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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. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law






2. A question asked to determine what is true or to what extent something is true






3. 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.






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






5. 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






6. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision






7. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief






8. (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






9. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence






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






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






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






13. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure






14. State courts that handle only matters relating to the transfer of a person's assets and obligations after that person's death - including issues relating to custody and guardianship of children






15. 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






16. 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.






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






18. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property






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. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property






21. Questioning of a witness during a trial or during the taking of a deposition - by the party opposed to the one who produced the witness.






22. A response to a plaintiff's claim that does not deny the plaintiff's facts but attacks the plaintiff's legal right to bring an action. An example is the running of the statute of limitations.






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






24. 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.






25. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes






26. Enforcable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and thier society.






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






28. The power to speak the law.






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






30. 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






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






32. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants






33. A warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court






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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






38. 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






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






40. Right to bear arms






41. Torts committed via the internet






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






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






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






45. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff






46. Supreme Court followed by the U.S. Court of Appeals and The highest state courts. Then followed by federal administrative agencies. U.S. District Courts - Specialized U.S. Courts(bankruptcy courts - court of Federal claims - court of international tr






47. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action






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






49. Authority shared by both federal and state courts






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