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Business Law Test

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.






2. The clause in the Constitution (Article I - Section 8 - Clause 1) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.






3. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.






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






5. 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.






6. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.






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






8. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)






9. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals






10. 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






11. Wrongs






12. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect






13. Jurisdiction based on claims against property






14. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself






15. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.






16. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.






17. 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.






18. 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






19. 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.






20. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens






21. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration






22. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions






23. 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.






24. Party who defends an appeal






25. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system






26. In a lawsuit - an issue involving the application or interpretation of a law. Only a judge - not a jury - can rule on questions of law.






27. Torts committed via the internet






28. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.






29. The act of changing location from one place to another






30. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.






31. 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






32. 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






33. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement






34. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs






35. A condensed written summary or abstract






36. 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.






37. Set of books containing published court decisions






38. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent






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






40. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used






41. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)






42. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations






43. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church






44. 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






45. The unlawful taking or harming of another's personal property; interference with another's right to the exclusive possession of his or her personal property.






46. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him






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






48. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial






49. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money






50. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.