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Test your basic knowledge |

Business Law Test

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Law concerned with public wrongs against society






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






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.






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Discussion with a view to reaching agreement; talking about a conflict where both parties give and take to reach a resolution - without attorneys.






11. 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






12. Wrongs






13. An argument made after the plaintiff and defendant have rested their cases. Closing arguments are made prior to the jury charges.






14. Set of books containing published court decisions






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






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






17. A basis for federal court jurisdiction over a lawsuit between (1) citizens of different states (2) a foreign country and citizens of a state of of different states - or (3) citizens of a state and citizens or subjects of a foreign country. The amount






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






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






20. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.






21. A controversey that is not hypotheical or academic but real and substansial; a requirement the must be satisfied before a court will hear a case






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






23. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals






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






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






26. An order to appear in person at a given place and time






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






28. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs






29. Jurisdiction based on claims against property






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






31. Violation of a law - duty - or other form of obligation - either by engaging in an action or failing to act






32. Authority shared by both federal and state courts






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






34. 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






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






36. The party who appeals a decision of a lower court






37. 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






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






39. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case






40. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system






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






42. 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)






43. 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.






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






45. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.






46. Claims






47. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)






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






49. 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.






50. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States






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