a foreign country. The amount
Writ of execution
Good samaritan statues
diversity of citizenship
Relevant evidence
34. A motion asserting that the trial was so fundamentally flawed (because of error - newly discovered evidence - prejudice - or another reason) that a new trial is necessary to prevent a miscarriage of justice.
Service of process
Motion for a new trial
In rem jurisdiction
Probable cause
35. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Online dispute resolution
Constitutional Law
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Business Ethics
36. The principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
Answer
Summary jury trials
Negotiation
Trespass to land
37. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
Symbolic speech
Slander of title
First Amendment
breaches
38. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Comparative negligence
law
Sixth Amendment
39. Right to a trial by jury
abnormally dangerous
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Seventh Amendment
Equal protection clause
40. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.
Sociological school
Closing argument
Mini-trial
Defenses to negligence
41. A motion made by a party - during trial - claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case
Case law
Jurisdiction
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Concurrent Jurisdiction
42. The body of conventional - or written - law of a particular society at a particular point in time.
positive law
State and Federal Court Systems
Natural law
Early neutral case evaluation
43. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Contributory negligence
Default judgement
Early neutral case evaluation
Arbitration
44. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Damages
Jurisdiction
Service of process
Summons
45. 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
Legal realism
Categorical imperative
Answer
Absolute bar
46. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.
jurisprudence
breaches
Defenses to negligence
Summary jury trials
47. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Assumption of risk
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Historical school
Cases on point
48. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case
Categorical imperative
Defenses to negligence
Rule of four
Public Policy
49. An economically injurious falsehood made about another's product or property; a general term for torts that are more specifically referred to as slander of quality or slander of title.
Slander of title
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Disparagement of property
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
50. A final judgment for one side in a lawsuit without trial when a judge finds based on pleadings - affidavits - and depositions that there is no genuine factual issue in the lawsuit
Business invitees
Seventh Amendment
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Complaint