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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An offered can be terminated anytime before the offer has been accepted.






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






3. An act of a senate member to delay the close of debate or force a decision to be made.






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






5. 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






6. Injury






7. Freedom of speech.






8. Presiding officer (senator)






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






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






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






12. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






14. Thurgood Marshall






15. A law passed by a legislative body






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






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






18. Type of intentnional tort; intentionally entering land that belongs to someone else or remaining on land after being asked to leave






19. A defendant engaging in an ultrahazardous activity is virtually always liable for any harm that results






20. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






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






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






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






25. 2/3 vote






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






27. Preponderance of the evidence






28. A document filed by the losing party requesting the federal court to appeal a case.






29. Type of intentional tort; the intentional touching of an individual in a way that is unwarranted or offensive






30. The rules committee where it is put on a calendar.






31. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






32. A contract put in writing laying out all of the terms






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






34. Majority






35. Wrote 'On the Laws and Customs of England'






36. Malicious use of fire or explosives to damage or destroy real estate or property






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






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






39. There was a breach of due care






40. Forseeable harm






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






42. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






43. Gender related; such laws must be substantially related to important government objectives. (gov't cant discriminate based on gender through the law making process)






44. 1250

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45. 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






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






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






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






49. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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