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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Complaint and summons are served to defendant; answer is provided within 30 days






2. The sharing of powers between levels of government






3. John Roberts






4. Type of intentional tort; the intentional restraint of another without reasonable cause






5. Judge made law; based on precedent - which leads to stare decisis






6. Type of intent to be proved; means the guilty act






7. There is an established duty of due care






8. Laws involving economic and social regulation; laws that regard economic or social status are presumed valid and corporations and people can be classified






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






10. Collected taxes and helped keep the peace in tenth century England. Equivalent to a modern day Sheriff.






11. Capacity; the parties must be adults and mentally competent






12. A plaintiff may generally recover even if he/she is partially negligible






13. A law passed by a legislative body






14. When the bill is debated to the floor of the house.






15. Termination by simply turning down the offer






16. Type of business crime; taking or using someones property






17. The process of one party's lawyer to question the other party or a potential witness under oath.






18. Type of defense; when the government induces the defendant to break the law.






19. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception






20. It must be voted on and approved by both houses and then approved by the president. then it is a law






21. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






22. There was a breach of due care






23. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; not a binding decision. Voluntary settlement.






24. Pretrial motions; motions for a summary judgement; asks the court to resolve a lawsuit before it goes to trial






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






26. A person who volluntarily enters a situation that has an obvious danger cannot complain is he/she is injured






27. When there is no contract - but the defendant makes a promise that will induce reliance. it would be unjust not to enforce the promise






28. To the conference committee






29. Refers to lawsuits; the process of filing claims to courts






30. Forseeable harm






31. 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.






32. Aricle IV section 2 of the constitution that states that the constitution and the united States are the laws of the land. Federal government trumps state law






33. Business tort; intrusion in to someones private life; being a voyeur






34. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






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






36. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






37. Each side may ask the other side to produce relevant documents for inspection and copying.






38. Article I - Section 8

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39. A defendant breaches his duty of due care by failing to behave the way a reasonable person would under similar circumstances






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






41. Life - Liberty - Property






42. Allows the FBI to surveillance citizens with out a search warrant from a judge






43. When a law remains untouched on the presidents desk for over 10 days after congress's adjournment






44. Baron Montesquieu






45. The legal question that is posed in a case






46. Injury






47. Common law rule; acceptance must be made on the same terms as the offer






48. Majority






49. Action - print and other expression. Broader than the spoken word






50. Presiding officer (senator)