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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. (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






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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.






10. 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






11. Claims






12. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case






13. The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do






14. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time






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






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






17. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court






18. A reference to or a quotation from an authority






19. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner






20. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000






21. 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






22. 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.






23. Need a set of laws so that commerce is possible; can't have different laws in every state for business. Uniform Commercial Code. Uniform Partnernship Act. Most states adopt them but not in the exact same form






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






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






26. 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.






27. To confirm priestly authority upon






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






29. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication






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






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. The body of conventional - or written - law of a particular society at a particular point in time.






33. A legal proceeding in a court






34. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.






35. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.






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






37. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)






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






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






40. The publication of a statement that denies or casts doubt on another's legal ownership of any property - causing financial loss to that property's owner.






41. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government






42. Formal chancery courts - grant unique remedies. These remedies include specific performance - injunction and rescission.






43. 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






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






45. An order to appear in person at a given place and time






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






47. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)






48. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act






49. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated






50. Torts committed via the internet