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Subjects : law, business-law
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Jurisdiction based on claims against property






2. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right






3. 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.






4. 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






5. A major provider of arbitration services






6. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent






7. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.






8. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.






9. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.






10. 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






11. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.






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






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






14. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system






15. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.






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






17. 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






18. 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)






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






20. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action






21. 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






22. 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






23. Right to a trial by jury






24. 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.






25. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)






26. 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






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






28. Claims






29. The moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty - A concept developed by the philosopher Immanuel Kant as an ethical guideline for behavior. In deciding whether an action is right or wrong a person should evaluate the action in terms o






30. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.






31. 1066 in Britain - King William implemented this uniform legal system. He sent judges out to make rulings on cases - thus creating precedents. 1225 - the signing of the Magna Carta established the rule of law in England






32. 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.






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






34. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement






35. Set of books containing published court decisions






36. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.






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






38. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract






39. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement






40. Authority shared by both federal and state courts






41. Clause in the Constitution (Article IV - Section 1) requiring each state to recognize the civil judgments rendered by the courts of the other states and to accept their public records and acts as valid






42. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government






43. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief






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






45. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury






46. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people






47. 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






48. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect






49. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power






50. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs







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