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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. To confirm priestly authority upon
ordinaces
Comparative negligence
Standing to sue
Long arm statue
2. The power to speak the law.
Rebuttal
Brief
Police powers
Jurisdiction
3. Law concerned with public wrongs against society
Syllogism
Rule of four
Criminal law
Service of process
4. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.
Negotiation
Causation in fact
Opening statements
Mini-trial
5. 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
establishment clause
ordinaces
diversity of citizenship
Sociological school
6. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Motion for a new trial
Third Amendment
due proccess clause
Natural law
7. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
due proccess clause
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Eighth Amendment
Alleges
8. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people
Police powers
Petitioner
due proccess clause
Small Claims courts
9. 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
Writ of execution
Probate courts
Cyber torts
Bill of Rights
10. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination
Arbitration clause
Appellant
Rule of four
Equal protection clause
11. 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
Probate courts
Justicable controversy
Negligence
Ninth Amendment
12. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000
Cross-examination
Criminal law
Small Claims courts
Proximate cause
13. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
In rem jurisdiction
Courts of law
Slander of quality
Search warrant
14. A major provider of arbitration services
Torts(Wrongs)
American Arbitration Association
Equitable maxims
Second Amendment
15. (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
importance of common law
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
In rem jurisdiction
due proccess clause
16. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
establishment clause
Early neutral case evaluation
Business invitees
Service of process
17. The question of whether an issue lies within the authority and jurisdiction of the arbitrator. A matter may be declared non-arbitrable either because certain steps - timetables and procedures have not been followed prior to submitting it to arbitrati
establishment clause
Bill of Rights
Arbitrability
Justicable controversy
18. 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
positivist school
Corporate social responsibility
Courts of equity
Trade libel
19. (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
Writ of certiorari
Cyberlaw
Complaint
Arbitration clause
20. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)
Early neutral case evaluation
Default judgement
Absolute bar
Categorical imperative
21. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier
Alternative dispute resolution
Equitable maxims
Business invitees
Ethical reasoning
22. A legal proceeding in a court
Constitutional Law
abnormally dangerous
Motion for a directed verdict
Litigation
23. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Business invitees
Res ipsa loquitur
Venue
Default judgement
24. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement
Federal question
Opinions
State and Federal Court Systems
Damages
25. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property
Case law
Fourth Amendment
positivist school
Cyber torts
26. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.
Probate courts
Ninth Amendment
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Absolute bar
27. A motion made by a party - during trial - claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case
Criminal law
Legal reasoning
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Administrative law
28. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration
Remedies of Law
Cases on point
Jurisdiction
Categorical imperative
29. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
Courts of law
Trade libel
Categorical imperative
Cases on point
30. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons
dram shop acts
Symbolic speech
Statues of limitation
Arbitration
31. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
Small Claims courts
Privileges and and immunities clause
State level appeal eligibility
establishment clause
32. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
due proccess clause
Legal reasoning
Rebuttal
breaches
33. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Common law
Defense
Punitive damages
Remedies of Law
34. The body of conventional - or written - law of a particular society at a particular point in time.
positive law
Summary jury trials
fradulent Misrepresentation
Damages
35. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
State level appeal eligibility
Symbolic speech
Analogy
positivist school
36. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Appellant
Trade libel
Arbitrability
Long arm statue
37. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Business Ethics
abnormally dangerous
Appellant
Summons
38. 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
fradulent Misrepresentation
Tenth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Categorical imperative
39. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Litigation
When constitutional lawz apply
Proximate cause
40. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief
laches
Filtering software
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Good samaritan statues
41. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs
Strict product liability
Business Ethics
Jurisdiction
Venue
42. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
Full faith and credit clause
In rem jurisdiction
Strict product liability
Slander of title
43. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
When constitutional lawz apply
Legal realism
State level appeal eligibility
44. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Legal realism
Trade libel
Analogy
Rule of four
45. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Question of fact
Arbitrability
Counterclaim
Affirmative defense
46. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Administrative law
Historical school
citation
Brief
47. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Criminal law
First Amendment
Arbitration clause
Corporate social responsibility
48. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Precedent
Affirmative defense
Opening statements
Complaint
49. Set of books containing published court decisions
Trade libel
Alleges
Reporters
jurisprudence
50. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals
Negligence
Relevant evidence
Civil Law
Burden of proof