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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. A major provider of arbitration services






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.






8. 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






9. 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.






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






14. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.






15. The act of changing location from one place to another






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Inherent powers of state governments to pass laws to protect the public health - safety - and welfare; the national government has no directly granted police powers but accomplishes the same goals through other delegated powers.






22. Law concerned with public wrongs against society






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






24. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used






25. 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






26. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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)






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






34. 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.






35. The body of laws created by legislative statutes






36. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions






37. Torts committed via the internet






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






39. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury






40. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision






49. 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.






50. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society