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Business Law Vocab - 2

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. No state can deny citizens due process. (14th amendment) this incorporates states to be ruled under the constitution






2. Cruel and unusual punishment






3. Someone on the property by right of a public place. highest duty of due care is owed to avoid negligence






4. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






5. Establishes the idea precendent


6. Thurgood Marshall






7. Consists of two members of the House of Representatives and two members of the senate; they try to compromise between two edited versions of a bill to make it equal.






8. Preponderance of the evidence






9. Business tort; using someones likeness or voice without their permission.






10. John Roberts






11. To the conference committee






12. Using two or more racketeering acts to accomplish any of the following goals: (1) investing or acquiring legitimate businesses with criminal money (2)maintaining or acquiring businesses through criminal activity






13. Type of intent to be proved; means a guilty state of mind






14. The party filing the appeal






15. Language added to a court's opinion that is beyond what is needed; extra words offered as guidance






16. The opinion of Judges who agree with the holding - but for different reasons.






17. Section of the fourteenth amendment where courts must provide equal protection to all cases based on scrutiny






18. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






19. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.






20. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






21. The legal doctrine whereby an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute (or regulation)






22. If a company does not address an insubordinate employee - they become liable






23. Majority






24. To the president.






25. (1)misrepresentation (2)concealment with the intent to take advantage of someone; deception of a person for the purpose of obtaining money or property






26. Aka imminent domain; government cant take a persons land unless they prove it will be used for a public purpose and provide proper compensation.






27. They set time limits for debate - decide how fast the law should be deliberated and when the bill goes to the floor for debate.






28. Type of defense; the defendant is incapable of forming mens rea






29. Termination by simply turning down the offer






30. During the option period of a contract






31. You have no duty to assist someone in peril unless you created the danger


32. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






33. A person who is on your property with your permission; you owe them a higher duty of due care to warn of known dangers






34. A power granted to congress stating that congress may regulate trade between countries - other states and indian tribes






35. Termination when an offer specifies a time limit for acceptance and the period is binding.






36. The floor/leadership - where it is debated upon with no time limit.






37. The obligation to decide current cases based on previous rulings.






38. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery






39. There is an established duty of due care






40. Baron Montesquieu






41. Type of defense; the practice of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary manner (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats or rewards






42. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






43. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






44. For the defendant to be liable - the type of harm must have been reasonably forseeable.






45. Race - ethincity and fundamental rights; Any government action that intentionally discriminates against racial or ethnic minorities or interferes with a fundamental right is presumed invalid.






46. Injuries caused by neglect and oversight rather than deliberate conduct.






47. Type of business crime; the trespassing taking of personal property with intent to steal it. defendant never had the right to have said property in posession






48. Faking car accidents and injury in order to gain a settlement






49. Arbitration and Mediation






50. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal