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Business Law Test
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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. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Rejoinder
Opening statements
Filtering software
Damages
2. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Trade libel
Burden of proof
Defense
3. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Search warrant
Reporters
Federal form of government
Jurisdiction
4. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
breaches
Justicable controversy
Service of process
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
5. 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.
Relevant evidence
Hearsay
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Remedies
6. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent
Respondent Superior
Precedent
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Legal and Equitable Remedies
7. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Compensatory damages
Courts of equity
Defense
Slander of title
8. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Proximate cause
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Probate courts
Cyberlaw
9. Federal regulatory agencies that are independent - thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission.
Arbitration clause
Independent regulatory agencies
Analogy
Burden of proof
10. 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.
Motion for a directed verdict
Sixth Amendment
Trespass to land
Second Amendment
11. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Symbolic speech
Opening statements
Cross-examination
Appellant
12. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
Punitive damages
Courts of law
Direct examination
Rule of four
13. 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
Justicable controversy
Service of process
State level appeal eligibility
In rem jurisdiction
14. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people
State Jurisdiction
due proccess clause
American Arbitration Association
In rem jurisdiction
15. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
Comparative negligence
in personam jurisdiction
Default judgement
Police powers
16. A motion made by a party - during trial - claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Standing to sue
Trade libel
Legal reasoning
17. 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.
Slander of title
Principle of rights
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Cases on point
18. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
Strict liability
Rejoinder
Third Amendment
Privileges and and immunities clause
19. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
Natural law
Malpractice
Trade libel
Precedent
20. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
Pleadings
Third Amendment
laches
Commerce clause
21. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Analogy
Rules of evidence
In rem jurisdiction
Statues of limitation
22. 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.
Early neutral case evaluation
Summary jury trials
Constitutional Law
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
23. 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.
Proximate cause
First Amendment
Probable cause
Petitioner
24. 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.
State level appeal eligibility
Venue
Pretrial motions
Question of law
25. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
Bankruptcy courts
law
Cost-benefit analysis
Chancellor
26. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
Writ of certiorari
Absolute bar
in personam jurisdiction
Direct examination
27. (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
Fifth Amendment
Legal realism
Trespass to personal property
Complaint
28. Torts committed via the internet
Negligence
Hearsay
Petitioner
Cyber torts
29. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals
Civil Law
Remedies
Early neutral case evaluation
Categorical imperative
30. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Negligence
Eighth Amendment
Bill of Rights
Absolute bar
31. 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.
Justicable controversy
laches
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Administrative agency
32. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules
due proccess clause
Damages
Good samaritan statues
Equitable maxims
33. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.
Arbitration clause
Affirmative defense
positive law
Online dispute resolution
34. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons
dram shop acts
Res ipsa loquitur
Assumption of risk
Arbitration clause
35. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination
Counterclaim
Commerce clause
State level appeal eligibility
Equal protection clause
36. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.
Federal form of government
Second Amendment
Legal realism
Negotiation
37. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Probate courts
Arbitration clause
establishment clause
Counterclaim
38. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Symbolic speech
State Jurisdiction
Summons
39. 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.
Free exercise clause
Trespass to personal property
Pleadings
Proximate cause
40. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
Rules of evidence
Cases on point
Commerce clause
Administrative law
41. (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
Question of fact
Summary jury trials
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Standing to sue
42. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.
Motion for a new trial
voir dire
Respondent
Full faith and credit clause
43. A basis for federal court jurisdiction over a lawsuit between (1) citizens of different states (2) a foreign country and citizens of a state of of different states - or (3) citizens of a state and citizens or subjects of a foreign country. The amount
Relevant evidence
diversity of citizenship
Statutory Law
Criminal law
44. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property
Fourth Amendment
abnormally dangerous
Strict product liability
Summary jury trials
45. 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
Defenses to negligence
Opinions
Pretrial motions
Petitioner
46. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration
Criminal law
Statutory Law
Cases on point
Justicable controversy
47. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Courts of law
Alleges
Trespass to personal property
Remedies of Law
48. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
Defenses to negligence
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Compensatory damages
Litigation
49. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.
Causation in fact
Federal form of government
Probate courts
Jurisdiction
50. Party who defends an appeal
Chancellor
Disparagement of property
Appellee
Trespass to personal property