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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Assumption of risk
Constitutional Law
Comparative negligence
Cyber torts
2. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.
Civil Law
Brief
Federal Jurisdiction
Causation in fact
3. 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
in personam jurisdiction
Justicable controversy
Slander of quality
Categorical imperative
4. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
Rebuttal
Second Amendment
Public Policy
voir dire
5. 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.
In rem jurisdiction
Remedies
Motion for a directed verdict
Alleges
6. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Direct examination
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Jurisdiction
Bill of Rights
7. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
Strict product liability
Equitable maxims
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Default judgement
8. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
In rem jurisdiction
Defense
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Remedies
9. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.
Respondent Superior
Negotiation
Counterclaim
Remedies
10. 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.
Cost-benefit analysis
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Analogy
positivist school
11. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
positive law
Police powers
Absolute bar
Bankruptcy courts
12. Formal chancery courts - grant unique remedies. These remedies include specific performance - injunction and rescission.
Remedies of Law
Independent regulatory agencies
Courts of equity
Seventh Amendment
13. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement
In rem jurisdiction
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Opinions
Appellant
14. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.
Remedies
breaches
dram shop acts
When constitutional lawz apply
15. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs
Strict liability
Business Ethics
Negligence
Origins Of Common Law
16. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Appellee
Petitioner
Federal form of government
Checks and balances
17. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000
Small Claims courts
When constitutional lawz apply
Res ipsa loquitur
Assumption of risk
18. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
Corporate social responsibility
Rejoinder
Justicable controversy
Symbolic speech
19. The body of conventional - or written - law of a particular society at a particular point in time.
Arbitration clause
positive law
Criminal law
Bill of Rights
20. In litigation - the amount of monetary compensation awarded to a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit as damages. In the context of alternative dispute resolution - the decision rendered by an arbitrator.
Long arm statue
Origins Of Common Law
Award
law
21. Adj. from the Latin 'against or about a thing -' referring to a lawsuit or other legal action directed toward property - rather than toward a particular person. Thus - if title to property is the issue - the action is 'in rem.' The term is important
Alternative dispute resolution
In rem jurisdiction
Rebuttal
Categorical imperative
22. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner
Trespass to land
Historical school
Cyberlaw
Commerce clause
23. Claims
Federal Jurisdiction
Fifth Amendment
Alleges
Privileges and and immunities clause
24. Any source of law that a court must follow when deciding a case. This includes constitutions - statues - and regulations - that govern the issue being decided - as well as previous court decisions in the same jurisdiction.
laches
Binding authority
Public Policy
When constitutional lawz apply
25. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Punitive damages
Fifth Amendment
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Opening statements
26. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
dram shop acts
Comparative negligence
Cost-benefit analysis
Free exercise clause
27. 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
Direct examination
Answer
dram shop acts
Negligence
28. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Damages
Question of fact
Cyber torts
Award
29. Is strict liability hold a claim if the product or service in question is...
abnormally dangerous
In rem jurisdiction
Malpractice
Cross-examination
30. 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
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Origins Of Common Law
in personam jurisdiction
Ethical reasoning
31. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Natural law
Ninth Amendment
Rules of evidence
citation
32. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
Civil Law
tilitarinism
State and Federal Court Systems
Justicable controversy
33. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
jurisprudence
Jurisdiction
Standing to sue
citation
34. 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
Sociological school
positivist school
Small Claims courts
Corporate social responsibility
35. 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.
Filtering software
Justicable controversy
Trespass to personal property
Cyber torts
36. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Common law
Public Policy
Probate courts
Summons
37. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.
Malpractice
jurisprudence
Service of process
Respondent
38. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
diversity of citizenship
Principle of rights
Arbitrability
Arbitration clause
39. 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.
Hearsay
Free exercise clause
Cross-examination
Symbolic speech
40. 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
Arbitration
Probate courts
law
Administrative agency
41. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Petitioner
Damages
Checks and balances
Contributory negligence
42. Automotic appeal based on procedure/law. appeal cannot be made on a error of fact. Car accident example. procedure - wrong court date. law - issue of law is wrong. U.S. Supreme Court appeal is still possible with permission(write of certerori)
Legal realism
Bankruptcy courts
State level appeal eligibility
Closing argument
43. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.
Defenses to negligence
breaches
Online dispute resolution
Standing to sue
44. A system of government in which the states form a union and the sovereign power is divided between the central government and the member states
Sixth Amendment
Federal form of government
Bill of Rights
Strict product liability
45. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights
Natural law
Online dispute resolution
Principle of rights
Justicable controversy
46. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Principle of rights
Cyberlaw
fradulent Misrepresentation
Appellant
47. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.
Syllogism
Sociological school
Early neutral case evaluation
Online dispute resolution
48. The rules governing the manner in which civil cases are brough in and progress through the federal courts
Concurrent Jurisdiction
citation
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Jurisdiction
49. A major provider of arbitration services
Origins Of Common Law
Alternative dispute resolution
American Arbitration Association
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
50. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes
Brief
due proccess clause
Fifth Amendment
positivist school