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1. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
Disparagement of property
Bankruptcy courts
Slander of quality
Cost-benefit analysis
2. A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system
Common law
Early neutral case evaluation
Corporate social responsibility
Default judgement
3. The reasoning process used by judges in deciding what law applies to a given dispute and then applying that law to the specific facts or circumstances of the case
Courts of equity
Legal reasoning
State and Federal Court Systems
Appellant
4. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes
Slander of quality
Fifth Amendment
State level appeal eligibility
Cyber torts
5. The enumeration in the Constitution - of certain rights - shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Police powers
Absolute bar
Civil Law
Ninth Amendment
6. The power to speak the law.
Jurisdiction
Absolute bar
Analogy
Bill of Rights
7. 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.
Counterclaim
Jurisdiction
Police powers
Second Amendment
8. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Respondent Superior
Venue
abnormally dangerous
Courts of equity
9. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
Jurisdiction
tilitarinism
Affirmative defense
Slander of title
10. Three remedies known as land - items of value - or money
in personam jurisdiction
Binding authority
Syllogism
Remedies of Law
11. Federal regulatory agencies that are independent - thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission.
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Independent regulatory agencies
Legal realism
law
12. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Privileges and and immunities clause
Opinions
Constitutional Law
law
13. A reference to or a quotation from an authority
Third Amendment
Courts of equity
Contributory negligence
citation
14. 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
Sociological school
Third Amendment
Standing to sue
Alleges
15. The body of conventional - or written - law of a particular society at a particular point in time.
Administrative law
Cases on point
Probate courts
positive law
16. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules
Equitable maxims
establishment clause
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Origins Of Common Law
17. Jurisdiction based upon claims against a person - in contrast to jurisdiction over the person's property
In rem jurisdiction
Mini-trial
Legal reasoning
in personam jurisdiction
18. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Summons
Pretrial motions
Civil Law
Rules of evidence
19. 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
Equitable maxims
Arbitrability
Remedies of Law
Writ of execution
20. Need a set of laws so that commerce is possible; can't have different laws in every state for business. Uniform Commercial Code. Uniform Partnernship Act. Most states adopt them but not in the exact same form
When constitutional lawz apply
Case law
Question of fact
uniform laws
21. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
First Amendment
citation
abnormally dangerous
Contributory negligence
22. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.
Causation in fact
Burden of proof
Appellant
Proximate cause
23. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.
Checks and balances
jurisprudence
Question of law
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
24. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Counterclaim
Criminal law
Trade libel
25. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.
Answer
Burden of proof
establishment clause
State Jurisdiction
26. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Courts of law
Arbitration clause
uniform laws
due proccess clause
27. Is the cause that immediately and directly results in a specific event. if a person can eleminate any one of the 4 elemants - the lawsuit will not be successful.
Jurisdiction
due proccess clause
Bill of Rights
Proximate cause
28. Law concerned with public wrongs against society
Appellant
Police powers
Good samaritan statues
Criminal law
29. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
importance of common law
Arbitration
Eighth Amendment
Writ of certiorari
30. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
Sixth Amendment
Binding authority
When constitutional lawz apply
Compensatory damages
31. A legal proceeding in a court
Defense
Fifth Amendment
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Litigation
32. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
voir dire
Malpractice
Slander of quality
American Arbitration Association
33. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations
Strict product liability
Historical school
Summary jury trials
Fourth Amendment
34. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which a neutral third party evaluates the strengths and weakness of the disputing parties' positions; the evaluator's opinion forms the basis for negotiating a settlement.
Rejoinder
Affirmative defense
Early neutral case evaluation
Defense
35. Motion to dismiss - motion for judgment on the pleadings - motion of summary judgement(amont others - motion to strike - motion to make more definite and certain - motion for judgement on the pleadings - motion to compel discovery - motion for summar
Pleadings
Pretrial motions
uniform laws
Federal question
36. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.
Symbolic speech
Negligence
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Ethical reasoning
37. 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.
Online dispute resolution
Award
State and Federal Court Systems
Criminal law
38. 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
Eighth Amendment
Justicable controversy
When constitutional lawz apply
Trespass to personal property
39. 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.
positive law
Reporters
Rebuttal
positivist school
40. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals
Common law
fradulent Misrepresentation
Civil Law
Arbitration clause
41. Courts that handle cases that involve less than $5000
Small Claims courts
Checks and balances
Administrative law
Strict product liability
42. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Proximate cause
Arbitration clause
Res ipsa loquitur
Public Policy
43. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
Pretrial motions
Legal realism
Defense
establishment clause
44. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs
Malpractice
Administrative agency
Early neutral case evaluation
Legal realism
45. Right to bear arms
due proccess clause
Federal question
Free exercise clause
Second Amendment
46. Jurisdiction based on claims against property
Negotiation
Seventh Amendment
Police powers
In rem jurisdiction
47. 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
Cyberlaw
Analogy
Negligence
Trespass to personal property
48. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Closing argument
Good samaritan statues
Case law
Commerce clause
49. 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)
Fourth Amendment
Rejoinder
Respondent Superior
State level appeal eligibility
50. Excessive bail shall not be required - nor excessive fines imposed - nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Litigation
Cost-benefit analysis
Analogy
Eighth Amendment
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