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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. 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)
State level appeal eligibility
State Jurisdiction
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Burden of proof
2. The body of conventional - or written - law of a particular society at a particular point in time.
Cyber torts
positive law
tilitarinism
Pretrial motions
3. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
Compensatory damages
Legal reasoning
Administrative law
Principle of rights
4. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Statues of limitation
Trespass to land
Jurisdiction
5. Formal chancery courts - grant unique remedies. These remedies include specific performance - injunction and rescission.
Civil Law
voir dire
Federal question
Courts of equity
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
Corporate social responsibility
Opening statements
Malpractice
7. 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
Defenses to negligence
Pretrial motions
Relevant evidence
Equitable maxims
8. Law concerned with public wrongs against society
Search warrant
Criminal law
Burden of proof
Legal and Equitable Remedies
9. Enforcable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and thier society.
Constitutional Law
law
Opening statements
In rem jurisdiction
10. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Statutory Law
uniform laws
Damages
dram shop acts
11. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.
State Jurisdiction
Reporters
Burden of proof
Third Amendment
12. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court
Service of process
Strict product liability
Alternative dispute resolution
Justicable controversy
13. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.
Probable cause
State level appeal eligibility
Default judgement
State Jurisdiction
14. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Writ of certiorari
Courts of equity
Res ipsa loquitur
15. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights
Remedies of Law
Small Claims courts
Principle of rights
Police powers
16. Set of books containing published court decisions
Contributory negligence
Reporters
Rebuttal
Motion for a new trial
17. In litigation - the amount of monetary compensation awarded to a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit as damages. In the context of alternative dispute resolution - the decision rendered by an arbitrator.
Burden of proof
dram shop acts
citation
Award
18. 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
Cyber torts
Strict product liability
Petitioner
19. 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.
positivist school
Early neutral case evaluation
Good samaritan statues
Summary jury trials
20. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
Federal form of government
Contributory negligence
Trade libel
laches
21. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Hearsay
Arbitration clause
Motion
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
22. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract
Slander of title
Petitioner
Remedies
Standing to sue
23. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.
Categorical imperative
Privileges and and immunities clause
Tenth Amendment
Online dispute resolution
24. 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
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Federal form of government
Third Amendment
Closing argument
25. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.
Closing argument
Bankruptcy courts
Common law
Administrative law
26. 1. That the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff. 2. The the defendant breached that duty. 3. That the defendant's breach caused the plaintiff's injury. 4. That the defendants breach caused the plaintiff's injury and that injury was forseea
positivist school
Strict liability
Negligence
Mini-trial
27. Claims
Alleges
In rem jurisdiction
Hearsay
State level appeal eligibility
28. Torts committed via the internet
Defense
Good samaritan statues
In rem jurisdiction
Cyber torts
29. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
Statutory Law
Affirmative defense
Ninth Amendment
Default judgement
30. A question asked to determine what is true or to what extent something is true
Probable cause
Question of fact
Cost-benefit analysis
State and Federal Court Systems
31. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Counterclaim
Long arm statue
Federal form of government
Trespass to personal property
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.
Legal reasoning
Commerce clause
positivist school
In rem jurisdiction
33. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
uniform laws
Strict product liability
tilitarinism
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
34. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money
Service of process
Bankruptcy courts
Filtering software
Remedies of Law
35. Authority shared by both federal and state courts
When constitutional lawz apply
Public Policy
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Concurrent Jurisdiction
36. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
American Arbitration Association
Cyberlaw
Federal question
Public Policy
37. 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
Corporate social responsibility
Probate courts
Standing to sue
Petitioner
38. To confirm priestly authority upon
Rule of four
Standing to sue
ordinaces
Police powers
39. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
Public Policy
Syllogism
Direct examination
Search warrant
40. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.
Pleadings
Fifth Amendment
Common law
Sixth Amendment
41. The power to speak the law.
Statues of limitation
Jurisdiction
Remedies
Question of law
42. 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.
Petitioner
Disparagement of property
Second Amendment
ordinaces
43. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
State Jurisdiction
Trespass to personal property
Eighth Amendment
Common law
44. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier
Torts(Wrongs)
ordinaces
Business invitees
Opening statements
45. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Constitutional Law
law
Writ of certiorari
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
46. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.
Syllogism
Sociological school
Appellee
State Jurisdiction
47. 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
Free exercise clause
Cost-benefit analysis
Criminal law
48. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Rebuttal
laches
Direct examination
Constitutional Law
49. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice
Case law
Free exercise clause
Summary jury trials
Criminal law
50. 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
Probable cause
Arbitrability
Causation in fact
Cost-benefit analysis