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






2. Law concerned with public wrongs against society






3. The body of laws created by legislative statutes






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






5. An economically injurious falsehood made about another's product or property; a general term for torts that are more specifically referred to as slander of quality or slander of title.






6. Right to a trial by jury






7. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church






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






9. A major provider of arbitration services






10. An order to appear in person at a given place and time






11. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence






12. 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






13. Federal regulatory agencies that are independent - thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission.






14. 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






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






16. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act






17. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.






18. 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.






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






20. 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)






21. The principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint






22. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case






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






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






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






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






27. A reference to or a quotation from an authority






28. Set of books containing published court decisions






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






30. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property






31. 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.






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






33. Right to bear arms






34. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.






35. A computer program that is designed to block access to certain Web sites based on their content. The software blocks the retrieval of a site whose URL or key words are on a list within the program.






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






37. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.






38. (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






39. 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.






40. 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






41. In litigation - the amount of monetary compensation awarded to a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit as damages. In the context of alternative dispute resolution - the decision rendered by an arbitrator.






42. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government






48. On the premises fr the potential financial benefit of the occupier






49. 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






50. The reasoning process used by judges in deciding what law applies to a given dispute and then applying that law to the specific facts or circumstances of the case