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Business Law Test
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
State Jurisdiction
positivist school
Administrative law
2. A major provider of arbitration services
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
American Arbitration Association
laches
diversity of citizenship
3. 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.
positive law
Hearsay
Police powers
Disparagement of property
4. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.
First Amendment
Negotiation
jurisprudence
Arbitrability
5. 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
Jurisdiction
Trespass to personal property
Arbitrability
Comparative negligence
6. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
Case law
Equal protection clause
in personam jurisdiction
Strict product liability
7. Formal chancery courts - grant unique remedies. These remedies include specific performance - injunction and rescission.
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Alternative dispute resolution
Early neutral case evaluation
Courts of equity
8. Automotic appeal based on procedure/law. appeal cannot be made on a error of fact. Car accident example. procedure - wrong court date. law - issue of law is wrong. U.S. Supreme Court appeal is still possible with permission(write of certerori)
Ethical reasoning
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Natural law
State level appeal eligibility
9. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money
Trespass to land
Remedies of Law
Reporters
Fourth Amendment
10. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
Historical school
Respondent
When constitutional lawz apply
Bankruptcy courts
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.
Cross-examination
Small Claims courts
Venue
voir dire
12. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
First Amendment
Origins Of Common Law
Privileges and and immunities clause
Jurisdiction
13. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Motion
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Negotiation
Rules of evidence
14. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.
Motion for a new trial
Symbolic speech
Slander of quality
Public Policy
15. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression
First Amendment
Privileges and and immunities clause
Common law
Administrative agency
16. Use deductive reasoning to identify relevant legal rules - applying those rules to to the facts of the case and drawing a conclusion.
Punitive damages
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Defense
laches
17. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent
Respondent Superior
Rebuttal
Opening statements
Strict product liability
18. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarentees that no state deny basic rights to its people
due proccess clause
fradulent Misrepresentation
Full faith and credit clause
Tenth Amendment
19. 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.
Statues of limitation
First Amendment
Compensatory damages
Tenth Amendment
20. 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.
Defenses to negligence
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Slander of title
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
21. 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
Full faith and credit clause
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Torts(Wrongs)
Police powers
22. The obligation of organization management to make decisions and take actions that will enhance the welfare and interests of society as well as the organization
Corporate social responsibility
Complaint
Probable cause
due proccess clause
23. Is strict liability hold a claim if the product or service in question is...
abnormally dangerous
Standing to sue
Tenth Amendment
Petitioner
24. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Defense
Strict liability
Fourth Amendment
Contributory negligence
25. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Symbolic speech
Arbitration clause
Privileges and and immunities clause
jurisprudence
26. Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case
Malpractice
Remedies of Law
abnormally dangerous
Rule of four
27. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Jurisdiction
Courts of law
Relevant evidence
Appellant
28. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons
Analogy
Police powers
Cases on point
dram shop acts
29. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Venue
Respondent Superior
Sociological school
Strict liability
30. 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.
Full faith and credit clause
Public Policy
Opinions
Binding authority
31. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
Default judgement
positivist school
Federal form of government
Alternative dispute resolution
32. 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
Categorical imperative
First Amendment
Remedies of Law
Binding authority
33. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
tilitarinism
Standing to sue
Courts of equity
Federal form of government
34. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules
Answer
Public Policy
Tenth Amendment
Equitable maxims
35. 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
Constitutional Law
Arbitration clause
Civil Law
36. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Sixth Amendment
abnormally dangerous
Res ipsa loquitur
Cost-benefit analysis
37. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Writ of certiorari
Arbitrability
Cases on point
Business invitees
38. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Independent regulatory agencies
Direct examination
Probable cause
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
39. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
Long arm statue
voir dire
Strict product liability
Mini-trial
40. The act of changing location from one place to another
citation
Bankruptcy courts
Litigation
Motion
41. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Statues of limitation
Trespass to personal property
Eighth Amendment
42. 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.
Commerce clause
Absolute bar
Sociological school
Symbolic speech
43. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Arbitration clause
Alternative dispute resolution
Constitutional Law
Petitioner
44. 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
In rem jurisdiction
Rules of evidence
Long arm statue
Opinions
45. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.
When constitutional lawz apply
Alternative dispute resolution
Cyberlaw
Mini-trial
46. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Checks and balances
Sociological school
Probable cause
tilitarinism
47. A question asked to determine what is true or to what extent something is true
Res ipsa loquitur
Administrative agency
Question of fact
Federal form of government
48. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
Cyber torts
Rejoinder
Compensatory damages
Cases on point
49. A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society.
Public Policy
Sociological school
Cost-benefit analysis
uniform laws
50. 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
Courts of law
Petitioner
Cross-examination
Writ of execution