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Business Law Test

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial






2. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him






3. A legal proceeding in a court






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






5. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law






6. 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.






7. 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






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






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






10. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money






11. A reference to or a quotation from an authority






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






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






14. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.






15. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication






16. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. Claims






21. The enumeration in the Constitution - of certain rights - shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.






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. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.






24. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000






25. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract






26. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder






27. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights






28. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court






29. 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.






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






31. Use deductive reasoning to identify relevant legal rules - applying those rules to to the facts of the case and drawing a conclusion.






32. The rules governing the manner in which civil cases are brough in and progress through the federal courts






33. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice






34. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)






35. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)






36. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions






37. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.






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






39. The body of laws created by legislative statutes






40. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which a neutral third party evaluates the strengths and weakness of the disputing parties' positions; the evaluator's opinion forms the basis for negotiating a settlement.






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






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






43. Right to a trial by jury






44. (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based






45. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations






46. 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






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






48. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes






49. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.






50. Right to bear arms