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Business Law Test
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
Pleadings
Second Amendment
establishment clause
tilitarinism
2. In order to bring a lawsuit before a court a party must have a sufficient 'stake' in a matter to justify seeking relief through the court system
Online dispute resolution
Rebuttal
jurisprudence
Standing to sue
3. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Precedent
Brief
Statutory Law
Burden of proof
4. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself
Torts(Wrongs)
Alleges
Assumption of risk
Seventh Amendment
5. 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.
Public Policy
Opening statements
diversity of citizenship
Motion for a directed verdict
6. The body of laws created by legislative statutes
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Statutory Law
Sixth Amendment
7. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Sociological school
Federal question
Reporters
8. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.
Arbitration
Long arm statue
Business invitees
Defenses to negligence
9. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Contributory negligence
Summons
State level appeal eligibility
Categorical imperative
10. 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
Trade libel
Natural law
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
11. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Negotiation
State and Federal Court Systems
uniform laws
12. 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
Common law
Mini-trial
State level appeal eligibility
fradulent Misrepresentation
13. The act of changing location from one place to another
Torts(Wrongs)
citation
Motion
In rem jurisdiction
14. 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.
Award
Respondent Superior
Police powers
importance of common law
15. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence
Petitioner
Case law
Statues of limitation
Remedies
16. The power to speak the law.
Jurisdiction
fradulent Misrepresentation
Negotiation
Summons
17. Enforcable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and thier society.
Search warrant
Award
Equitable maxims
law
18. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Burden of proof
Categorical imperative
Eighth Amendment
Probable cause
19. 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
Motion for a directed verdict
Summary jury trials
Proximate cause
diversity of citizenship
20. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000
Defense
Small Claims courts
Award
Historical school
21. An economically injurious falsehood made about another's product or property; a general term for torts that are more specifically referred to as slander of quality or slander of title.
Question of fact
Slander of quality
Arbitrability
Disparagement of property
22. 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
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Motion for a new trial
Search warrant
in personam jurisdiction
23. A motion asserting that the trial was so fundamentally flawed (because of error - newly discovered evidence - prejudice - or another reason) that a new trial is necessary to prevent a miscarriage of justice.
Police powers
Motion for a new trial
Filtering software
Case law
24. 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
Writ of execution
Negotiation
Criminal law
Contributory negligence
25. 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.
ordinaces
positivist school
Relevant evidence
Courts of equity
26. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people
Remedies of Law
due proccess clause
Torts(Wrongs)
tilitarinism
27. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
Reporters
Comparative negligence
Bankruptcy courts
Bill of Rights
28. If the injured party can be made whole by receiving something of economic value - the remedy is a legal remedy [damages] - if a remedy at law is inadequate - a litigant may seek a remedy in equity - which involves notions of fair dealing and justice
In rem jurisdiction
Legal reasoning
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Rule of four
29. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
Default judgement
Summary jury trials
fradulent Misrepresentation
Sociological school
30. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice
dram shop acts
Summons
Free exercise clause
Bill of Rights
31. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act
Negotiation
breaches
Case law
dram shop acts
32. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Public Policy
Arbitration clause
due proccess clause
Bankruptcy courts
33. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Defense
Malpractice
Jurisdiction
Corporate social responsibility
34. Any source of law that a court must follow when deciding a case. This includes constitutions - statues - and regulations - that govern the issue being decided - as well as previous court decisions in the same jurisdiction.
Binding authority
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Standing to sue
Absolute bar
35. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Sociological school
Full faith and credit clause
Equitable maxims
36. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
Absolute bar
Probable cause
Service of process
Rebuttal
37. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
Relevant evidence
in personam jurisdiction
Arbitration
Exclusive Jurisdiction
38. The unlawful taking or harming of another's personal property; interference with another's right to the exclusive possession of his or her personal property.
Trespass to personal property
Petitioner
jurisprudence
Online dispute resolution
39. Jurisdiction based on claims against property
In rem jurisdiction
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Defenses to negligence
tilitarinism
40. 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
uniform laws
Federal Jurisdiction
Strict product liability
Bill of Rights
41. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Cyberlaw
Summons
Strict product liability
Tenth Amendment
42. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used
Brief
Good samaritan statues
Motion for a new trial
Rejoinder
43. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons
Case law
dram shop acts
Jurisdiction
In rem jurisdiction
44. The rules governing the manner in which civil cases are brough in and progress through the federal courts
Rejoinder
Statutory Law
Ninth Amendment
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
45. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
Categorical imperative
Trade libel
Business Ethics
Disparagement of property
46. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.
Online dispute resolution
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
positivist school
47. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Natural law
Jurisdiction
due proccess clause
Negotiation
48. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Cyberlaw
Equal protection clause
Rebuttal
voir dire
49. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Legal realism
Sixth Amendment
Statutory Law
50. Authority shared by both federal and state courts
Free exercise clause
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Motion
breaches
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