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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. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.
Binding authority
Trade libel
Strict liability
due proccess clause
2. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Counterclaim
State and Federal Court Systems
Rules of evidence
Symbolic speech
3. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Cyberlaw
Trespass to personal property
Second Amendment
Reporters
4. 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
Hearsay
In rem jurisdiction
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Criminal law
5. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people
Long arm statue
Administrative law
due proccess clause
Opening statements
6. 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
Pleadings
Motion
Fifth Amendment
Negligence
7. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Origins Of Common Law
Fifth Amendment
Reporters
Bill of Rights
8. Private proceeding in which each party to a dispute argues its position before the other side - and vice versa. A neutral third party may be present and act as an adviser if the parties fail to reach an agreement
Assumption of risk
Public Policy
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Mini-trial
9. 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)
uniform laws
jurisprudence
State level appeal eligibility
Corporate social responsibility
10. A question that had to do with the US Constitution - acts of Congress - or treaties; it provides a basis for federal jurisdiction
Federal question
Litigation
importance of common law
Comparative negligence
11. 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.
Legal reasoning
Courts of equity
Alternative dispute resolution
Binding authority
12. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
Online dispute resolution
Default judgement
Privileges and and immunities clause
Petitioner
13. Right to a trial by jury
Default judgement
Symbolic speech
Seventh Amendment
Free exercise clause
14. Law concerned with public wrongs against society
Criminal law
voir dire
Independent regulatory agencies
Opinions
15. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Criminal law
Binding authority
Privileges and and immunities clause
Comparative negligence
16. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.
When constitutional lawz apply
Appellee
Alternative dispute resolution
importance of common law
17. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
jurisprudence
Rebuttal
Damages
Long arm statue
18. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.
Online dispute resolution
Checks and balances
Rebuttal
Cost-benefit analysis
19. 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
Burden of proof
Answer
Corporate social responsibility
Arbitration
20. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Motion for a new trial
Direct examination
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Checks and balances
21. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Damages
Legal realism
Trespass to land
Common law
22. Enforcable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and thier society.
law
positivist school
uniform laws
Good samaritan statues
23. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself
ordinaces
Assumption of risk
Mini-trial
Analogy
24. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.
Search warrant
Causation in fact
Defenses to negligence
Brief
25. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.
Damages
Respondent
Federal form of government
Comparative negligence
26. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
uniform laws
Civil Law
in personam jurisdiction
Chancellor
27. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
establishment clause
Arbitration clause
Arbitration
Compensatory damages
28. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
Federal Jurisdiction
Trespass to land
tilitarinism
Fourth Amendment
29. Set of books containing published court decisions
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Jurisdiction
Reporters
Cost-benefit analysis
30. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
Cost-benefit analysis
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Comparative negligence
Business invitees
31. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression
First Amendment
Natural law
positivist school
citation
32. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Probable cause
Precedent
When constitutional lawz apply
Question of law
33. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money
Remedies of Law
Motion for a directed verdict
Administrative law
Arbitrability
34. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract
Remedies
Principle of rights
Categorical imperative
Public Policy
35. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)
Damages
Absolute bar
Assumption of risk
Reporters
36. 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.
Arbitration
Motion for a new trial
Administrative agency
Business Ethics
37. Claims
Administrative agency
Constitutional Law
Alleges
tilitarinism
38. A legal proceeding in a court
Rebuttal
Administrative agency
State Jurisdiction
Litigation
39. 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
Eighth Amendment
fradulent Misrepresentation
positivist school
Rebuttal
40. 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.
Alternative dispute resolution
Pretrial motions
Compensatory damages
Pleadings
41. (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
Complaint
Rule of four
Civil Law
Bankruptcy courts
42. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Ethical reasoning
Causation in fact
Analogy
Legal and Equitable Remedies
43. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Rule of four
Torts(Wrongs)
Damages
44. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Early neutral case evaluation
Absolute bar
Strict product liability
Jurisdiction
45. 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.
Analogy
Filtering software
Negotiation
positivist school
46. A condensed written summary or abstract
positive law
Brief
Constitutional Law
Cyber torts
47. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
Strict product liability
Administrative agency
Respondent Superior
Appellant
48. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.
When constitutional lawz apply
Litigation
Administrative agency
positivist school
49. Federal regulatory agencies that are independent - thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission.
In rem jurisdiction
Independent regulatory agencies
Respondent
Cyber torts
50. 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
Early neutral case evaluation
Statutory Law
Seventh Amendment
Search warrant