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






2. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract






3. 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






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






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






6. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time






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






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






9. 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






10. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.






11. Questioning of a witness during a trial or during the taking of a deposition - by the party opposed to the one who produced the witness.






12. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.






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






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






15. If the injured party can be made whole by receiving something of economic value - the remedy is a legal remedy [damages] - if a remedy at law is inadequate - a litigant may seek a remedy in equity - which involves notions of fair dealing and justice






16. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society






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






18. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. A legal proceeding in a court






25. Right to a trial by jury






26. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone






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






28. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do






29. 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.






30. 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






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






32. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people






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






34. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)






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






36. 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.






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. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules






39. Torts committed via the internet






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






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






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






43. The moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty - A concept developed by the philosopher Immanuel Kant as an ethical guideline for behavior. In deciding whether an action is right or wrong a person should evaluate the action in terms o






44. Private proceeding in which each party to a dispute argues its position before the other side - and vice versa. A neutral third party may be present and act as an adviser if the parties fail to reach an agreement






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






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






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






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






49. (accident - breach of contract - or other event) > Party consults with Attorney(Initial client interview - signing of retainer agreement) > Informal investigation > Plaintiffs attorney files complaint > Defendant attorney files answer to complaint or






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