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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 wrongful act that the actor had no right to do






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






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






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






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






6. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)






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






8. 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.






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






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






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. 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.






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






14. The power to speak the law.






15. 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.






16. A reference to or a quotation from an authority






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






18. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated






19. 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






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






21. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right






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






23. 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.






24. 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






25. Contains the courts reasons for its decision - the rules of law that apply - and the judgement






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






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






28. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.






29. Right to a trial by jury






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Any testimony given in court about a statement made by someone else who was not under oath at the time of the statement






35. 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.






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






37. The clause in the Constitution (Article I - Section 8 - Clause 1) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.






38. 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






39. The question of whether an issue lies within the authority and jurisdiction of the arbitrator. A matter may be declared non-arbitrable either because certain steps - timetables and procedures have not been followed prior to submitting it to arbitrati






40. Law concerned with public wrongs against society






41. 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.






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






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






44. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.






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






46. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration






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






48. Evidence tending to make a fact at issue in the case more or less probable than it would be without the evidence. Only relevant evidence is admissible in court.






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






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