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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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1. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration






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






3. Wrongs






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. Torts committed via the internet






9. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.






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






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






12. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.






13. The power to speak the law.






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






15. 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






16. 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.






17. Right to bear arms






18. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time






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






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






21. 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






22. 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)






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






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






25. The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they 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. 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.






28. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions






29. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.






30. 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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner






36. (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based






37. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.






38. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals






39. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law






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






41. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)






42. 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.






43. Federal regulatory agencies that are independent - thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission.






44. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract






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






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






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






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






49. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.






50. Need a set of laws so that commerce is possible; can't have different laws in every state for business. Uniform Commercial Code. Uniform Partnernship Act. Most states adopt them but not in the exact same form






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