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






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






3. Complaint and summons are served to defendant; answer is provided within 30 days






4. Forseeable harm






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






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






7. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






8. Twelve.






9. 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






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






11. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






12. 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.






13. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






15. The study of how people ought to act; does not always mean legal.






16. Type of business crime; the fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendants posession.






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






18. A company becomes liable if they do not perform a background check






19. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






20. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






22. Forbidding a law to be passed






23. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






24. Written questions that the opposing party must answer in writing under oath






25. Arbitration and Mediation






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






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






28. 2/3 vote






29. No unreasonable searches or seizures






30. Cruel and unusual punishment






31. A federal statute that applies to the sale of goods (NOT real estate or services)






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






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






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






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






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






37. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






38. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






40. Using false statements or bribes to obtain medicare payments from the federal or state government






41. There was a breach of due care






42. A party may ask the court to order an examination to find out if physical or mental damage is relevant






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






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






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






46. Talking trash






47. First 10 amendments of the constitution; Compromise between federalist and antifederalists; Protects natural rights of liberty and property






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






49. To the president.






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