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






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






3. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






8. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights






9. Formal chancery courts - grant unique remedies. These remedies include specific performance - injunction and rescission.






10. 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






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






12. 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






13. Set of books containing published court decisions






14. A reference to or a quotation from an authority






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






16. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.






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






18. 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






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






20. 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.






21. Authority shared by both federal and state courts






22. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law






23. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.






24. 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.






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






26. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.






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






28. The body of laws created by legislative statutes






29. A major provider of arbitration services






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






31. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent






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






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






34. To confirm priestly authority upon






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






36. 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






37. Torts committed via the internet






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






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






40. Wrongs






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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






47. 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.






48. A legal proceeding in a court






49. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.






50. 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