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Business Law Test
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1. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used
Good samaritan statues
Default judgement
Reporters
Writ of certiorari
2. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract
Writ of execution
Negotiation
Remedies
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
3. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
Courts of equity
Burden of proof
Justicable controversy
Malpractice
4. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Contributory negligence
Common law
Federal form of government
5. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
Cyber torts
Administrative law
Public Policy
Slander of title
6. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Absolute bar
Good samaritan statues
Analogy
Torts(Wrongs)
7. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
positive law
Historical school
Fourth Amendment
Torts(Wrongs)
8. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Filtering software
Cyberlaw
Early neutral case evaluation
Civil Law
9. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Slander of quality
Jurisdiction
Exclusive Jurisdiction
abnormally dangerous
10. To confirm priestly authority upon
ordinaces
Symbolic speech
Legal realism
jurisprudence
11. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement
Disparagement of property
Defense
Hearsay
Public Policy
12. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case
State level appeal eligibility
Ninth Amendment
Rule of four
Opening statements
13. 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
Mini-trial
Compensatory damages
Courts of law
Free exercise clause
14. The body of laws created by legislative statutes
Relevant evidence
Statutory Law
Full faith and credit clause
Principle of rights
15. 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)
State level appeal eligibility
Res ipsa loquitur
Question of law
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
16. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
Privileges and and immunities clause
Pretrial motions
in personam jurisdiction
Answer
17. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Administrative law
uniform laws
Probable cause
dram shop acts
18. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.
dram shop acts
Symbolic speech
Statues of limitation
State Jurisdiction
19. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Common law
Malpractice
Damages
20. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Syllogism
Constitutional Law
Privileges and and immunities clause
Summary jury trials
21. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
In rem jurisdiction
Privileges and and immunities clause
Res ipsa loquitur
Origins Of Common Law
22. A reference to or a quotation from an authority
Historical school
Trade libel
citation
Ninth Amendment
23. 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.
Respondent Superior
First Amendment
Award
Equal protection clause
24. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights
Bankruptcy courts
Chancellor
jurisprudence
Principle of rights
25. 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.
Rejoinder
Bill of Rights
Affirmative defense
Question of law
26. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.
Principle of rights
Rebuttal
Ethical reasoning
Writ of certiorari
27. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
Petitioner
Case law
Administrative law
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
28. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
Probate courts
Good samaritan statues
Categorical imperative
Privileges and and immunities clause
29. 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.
positivist school
laches
American Arbitration Association
Punitive damages
30. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Arbitration clause
Opinions
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Defense
31. Set of books containing published court decisions
Motion for a new trial
Fourth Amendment
Reporters
Malpractice
32. 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
First Amendment
Compensatory damages
diversity of citizenship
Summary jury trials
33. A legal proceeding in a court
Mini-trial
abnormally dangerous
Litigation
First Amendment
34. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.
Legal reasoning
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Motion for a directed verdict
positive law
35. The act of changing location from one place to another
Proximate cause
fradulent Misrepresentation
breaches
Motion
36. Authority shared by both federal and state courts
Petitioner
Concurrent Jurisdiction
diversity of citizenship
Administrative law
37. Occurs when one party to a contract is not given full or accurate information by the other party about the contract subject matter - Intentional misrepresentation of material fact - reasonably relied on by plaintiff resulting in damages
fradulent Misrepresentation
Closing argument
Writ of certiorari
Search warrant
38. Party who defends an appeal
Appellee
Remedies of Law
Third Amendment
Hearsay
39. Formal chancery courts - grant unique remedies. These remedies include specific performance - injunction and rescission.
Courts of equity
Motion for a new trial
Petitioner
law
40. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.
Motion for a directed verdict
Writ of certiorari
Chancellor
Causation in fact
41. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Writ of certiorari
Service of process
Damages
Exclusive Jurisdiction
42. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Long arm statue
breaches
Default judgement
43. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
Writ of certiorari
tilitarinism
Affirmative defense
Legal reasoning
44. Law concerned with public wrongs against society
Relevant evidence
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Chancellor
Criminal law
45. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.
Federal question
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Petitioner
Criminal law
46. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
Binding authority
due proccess clause
Long arm statue
positive law
47. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)
Independent regulatory agencies
Opinions
Litigation
Strict liability
48. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Administrative law
Commerce clause
Corporate social responsibility
voir dire
49. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000
Small Claims courts
Criminal law
Bankruptcy courts
Search warrant
50. Enforcable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and thier society.
Courts of equity
Probate courts
law
Analogy
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