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Business Law Test
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.
Proximate cause
importance of common law
tilitarinism
Federal Jurisdiction
2. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)
Principle of rights
Free exercise clause
Strict liability
Justicable controversy
3. A condensed written summary or abstract
Courts of law
Federal form of government
Brief
Public Policy
4. 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.
Summons
Slander of title
establishment clause
Trade libel
5. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.
Statutory Law
In rem jurisdiction
State and Federal Court Systems
Exclusive Jurisdiction
6. 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
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Jurisdiction
Arbitration
Petitioner
7. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
Comparative negligence
Seventh Amendment
in personam jurisdiction
Res ipsa loquitur
8. 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.
Service of process
Analogy
Administrative agency
Malpractice
9. 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
Small Claims courts
Strict product liability
Justicable controversy
Search warrant
10. The process by which the parties in a dispute submit their difference to the judgment of an impartial person or group appointed by mutual consent
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Courts of law
Good samaritan statues
Arbitration
11. The question of whether an issue lies within the authority and jurisdiction of the arbitrator. A matter may be declared non-arbitrable either because certain steps - timetables and procedures have not been followed prior to submitting it to arbitrati
In rem jurisdiction
Administrative agency
Summons
Arbitrability
12. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used
Pleadings
Good samaritan statues
Summons
Venue
13. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
Service of process
Origins Of Common Law
Rejoinder
Online dispute resolution
14. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons
Statutory Law
dram shop acts
Cyberlaw
Commerce clause
15. The body of conventional - or written - law of a particular society at a particular point in time.
Corporate social responsibility
Statutory Law
positive law
Question of fact
16. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Res ipsa loquitur
positivist school
Closing argument
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
17. 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
Strict liability
Corporate social responsibility
State level appeal eligibility
Business Ethics
18. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination
due proccess clause
importance of common law
Cross-examination
Equal protection clause
19. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
uniform laws
Venue
Default judgement
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
20. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Rebuttal
Probable cause
Arbitration clause
Bill of Rights
21. The act of changing location from one place to another
Cyberlaw
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Motion
Respondent Superior
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
Commerce clause
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Writ of certiorari
Answer
23. Use deductive reasoning to identify relevant legal rules - applying those rules to to the facts of the case and drawing a conclusion.
Legal realism
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Summons
tilitarinism
24. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract
Slander of quality
Fifth Amendment
Jurisdiction
Remedies
25. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.
State and Federal Court Systems
Fifth Amendment
Federal question
State Jurisdiction
26. 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
Civil Law
Search warrant
Question of fact
uniform laws
27. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs
Business Ethics
Federal question
Defense
Respondent
28. 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
Full faith and credit clause
State and Federal Court Systems
Public Policy
Summary jury trials
29. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Historical school
Torts(Wrongs)
in personam jurisdiction
Good samaritan statues
30. 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.
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Tenth Amendment
Motion for a directed verdict
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
31. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Summons
fradulent Misrepresentation
Causation in fact
Litigation
32. Torts committed via the internet
Writ of certiorari
Venue
Cyber torts
Proximate cause
33. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Summary jury trials
voir dire
Bill of Rights
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
34. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
Precedent
Third Amendment
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Writ of certiorari
35. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
Torts(Wrongs)
Reporters
Alleges
Long arm statue
36. The principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
Comparative negligence
Answer
Standing to sue
Courts of equity
37. 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.
Statutory Law
Filtering software
Motion for a new trial
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
38. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Damages
Remedies
Contributory negligence
Symbolic speech
39. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
Seventh Amendment
Public Policy
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Second Amendment
40. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression
Natural law
Motion
First Amendment
Strict product liability
41. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Causation in fact
Direct examination
Defenses to negligence
Origins Of Common Law
42. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement
ordinaces
Alleges
Hearsay
Slander of title
43. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Opening statements
Long arm statue
positive law
Legal and Equitable Remedies
44. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.
Federal question
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Absolute bar
Contributory negligence
45. State courts that handle only matters relating to the transfer of a person's assets and obligations after that person's death - including issues relating to custody and guardianship of children
Defense
Standing to sue
Natural law
Probate courts
46. Jurisdiction based on claims against property
Constitutional Law
Damages
Filtering software
In rem jurisdiction
47. Party who defends an appeal
Probate courts
Appellee
Alleges
Rejoinder
48. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration
jurisprudence
Cross-examination
Cases on point
Strict liability
49. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Pretrial motions
Remedies of Law
Summons
Counterclaim
50. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property
uniform laws
Defenses to negligence
Fourth Amendment
Venue