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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Private proceeding in which each party to a dispute argues its position before the other side - and vice versa. A neutral third party may be present and act as an adviser if the parties fail to reach an agreement
Bankruptcy courts
Mini-trial
Summons
Disparagement of property
2. Torts committed via the internet
Arbitrability
Contributory negligence
Cyber torts
Defenses to negligence
3. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner
Trespass to land
Principle of rights
Bill of Rights
Pleadings
4. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs
Business Ethics
Writ of certiorari
Fifth Amendment
Public Policy
5. A school of legal thought centered on the assumption that there is no law higher then the laws created by the government. Laws must be obeyed - even if they are unjust - to prevent anarchy.
Brief
Alleges
Complaint
positivist school
6. A controversey that is not hypotheical or academic but real and substansial; a requirement the must be satisfied before a court will hear a case
Respondent
Ethical reasoning
Res ipsa loquitur
Justicable controversy
7. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.
Business Ethics
in personam jurisdiction
Slander of quality
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
8. 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
Res ipsa loquitur
Probable cause
Brief
9. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.
Third Amendment
Default judgement
Negotiation
Rebuttal
10. 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.
Summons
Damages
Sixth Amendment
Motion for a directed verdict
11. 1. That the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff. 2. The the defendant breached that duty. 3. That the defendant's breach caused the plaintiff's injury. 4. That the defendants breach caused the plaintiff's injury and that injury was forseea
Business Ethics
Strict liability
Negligence
Arbitration clause
12. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
Small Claims courts
Bill of Rights
tilitarinism
Punitive damages
13. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Good samaritan statues
Courts of law
Police powers
First Amendment
14. 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
Administrative law
fradulent Misrepresentation
importance of common law
Punitive damages
15. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
Question of fact
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Online dispute resolution
Strict product liability
16. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.
Corporate social responsibility
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Statues of limitation
Disparagement of property
17. The enumeration in the Constitution - of certain rights - shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Question of fact
Ninth Amendment
in personam jurisdiction
Trade libel
18. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Litigation
Writ of execution
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Case law
19. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which a neutral third party evaluates the strengths and weakness of the disputing parties' positions; the evaluator's opinion forms the basis for negotiating a settlement.
Strict product liability
Early neutral case evaluation
Origins Of Common Law
Federal Jurisdiction
20. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.
Relevant evidence
Writ of execution
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Corporate social responsibility
21. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Rules of evidence
Writ of certiorari
Cyber torts
Writ of execution
22. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Comparative negligence
Mini-trial
Bill of Rights
Courts of law
23. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Respondent
Long arm statue
laches
24. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.
uniform laws
Closing argument
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
law
25. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Summons
Constitutional Law
Hearsay
Litigation
26. Right to bear arms
in personam jurisdiction
Second Amendment
Pleadings
positivist school
27. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Absolute bar
Federal form of government
Trespass to land
28. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals
Civil Law
Sixth Amendment
in personam jurisdiction
Legal and Equitable Remedies
29. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice
Free exercise clause
Federal Jurisdiction
Eighth Amendment
Motion for a directed verdict
30. A warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court
Direct examination
Search warrant
Independent regulatory agencies
First Amendment
31. 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
Online dispute resolution
Cyberlaw
State and Federal Court Systems
voir dire
32. Motion to dismiss - motion for judgment on the pleadings - motion of summary judgement(amont others - motion to strike - motion to make more definite and certain - motion for judgement on the pleadings - motion to compel discovery - motion for summar
laches
Res ipsa loquitur
Trespass to personal property
Pretrial motions
33. Enforcable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and thier society.
Reporters
law
In rem jurisdiction
Legal and Equitable Remedies
34. 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
Reporters
Bankruptcy courts
Writ of execution
Appellee
35. The power to speak the law.
Slander of title
Remedies
Jurisdiction
Burden of proof
36. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Early neutral case evaluation
Hearsay
Cyberlaw
Res ipsa loquitur
37. 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
Ninth Amendment
Default judgement
Ethical reasoning
38. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case
Rule of four
Alternative dispute resolution
Remedies of Law
Contributory negligence
39. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
Torts(Wrongs)
establishment clause
Constitutional Law
When constitutional lawz apply
40. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
abnormally dangerous
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
establishment clause
Precedent
41. A reference to or a quotation from an authority
Business invitees
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
citation
Cyberlaw
42. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
Litigation
Trespass to personal property
Probable cause
Bankruptcy courts
43. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)
Res ipsa loquitur
Federal Jurisdiction
Public Policy
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
44. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Justicable controversy
Legal reasoning
Appellant
Direct examination
45. (accident - breach of contract - or other event) > Party consults with Attorney(Initial client interview - signing of retainer agreement) > Informal investigation > Plaintiffs attorney files complaint > Defendant attorney files answer to complaint or
Absolute bar
in personam jurisdiction
Appellee
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
46. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Natural law
Opening statements
Federal question
Causation in fact
47. 1066 in Britain - King William implemented this uniform legal system. He sent judges out to make rulings on cases - thus creating precedents. 1225 - the signing of the Magna Carta established the rule of law in England
Sixth Amendment
Origins Of Common Law
Search warrant
Slander of quality
48. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people
Arbitrability
due proccess clause
Punitive damages
Respondent Superior
49. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Comparative negligence
Analogy
Constitutional Law
Cases on point
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
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
tilitarinism
Precedent