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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. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)






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






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






4. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice






5. 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.






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






7. 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






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






9. A legal proceeding in a court






10. A motion asserting that the trial was so fundamentally flawed (because of error - newly discovered evidence - prejudice - or another reason) that a new trial is necessary to prevent a miscarriage of justice.






11. A major provider of arbitration services






12. 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






13. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent






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






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






16. 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






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






18. 1066 in Britain - King William implemented this uniform legal system. He sent judges out to make rulings on cases - thus creating precedents. 1225 - the signing of the Magna Carta established the rule of law in England






19. 1. That the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff. 2. The the defendant breached that duty. 3. That the defendant's breach caused the plaintiff's injury. 4. That the defendants breach caused the plaintiff's injury and that injury was forseea






20. 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.






21. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.






22. Party who defends an appeal






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






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






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






26. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm






27. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination






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






29. The body of laws created by legislative statutes






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.






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






35. 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






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






37. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)






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






39. Authority shared by both federal and state courts






40. 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.






41. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened






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






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






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






45. (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based






46. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules






47. Clause in the Constitution (Article IV - Section 1) requiring each state to recognize the civil judgments rendered by the courts of the other states and to accept their public records and acts as valid






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






49. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law






50. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated