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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. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief
laches
Arbitration
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Civil Law
2. 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.
Disparagement of property
Remedies
When constitutional lawz apply
Eighth Amendment
3. Use deductive reasoning to identify relevant legal rules - applying those rules to to the facts of the case and drawing a conclusion.
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Assumption of risk
diversity of citizenship
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
4. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
Summary jury trials
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Contributory negligence
Bankruptcy courts
5. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration
Alleges
Cases on point
laches
Fourth Amendment
6. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Opinions
Answer
Summons
Alleges
7. Adj. from the Latin 'against or about a thing -' referring to a lawsuit or other legal action directed toward property - rather than toward a particular person. Thus - if title to property is the issue - the action is 'in rem.' The term is important
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Strict liability
In rem jurisdiction
Commerce clause
8. 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
Burden of proof
uniform laws
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Proximate cause
9. 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.
Long arm statue
Contributory negligence
Appellee
Filtering software
10. A legal proceeding in a court
Standing to sue
Statues of limitation
Federal question
Litigation
11. 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.
Courts of equity
State level appeal eligibility
Res ipsa loquitur
Administrative agency
12. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
due proccess clause
in personam jurisdiction
Constitutional Law
13. 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
Respondent
Corporate social responsibility
Mini-trial
Burden of proof
14. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs
Causation in fact
Standing to sue
Legal realism
Categorical imperative
15. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Fourth Amendment
Slander of quality
Precedent
16. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.
Sociological school
Legal and Equitable Remedies
State Jurisdiction
Categorical imperative
17. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
Historical school
Question of fact
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
in personam jurisdiction
18. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Origins Of Common Law
Writ of execution
Disparagement of property
Jurisdiction
19. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Service of process
voir dire
Common law
Historical school
20. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
dram shop acts
Chancellor
Mini-trial
21. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Constitutional Law
Common law
Summary jury trials
Closing argument
22. 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.
abnormally dangerous
in personam jurisdiction
Cyberlaw
Trespass to personal property
23. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)
uniform laws
laches
Strict liability
Motion for a directed verdict
24. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.
Reporters
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Corporate social responsibility
Common law
25. 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.
Motion for a directed verdict
Litigation
dram shop acts
Probable cause
26. A question that had to do with the US Constitution - acts of Congress - or treaties; it provides a basis for federal jurisdiction
Malpractice
Federal question
Criminal law
Service of process
27. Jurisdiction based on claims against property
In rem jurisdiction
Ethical reasoning
Courts of equity
Question of fact
28. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement
tilitarinism
Alleges
Opinions
Appellee
29. Right to a trial by jury
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
voir dire
Burden of proof
Seventh Amendment
30. 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.
Courts of equity
positivist school
Common law
Probate courts
31. 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
Remedies
Venue
Proximate cause
32. The clause in the Constitution (Article I - Section 8 - Clause 1) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.
Equal protection clause
Commerce clause
Appellee
First Amendment
33. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
Trespass to personal property
Rules of evidence
Privileges and and immunities clause
Symbolic speech
34. Statements made by the plaintiff and the defendant in a lawsuit that detail the facts - charges - and defenses involved in the litigation. The complaint and answer are part of the pleadings.
Relevant evidence
Second Amendment
Arbitration
Pleadings
35. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs
Mini-trial
Business Ethics
ordinaces
Arbitration clause
36. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules
Equitable maxims
Common law
citation
Arbitration clause
37. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.
Remedies of Law
Slander of quality
Privileges and and immunities clause
Closing argument
38. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
Pleadings
Probable cause
Rebuttal
Origins Of Common Law
39. The act of changing location from one place to another
Precedent
Motion
Equal protection clause
Standing to sue
40. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself
Strict liability
Assumption of risk
Jurisdiction
Arbitration
41. In a lawsuit - an issue involving the application or interpretation of a law. Only a judge - not a jury - can rule on questions of law.
Question of law
Arbitration
Remedies
Strict liability
42. To confirm priestly authority upon
ordinaces
Precedent
Mini-trial
Courts of law
43. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Cyberlaw
Hearsay
Brief
importance of common law
44. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
Compensatory damages
Arbitrability
Comparative negligence
Summons
45. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence
Negotiation
Statues of limitation
Answer
Writ of certiorari
46. Party who defends an appeal
Motion
Categorical imperative
Appellee
positive law
47. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act
breaches
Causation in fact
Slander of quality
Ethical reasoning
48. A controversey that is not hypotheical or academic but real and substansial; a requirement the must be satisfied before a court will hear a case
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Justicable controversy
tilitarinism
Tenth Amendment
49. The body of conventional - or written - law of a particular society at a particular point in time.
Search warrant
positive law
Affirmative defense
Business Ethics
50. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement
Constitutional Law
Hearsay
Corporate social responsibility
Counterclaim