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






2. 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






3. 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.






4. To confirm priestly authority upon






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier






9. Authority shared by both federal and state courts






10. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.






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






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






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






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






15. A question that had to do with the US Constitution - acts of Congress - or treaties; it provides a basis for federal jurisdiction






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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






20. The body of laws created by legislative statutes






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






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






23. Right to a trial by jury






24. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.






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






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. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals






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






29. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury






30. 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.






31. The process by which the parties in a dispute submit their difference to the judgment of an impartial person or group appointed by mutual consent






32. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)






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






34. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court






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






36. 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






37. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.






38. A reference to or a quotation from an authority






39. 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)






40. 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.






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. The rules governing the manner in which civil cases are brough in and progress through the federal courts






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






47. 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.






48. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm






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






50. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights