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Subjects : law, business-law
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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. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.






2. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do






3. 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)






4. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people






5. 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






6. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination






7. 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.






8. (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based






9. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.






10. Jurisdiction based on claims against property






11. 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






12. 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






13. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.






14. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs






15. 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.






16. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract






17. Claims






18. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.






19. A final judgment for one side in a lawsuit without trial when a judge finds based on pleadings - affidavits - and depositions that there is no genuine factual issue in the lawsuit






20. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons






21. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.






22. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened






23. 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.






24. 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






25. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement






26. Wrongs






27. Is strict liability hold a claim if the product or service in question is...






28. 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.






29. A motion made by a party - during trial - claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case






30. A reference to or a quotation from an authority






31. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right






32. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.






33. 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.






34. Set of books containing published court decisions






35. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.






36. 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






37. If the injured party can be made whole by receiving something of economic value - the remedy is a legal remedy [damages] - if a remedy at law is inadequate - a litigant may seek a remedy in equity - which involves notions of fair dealing and justice






38. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression






39. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)






40. Authority shared by both federal and state courts






41. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.






42. Party who defends an appeal






43. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice






44. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness






45. The enumeration in the Constitution - of certain rights - shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.






46. The power to speak the law.






47. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States






48. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society






49. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner






50. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)







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