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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 course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.






2. 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)






3. 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






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






5. 1. Federal statute 2. Constitution(U.S.) 3. Diversity of Citizenship($75 -000 or more)






6. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief






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






8. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement






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






10. Need a set of laws so that commerce is possible; can't have different laws in every state for business. Uniform Commercial Code. Uniform Partnernship Act. Most states adopt them but not in the exact same form






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






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






13. Supreme Court followed by the U.S. Court of Appeals and The highest state courts. Then followed by federal administrative agencies. U.S. District Courts - Specialized U.S. Courts(bankruptcy courts - court of Federal claims - court of international tr






14. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs






15. In a jury trial - a motion for the judge to take the decision out of the hands of the jury and to direct a verdict for the party who filed the motion on the ground that the other party has not produced sufficient evidence to support her or his claim.






16. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement






17. 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






18. 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.






19. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.






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






21. Right to bear arms






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. A legal proceeding in a court






28. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.






29. 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






30. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened






31. In a lawsuit - an issue involving the application or interpretation of a law. Only a judge - not a jury - can rule on questions of law.






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






33. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect






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






35. 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






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






37. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone






38. A reference to or a quotation from an authority






39. A response to a plaintiff's claim that does not deny the plaintiff's facts but attacks the plaintiff's legal right to bring an action. An example is the running of the statute of limitations.






40. The body of conventional - or written - law of a particular society at a particular point in time.






41. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do






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






43. The government may not house soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner






44. 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.






45. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court






46. 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






47. 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.






48. A motion made by a party - during trial - claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case






49. 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






50. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract