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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. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
due proccess clause
Second Amendment
Opening statements
Long arm statue
2. 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
Justicable controversy
Pretrial motions
Cyber torts
Legal reasoning
3. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights
Slander of title
Principle of rights
Statues of limitation
Pretrial motions
4. 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.
fradulent Misrepresentation
Administrative agency
Alternative dispute resolution
Closing argument
5. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Case law
State Jurisdiction
Exclusive Jurisdiction
6. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
Summons
Disparagement of property
Precedent
tilitarinism
7. The act of changing location from one place to another
Default judgement
Rejoinder
Motion
Respondent
8. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property
Complaint
Respondent
American Arbitration Association
Fourth Amendment
9. Highest official of a monarch. Granted new an unique remedies.
Chancellor
Precedent
Historical school
Absolute bar
10. 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
Trespass to personal property
Summary jury trials
State and Federal Court Systems
Trespass to land
11. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)
Litigation
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Strict liability
Filtering software
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
Torts(Wrongs)
In rem jurisdiction
Symbolic speech
Damages
13. Is the cause that immediately and directly results in a specific event. if a person can eleminate any one of the 4 elemants - the lawsuit will not be successful.
abnormally dangerous
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Strict liability
Proximate cause
14. 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.
Early neutral case evaluation
Pleadings
establishment clause
Statutory Law
15. The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
jurisprudence
Third Amendment
Sixth Amendment
16. A question that had to do with the US Constitution - acts of Congress - or treaties; it provides a basis for federal jurisdiction
Free exercise clause
Federal question
Origins Of Common Law
First Amendment
17. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
Justicable controversy
Compensatory damages
Opinions
Probable cause
18. 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
Alternative dispute resolution
Federal form of government
Origins Of Common Law
Filtering software
19. Use deductive reasoning to identify relevant legal rules - applying those rules to to the facts of the case and drawing a conclusion.
Contributory negligence
Filtering software
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
abnormally dangerous
20. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Malpractice
Origins Of Common Law
Respondent
21. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Statues of limitation
Brief
Defenses to negligence
Defense
22. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Counterclaim
uniform laws
Privileges and and immunities clause
Seventh Amendment
23. (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
abnormally dangerous
Long arm statue
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Pleadings
24. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
Trade libel
Cost-benefit analysis
Cross-examination
establishment clause
25. 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
Malpractice
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Pretrial motions
Rules of evidence
26. 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
Counterclaim
Rejoinder
Arbitration
Statutory Law
27. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
State level appeal eligibility
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Rules of evidence
Proximate cause
28. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.
jurisprudence
Motion for a new trial
Rebuttal
Ethical reasoning
29. Questioning of a witness during a trial or during the taking of a deposition - by the party opposed to the one who produced the witness.
Cross-examination
Tenth Amendment
Award
Public Policy
30. 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.
Affirmative defense
Commerce clause
Sixth Amendment
Principle of rights
31. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
Syllogism
Trade libel
Fifth Amendment
Motion
32. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Courts of law
Standing to sue
citation
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
33. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)
Ninth Amendment
Federal Jurisdiction
voir dire
Syllogism
34. Claims
Pleadings
Direct examination
Respondent
Alleges
35. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
Historical school
Absolute bar
Administrative law
Default judgement
36. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
Default judgement
Complaint
Venue
Cost-benefit analysis
37. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Venue
Fourth Amendment
Federal form of government
Administrative law
38. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Service of process
Natural law
Defenses to negligence
39. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Civil Law
Eighth Amendment
Rules of evidence
40. A question asked to determine what is true or to what extent something is true
Long arm statue
jurisprudence
When constitutional lawz apply
Question of fact
41. Law concerned with public wrongs against society
Criminal law
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Pretrial motions
Bill of Rights
42. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Disparagement of property
Syllogism
voir dire
Business invitees
43. The power to speak the law.
Jurisdiction
Motion
Probate courts
Pleadings
44. A basis for federal court jurisdiction over a lawsuit between (1) citizens of different states (2) a foreign country and citizens of a state of of different states - or (3) citizens of a state and citizens or subjects of a foreign country. The amount
Rebuttal
diversity of citizenship
Writ of execution
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
45. The body of laws created by legislative statutes
Precedent
Statutory Law
Courts of law
Service of process
46. 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
Arbitrability
Question of fact
Fourth Amendment
Alleges
47. 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.
Sixth Amendment
Cases on point
Cost-benefit analysis
Concurrent Jurisdiction
48. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Trespass to personal property
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Federal Jurisdiction
Bill of Rights
49. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used
Motion
Good samaritan statues
Administrative law
Proximate cause
50. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement
Cross-examination
Arbitration
Opinions
Question of law