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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. 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.






2. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)






3. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)






4. In order to bring a lawsuit before a court a party must have a sufficient 'stake' in a matter to justify seeking relief through the court system






5. 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.






6. The power to speak the law.






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






8. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated






9. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case






10. (accident - breach of contract - or other event) > Party consults with Attorney(Initial client interview - signing of retainer agreement) > Informal investigation > Plaintiffs attorney files complaint > Defendant attorney files answer to complaint or






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






12. 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






13. 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.






14. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner






15. 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






16. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.






17. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.






18. 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






19. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument






20. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness






21. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens






22. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons






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






24. 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






25. A routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out






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






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






28. A question asked to determine what is true or to what extent something is true






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






30. Law concerned with public wrongs against society






31. 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






32. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.






33. Enforcable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and thier society.






34. Torts committed via the internet






35. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.






36. 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






37. A question that had to do with the US Constitution - acts of Congress - or treaties; it provides a basis for federal jurisdiction






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






39. The publication of a statement that denies or casts doubt on another's legal ownership of any property - causing financial loss to that property's owner.






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






41. 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






42. Wrongs






43. Authority shared by both federal and state courts






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.






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






49. 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.






50. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression