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






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






7. A doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited TOO long to seek relief






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






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






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






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






12. Claims






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






14. 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






15. Wrongs






16. 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.






17. The body of laws created by legislative statutes






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. To confirm priestly authority upon






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






25. 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.






26. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions






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






28. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.






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






30. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.






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






32. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. A legal proceeding in a court






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






44. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself






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






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






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






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






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






50. Right to bear arms







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