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Business Law Test
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
breaches
Probate courts
Cross-examination
2. In order to bring a lawsuit before a court a party must have a sufficient 'stake' in a matter to justify seeking relief through the court system
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Commerce clause
Appellant
Standing to sue
3. 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.
law
Binding authority
jurisprudence
Closing argument
4. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
Precedent
Tenth Amendment
Strict product liability
Rebuttal
5. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Checks and balances
Common law
Eighth Amendment
Contributory negligence
6. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.
Strict liability
Proximate cause
Negotiation
Rejoinder
7. Is the cause that immediately and directly results in a specific event. if a person can eleminate any one of the 4 elemants - the lawsuit will not be successful.
Proximate cause
Service of process
Eighth Amendment
Respondent Superior
8. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
Pleadings
Statues of limitation
Equitable maxims
Petitioner
9. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination
Damages
Small Claims courts
Disparagement of property
Equal protection clause
10. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Respondent
Online dispute resolution
Opening statements
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
11. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules
Arbitrability
Complaint
in personam jurisdiction
Equitable maxims
12. 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.
Corporate social responsibility
Question of law
due proccess clause
Public Policy
13. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Rules of evidence
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Cyberlaw
Long arm statue
14. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Summons
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Venue
Civil Law
15. 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.
Full faith and credit clause
Commerce clause
establishment clause
Tenth Amendment
16. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes
Motion for a new trial
Fifth Amendment
Closing argument
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
17. 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.
Absolute bar
Principle of rights
Affirmative defense
Legal reasoning
18. 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.
Civil Law
In rem jurisdiction
Cyber torts
Trespass to personal property
19. 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
positive law
In rem jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
Online dispute resolution
20. 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.
Remedies
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Motion
Motion for a directed verdict
21. 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.
Slander of title
Complaint
Alternative dispute resolution
Appellee
22. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
breaches
Bankruptcy courts
Question of fact
Res ipsa loquitur
23. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.
Statutory Law
Arbitrability
Causation in fact
Sociological school
24. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons
dram shop acts
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Search warrant
Common law
25. 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
dram shop acts
Motion
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Res ipsa loquitur
26. Occurs when one party to a contract is not given full or accurate information by the other party about the contract subject matter - Intentional misrepresentation of material fact - reasonably relied on by plaintiff resulting in damages
Cyber torts
fradulent Misrepresentation
Criminal law
uniform laws
27. Precedents are determined under stare decisis. Courts of law and courts or equity have been combined.
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
importance of common law
Symbolic speech
When constitutional lawz apply
28. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000
Small Claims courts
Legal reasoning
Hearsay
Rules of evidence
29. 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.
Cyber torts
Counterclaim
Sixth Amendment
positive law
30. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Federal question
Remedies of Law
Courts of law
Respondent
31. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals
Answer
Service of process
Civil Law
Cyberlaw
32. 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.
Long arm statue
Relevant evidence
Answer
Early neutral case evaluation
33. 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
Legal reasoning
Cyber torts
Public Policy
Punitive damages
34. The body of laws created by legislative statutes
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Criminal law
Third Amendment
Statutory Law
35. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
Strict liability
Pleadings
Administrative law
Privileges and and immunities clause
36. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Long arm statue
Cyberlaw
Litigation
Concurrent Jurisdiction
37. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Historical school
Punitive damages
American Arbitration Association
Counterclaim
38. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself
Assumption of risk
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Rebuttal
Reporters
39. Jurisdiction based on claims against property
Symbolic speech
Defense
In rem jurisdiction
Full faith and credit clause
40. The principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
Answer
Assumption of risk
Online dispute resolution
Default judgement
41. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
Long arm statue
Damages
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Service of process
42. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
Alleges
Public Policy
Petitioner
Slander of quality
43. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Courts of law
Negotiation
Appellant
44. 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.
Equal protection clause
Filtering software
Negligence
Opinions
45. 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.
Award
Second Amendment
Early neutral case evaluation
positivist school
46. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence
Statues of limitation
American Arbitration Association
Bill of Rights
Defense
47. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.
Long arm statue
Torts(Wrongs)
Respondent Superior
Respondent
48. Federal regulatory agencies that are independent - thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission.
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Question of fact
Federal form of government
Independent regulatory agencies
49. Claims
Alleges
Arbitration
Online dispute resolution
Third Amendment
50. Is strict liability hold a claim if the product or service in question is...
Arbitration
abnormally dangerous
Absolute bar
Cyber torts