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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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1. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument






2. 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






3. A condensed written summary or abstract






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






5. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.






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






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






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






9. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract






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






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






12. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.






13. Claims






14. 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






15. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm






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






17. 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.






18. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder






19. 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






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






21. 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.






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






23. Torts committed via the internet






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






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






26. The principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint






27. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case






28. To confirm priestly authority upon






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






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






31. A legal proceeding in a court






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






33. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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)






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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






42. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions






43. 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






44. Private proceeding in which each party to a dispute argues its position before the other side - and vice versa. A neutral third party may be present and act as an adviser if the parties fail to reach an agreement






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. The reasoning process used by judges in deciding what law applies to a given dispute and then applying that law to the specific facts or circumstances of the case







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