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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. 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. Wrongs






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






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






5. Right to a trial by jury






6. 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.






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






8. Is strict liability hold a claim if the product or service in question is...






9. Claims






10. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals






11. 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






12. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm






13. 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)






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






15. A reference to or a quotation from an authority






16. 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.






17. 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






18. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money






19. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution - nor prohibited by it to the states - are reserved to the states respectively - or to the people.






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






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






22. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure






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






30. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him






31. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial






32. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes






33. 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






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






35. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court






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






37. The unlawful taking or harming of another's personal property; interference with another's right to the exclusive possession of his or her personal property.






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






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






40. 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






41. 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.






42. A condensed written summary or abstract






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






44. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder






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






46. 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.






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






48. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States






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






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