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1. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Natural law
diversity of citizenship
Closing argument
Reporters
2. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Rules of evidence
Reporters
voir dire
Ethical reasoning
3. 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.
Motion for a new trial
Answer
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Strict product liability
4. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.
Search warrant
Online dispute resolution
Disparagement of property
Second Amendment
5. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Punitive damages
Answer
Filtering software
Counterclaim
6. (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
Complaint
due proccess clause
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Motion
7. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
Probable cause
Damages
Compensatory damages
Negotiation
8. The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
jurisprudence
Respondent Superior
Respondent
Equal protection clause
9. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.
Full faith and credit clause
Administrative agency
Summary jury trials
Slander of quality
10. 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
Slander of quality
due proccess clause
Legal reasoning
Summons
11. A legal proceeding in a court
ordinaces
citation
Litigation
Complaint
12. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Opening statements
Binding authority
Seventh Amendment
Public Policy
13. 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.
Default judgement
Statues of limitation
Binding authority
fradulent Misrepresentation
14. A major provider of arbitration services
Opinions
American Arbitration Association
Default judgement
Justicable controversy
15. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people
due proccess clause
Answer
Privileges and and immunities clause
Proximate cause
16. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
voir dire
Origins Of Common Law
Early neutral case evaluation
Motion
17. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.
positivist school
State Jurisdiction
Answer
When constitutional lawz apply
18. Motion to dismiss - motion for judgment on the pleadings - motion of summary judgement(amont others - motion to strike - motion to make more definite and certain - motion for judgement on the pleadings - motion to compel discovery - motion for summar
Full faith and credit clause
breaches
Pretrial motions
Administrative law
19. 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
Burden of proof
diversity of citizenship
Analogy
Hearsay
20. 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.
Federal question
uniform laws
Syllogism
Disparagement of property
21. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Ninth Amendment
When constitutional lawz apply
Arbitration clause
Precedent
22. 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
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Motion for a directed verdict
State and Federal Court Systems
Privileges and and immunities clause
23. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Trespass to personal property
Jurisdiction
laches
24. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
Privileges and and immunities clause
due proccess clause
Pretrial motions
Burden of proof
25. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression
First Amendment
Punitive damages
Closing argument
Causation in fact
26. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
Administrative law
Litigation
Complaint
Reporters
27. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Alternative dispute resolution
Res ipsa loquitur
Brief
Early neutral case evaluation
28. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons
Categorical imperative
Reporters
Legal and Equitable Remedies
dram shop acts
29. To confirm priestly authority upon
positivist school
Federal Jurisdiction
ordinaces
positive law
30. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief
Legal realism
Pleadings
laches
Slander of title
31. 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.
positive law
uniform laws
Administrative agency
Constitutional Law
32. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Sociological school
Summons
Damages
Symbolic speech
33. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules
Torts(Wrongs)
Third Amendment
Federal form of government
Equitable maxims
34. Party who defends an appeal
positive law
Award
Appellee
Fourth Amendment
35. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Jurisdiction
Fifth Amendment
Writ of certiorari
Contributory negligence
36. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
In rem jurisdiction
Strict liability
establishment clause
tilitarinism
37. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Negotiation
State and Federal Court Systems
Contributory negligence
Criminal law
38. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself
Negligence
Rule of four
State level appeal eligibility
Assumption of risk
39. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Question of fact
Probable cause
Standing to sue
Compensatory damages
40. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money
Business Ethics
Small Claims courts
Historical school
Remedies of Law
41. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.
Chancellor
Online dispute resolution
Absolute bar
Causation in fact
42. A reference to or a quotation from an authority
Legal realism
Business Ethics
citation
Burden of proof
43. 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)
Assumption of risk
Strict product liability
Legal realism
State level appeal eligibility
44. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Trespass to personal property
Venue
When constitutional lawz apply
Historical school
45. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.
Question of fact
Alleges
Trespass to personal property
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
46. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
Concurrent Jurisdiction
In rem jurisdiction
Trade libel
Public Policy
47. Use deductive reasoning to identify relevant legal rules - applying those rules to to the facts of the case and drawing a conclusion.
Early neutral case evaluation
breaches
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Free exercise clause
48. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration
Cost-benefit analysis
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Cases on point
In rem jurisdiction
49. 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
State and Federal Court Systems
establishment clause
Commerce clause
law
50. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Case law
Chancellor
voir dire
Bill of Rights