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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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1. To be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner






2. Jurisdiction based on claims against property






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






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






5. A legal proceeding in a court






6. 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.






7. 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






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






9. The unlawful taking or harming of another's personal property; interference with another's right to the exclusive possession of his or her personal property.






10. A federal - state - or local government unit established to perform a specific function. Administrative agencies are created and authorized by legislative bodies to administer and enforce specific laws.






11. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.






12. Torts committed via the internet






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






14. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm






15. The body of laws created by legislative statutes






16. 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






17. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens






18. 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.






19. 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






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






21. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)






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






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






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






25. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.






26. Is strict liability hold a claim if the product or service in question is...






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






28. A response to a plaintiff's claim that does not deny the plaintiff's facts but attacks the plaintiff's legal right to bring an action. An example is the running of the statute of limitations.






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






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






31. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right






32. 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






33. 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






34. An economically injurious falsehood made about another's product or property; a general term for torts that are more specifically referred to as slander of quality or slander of title.






35. To confirm priestly authority upon






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






37. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property






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






39. 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.






40. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)






41. Right to bear arms






42. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.






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. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action






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






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






47. 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)






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






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






50. Set of books containing published court decisions







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