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Business Law Test
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Administrative law
Rebuttal
Constitutional Law
breaches
2. The act of changing location from one place to another
Motion
ordinaces
Federal form of government
tilitarinism
3. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
Assumption of risk
Symbolic speech
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
4. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
State and Federal Court Systems
Negligence
Contributory negligence
Opening statements
5. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief
Early neutral case evaluation
laches
Origins Of Common Law
Standing to sue
6. 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
Free exercise clause
fradulent Misrepresentation
Probate courts
Courts of equity
7. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Eighth Amendment
Slander of title
State level appeal eligibility
Ethical reasoning
8. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Comparative negligence
Slander of quality
due proccess clause
Disparagement of property
9. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
ordinaces
Trade libel
Mini-trial
Federal question
10. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Motion for a directed verdict
Common law
Jurisdiction
Symbolic speech
11. Evidence tending to make a fact at issue in the case more or less probable than it would be without the evidence. Only relevant evidence is admissible in court.
Cross-examination
Relevant evidence
Cost-benefit analysis
Defenses to negligence
12. Is strict liability hold a claim if the product or service in question is...
Slander of quality
positive law
abnormally dangerous
Petitioner
13. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Third Amendment
Alternative dispute resolution
Cyberlaw
Pleadings
14. The reasoning process used by judges in deciding what law applies to a given dispute and then applying that law to the specific facts or circumstances of the case
Reporters
Rule of four
Free exercise clause
Legal reasoning
15. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
Compensatory damages
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Respondent Superior
First Amendment
16. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
Sociological school
in personam jurisdiction
Res ipsa loquitur
Motion for a directed verdict
17. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Slander of quality
Federal question
Award
Case law
18. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Historical school
Res ipsa loquitur
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Fifth Amendment
19. 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.
Natural law
Motion
Independent regulatory agencies
Filtering software
20. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.
Burden of proof
Chancellor
diversity of citizenship
fradulent Misrepresentation
21. The process by which the parties in a dispute submit their difference to the judgment of an impartial person or group appointed by mutual consent
Hearsay
Arbitration
law
Rejoinder
22. Set of books containing published court decisions
Contributory negligence
Reporters
Jurisdiction
Ethical reasoning
23. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence
Comparative negligence
diversity of citizenship
Second Amendment
Statues of limitation
24. Is the cause that immediately and directly results in a specific event. if a person can eleminate any one of the 4 elemants - the lawsuit will not be successful.
Arbitration clause
Symbolic speech
State Jurisdiction
Proximate cause
25. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement
Opinions
Answer
Public Policy
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
26. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.
Bill of Rights
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Alternative dispute resolution
When constitutional lawz apply
27. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
due proccess clause
Syllogism
Alternative dispute resolution
Public Policy
28. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
Police powers
Bankruptcy courts
Petitioner
Natural law
29. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
Statues of limitation
Malpractice
Damages
diversity of citizenship
30. The body of laws created by legislative statutes
Statutory Law
Syllogism
diversity of citizenship
Reporters
31. 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
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Long arm statue
Ninth Amendment
32. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
Negligence
Justicable controversy
Trespass to land
Rejoinder
33. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)
Remedies
Absolute bar
Equal protection clause
Direct examination
34. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement
Affirmative defense
citation
Hearsay
Rebuttal
35. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Administrative agency
Bill of Rights
Concurrent Jurisdiction
36. Questioning of a witness during a trial or during the taking of a deposition - by the party opposed to the one who produced the witness.
Bill of Rights
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Cross-examination
breaches
37. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination
Ninth Amendment
Pretrial motions
Equal protection clause
Civil Law
38. A question asked to determine what is true or to what extent something is true
Cases on point
Statues of limitation
Defenses to negligence
Question of fact
39. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.
positivist school
Comparative negligence
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Arbitration
40. The principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
diversity of citizenship
Answer
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Categorical imperative
41. 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
Corporate social responsibility
Respondent Superior
Ethical reasoning
42. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Justicable controversy
Jurisdiction
Remedies
43. Clause in the Constitution (Article IV - Section 1) requiring each state to recognize the civil judgments rendered by the courts of the other states and to accept their public records and acts as valid
Symbolic speech
Full faith and credit clause
In rem jurisdiction
Small Claims courts
44. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.
Tenth Amendment
Ninth Amendment
Closing argument
Damages
45. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
Cost-benefit analysis
Long arm statue
Compensatory damages
Third Amendment
46. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration
Cyberlaw
State Jurisdiction
Legal reasoning
Cases on point
47. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)
Writ of execution
Federal Jurisdiction
When constitutional lawz apply
voir dire
48. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.
Summons
Causation in fact
Syllogism
Online dispute resolution
49. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
Appellee
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Default judgement
Second Amendment
50. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Symbolic speech
Sociological school
Principle of rights
Probable cause