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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. 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






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






3. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.






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






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






6. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff






7. 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.






8. Clause in the Constitution (Article IV - Section 1) requiring each state to recognize the civil judgments rendered by the courts of the other states and to accept their public records and acts as valid






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






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






15. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract






16. 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.






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






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






19. To confirm priestly authority upon






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






21. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law






22. 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.






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. 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






27. The rules governing the manner in which civil cases are brough in and progress through the federal courts






28. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination






29. 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.






30. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants






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






32. 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.






33. The preponderance of evidence which means more likely then not.






34. Authority shared by both federal and state courts






35. Torts committed via the internet






36. The publication of a statement that denies or casts doubt on another's legal ownership of any property - causing financial loss to that property's owner.






37. 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.






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






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






40. A reference to or a quotation from an authority






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






43. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner






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






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






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






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






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






49. Party who defends an appeal






50. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system