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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. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000






2. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)






3. Claims






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.






9. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm






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






11. A school of legal thought centered on the assumption that there is no law higher then the laws created by the government. Laws must be obeyed - even if they are unjust - to prevent anarchy.






12. 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






13. 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.






14. Set of books containing published court decisions






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. A major provider of arbitration services






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






22. 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.






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






24. A routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out






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






26. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals






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






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






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






30. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court






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






32. Authority shared by both federal and state courts






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government






44. Wrongs






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






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






47. 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






48. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging it is not what its seller claims; also referred to as slander of quality.






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






50. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used