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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. The body of conventional - or written - law of a particular society at a particular point in time.
Relevant evidence
Negotiation
positive law
Police powers
2. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution - nor prohibited by it to the states - are reserved to the states respectively - or to the people.
Tenth Amendment
Administrative law
Disparagement of property
Cases on point
3. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Reporters
Counterclaim
Analogy
Eighth Amendment
4. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
Probate courts
Cost-benefit analysis
Res ipsa loquitur
Historical school
5. 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.
Complaint
Motion for a new trial
breaches
Free exercise clause
6. The act of changing location from one place to another
Motion
Opinions
Proximate cause
Ethical reasoning
7. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.
State Jurisdiction
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Courts of equity
8. Right to bear arms
Arbitrability
Affirmative defense
Res ipsa loquitur
Second Amendment
9. 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.
Privileges and and immunities clause
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Burden of proof
Early neutral case evaluation
10. A condensed written summary or abstract
Summons
due proccess clause
Brief
First Amendment
11. A motion made by a party - during trial - claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case
Defenses to negligence
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Counterclaim
Corporate social responsibility
12. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
Long arm statue
Ninth Amendment
Service of process
Venue
13. (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
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Corporate social responsibility
Rejoinder
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
14. 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.
Full faith and credit clause
Administrative agency
Statues of limitation
Defenses to negligence
15. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.
tilitarinism
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Causation in fact
Courts of law
16. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money
Federal Jurisdiction
Slander of title
Remedies of Law
Criminal law
17. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act
breaches
dram shop acts
Question of law
Summary jury trials
18. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Affirmative defense
Defense
Opinions
In rem jurisdiction
19. In order to bring a lawsuit before a court a party must have a sufficient 'stake' in a matter to justify seeking relief through the court system
Equitable maxims
Remedies of Law
Opening statements
Standing to sue
20. 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
Trespass to land
Eighth Amendment
Respondent
Writ of execution
21. The power to speak the law.
Jurisdiction
Answer
In rem jurisdiction
Proximate cause
22. In a jury trial - a motion for the judge to take the decision out of the hands of the jury and to direct a verdict for the party who filed the motion on the ground that the other party has not produced sufficient evidence to support her or his claim.
Symbolic speech
Compensatory damages
Motion for a directed verdict
Arbitration
23. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Appellee
Venue
Respondent
Negotiation
24. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Reporters
Assumption of risk
State and Federal Court Systems
Constitutional Law
25. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression
Appellee
In rem jurisdiction
First Amendment
Bankruptcy courts
26. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Arbitration clause
Justicable controversy
Opening statements
Comparative negligence
27. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Analogy
Proximate cause
Contributory negligence
Rule of four
28. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier
Probate courts
Appellee
Business invitees
State Jurisdiction
29. 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
Punitive damages
Justicable controversy
voir dire
Opinions
30. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property
Relevant evidence
establishment clause
Fourth Amendment
Checks and balances
31. A major provider of arbitration services
ordinaces
Business Ethics
American Arbitration Association
Brief
32. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Absolute bar
Hearsay
Chancellor
33. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)
Early neutral case evaluation
Jurisdiction
Federal Jurisdiction
Defense
34. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
Writ of execution
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Symbolic speech
35. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract
Remedies
Bankruptcy courts
Cyber torts
voir dire
36. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Bill of Rights
Common law
Small Claims courts
37. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement
Opinions
Ninth Amendment
Writ of execution
Free exercise clause
38. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.
Slander of quality
Hearsay
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Criminal law
39. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.
Appellant
Filtering software
Precedent
Closing argument
40. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.
Motion for a new trial
First Amendment
Defenses to negligence
Filtering software
41. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes
Precedent
Fifth Amendment
Strict liability
positive law
42. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.
Chancellor
Alleges
Bankruptcy courts
Alternative dispute resolution
43. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
tilitarinism
importance of common law
Bill of Rights
Probable cause
44. 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.
Independent regulatory agencies
Public Policy
Disparagement of property
Strict liability
45. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
Business invitees
Reporters
tilitarinism
Search warrant
46. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Eighth Amendment
tilitarinism
establishment clause
Cases on point
47. Wrongs
Torts(Wrongs)
Default judgement
Question of fact
Service of process
48. Torts committed via the internet
Common law
Malpractice
Good samaritan statues
Cyber torts
49. 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
Sixth Amendment
Arbitrability
Question of fact
Alternative dispute resolution
50. A question that had to do with the US Constitution - acts of Congress - or treaties; it provides a basis for federal jurisdiction
Disparagement of property
Civil Law
Federal question
Motion for a new trial