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Business Law Vocab - 2
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1. The party opposing the appeal
What Freedom of speech includes
mens rea
Appellee
Pleadings
2. The defendant (defamer) knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard to the truth
Malice
precedent
quasi contract
Arson
3. It must be voted on and approved by both houses and then approved by the president. then it is a law
First African American Justice
Common Law
Ethics
For a bill to pass...
4. The obligation to decide current cases based on previous rulings.
crime burden of proof
intentional tort
precedent
Equal Protection Clause
5. Forbidding a law to be passed
Year when 'On the Laws and Customs of England' was written
Step three in filing a civil law suit
Tortious interference with a contract
Veto
6. A plaintiff may generally recover even if he/she is partially negligible
Comparative Fault
uniform commercial code
licensee
false imprisonment
7. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery
First Woman Justice
assault
uniform commercial code
lible
8. Complaint and summons are served to defendant; answer is provided within 30 days
eighth amendment
Step one in filing a civil law suit
Concurring Opinion
Request of production of documents and things
9. Establishes the idea precendent
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10. Factual case
What section of the Constitution grants congress it's powers?
element 3 of a negligence lawsuit
Depositions
when a bill is introduced to the Sentate is must have...
11. Type of intent to be proved; means a guilty state of mind
Fraud
mens rea
Style of a Case
strict liability
12. There is no intention to a contract but the plaintiff gives some benefit to the defendant who knows the plaintiff expects compensation. it would be unjust not to award the damages.
John Locke
lible
quasi contract
Total circuits in the court of appeals
13. Termination by simply turning down the offer
Commercial Exploitation
counter offer
rejection
assault
14. Thurgood Marshall
First African American Justice
For a bill to pass...
Assumption of the risk
Significance of 'On the Laws and Customs of England'
15. James Madison - 1789
The primary drafter of the constitution
Common Law
when a bill is introduced to the Sentate is must have...
Who regulates commercial speech
16. Requires a meeting of the minds
agreement
element 3 of a negligence lawsuit
Two types of dispute resolution
Negligence and strict liability
17. Trial.
Rationale
you cannot revoke an offer...
Step four in filing a civil law suit
Supremacy clause
18. When there is no contract - but the defendant makes a promise that will induce reliance. it would be unjust not to enforce the promise
Veto
How Federal Law has jurisdiction in a lawsuit
In the senate - after the bill leave committee it travels to...
promissory estoppel
19. System of checks and balances within the federal government
Separation of powers
Pocket Veto
element 4 of a negligence lawsuit
Insurance Fraud
20. A document filed by the losing party requesting the federal court to appeal a case.
Writ of Certiorari
Mail Fraud
letters of intent
Fraud
21. Type of tort; taking someone elses property without consent.
Assumption of the risk
How Federal Law has jurisdiction in a lawsuit
conversion
Appellee
22. 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
attractive nuisance
larceny
Common Law
Appellee
23. Allows the FBI to surveillance citizens with out a search warrant from a judge
Patriot Act
promissory estoppel
Mail box rule
Appellee
24. Type of intent to be proved; means the guilty act
Holding
Request of production of documents and things
actus reus
Step three in filing a civil law suit
25. A tithing of 10 men put together to hold each other accountable. Anglo-saxon method of keeping the peace.
Legal Issue Presented
third requirement of a contract
Collective Responsibility
Common Law
26. A federal statute that applies to the sale of goods (NOT real estate or services)
Appellant
What is not protected under the first amendment
Pocket Veto
uniform commercial code
27. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care
second requirement of a contract
Negligence
uniform commercial code
mens rea
28. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation
Holding
slander
Stare Decisis
embezzlement
29. Due process or the right to a hearing
fifth amendment
Holding
Collective Responsibility
Year when 'On the Laws and Customs of England' was written
30. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations
Dicta
Administrative Law
entrapment
Commercial Exploitation
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.
Pocket Veto
element 5 of a negligence lawsuit
Strict scrutiny
How Federal Law has jurisdiction in a lawsuit
32. Type of intentional tort; the intentional touching of an individual in a way that is unwarranted or offensive
Henry DeBracton
battery
precedent
The percentage vote to pass a bill
33. The facts imply that the defendants negligence caused the act; 'the thing speaks for itself'
uniform commercial code
express contract
Res ipsa loquitor
Intermediate scrutiny
34. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.
false imprisonment
After a bill enters the house of rep or senate - it goes where...
Litigation
Total circuits in the court of appeals
35. 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
Negligence and strict liability
Supremacy clause
Total circuits in the court of appeals
Bill
36. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress
letters of intent
After the bill is released from committees in the two houses - it goes...
Style of a Case
What is not protected under the first amendment
37. Injury
uniform commercial code
slander
Filibuster
element 5 of a negligence lawsuit
38. The floor/leadership - where it is debated upon with no time limit.
Significance of 'On the Laws and Customs of England'
In the senate - after the bill leave committee it travels to...
Mail Fraud
First African American Justice
39. Items such as trampolines and swimming pools; defendant is liable if there is no protection
attractive nuisance
Collective Responsibility
lible
Strict scrutiny
40. (1)misrepresentation (2)concealment with the intent to take advantage of someone; deception of a person for the purpose of obtaining money or property
eighth amendment
entrapment
Fraud
Dissenting Opinion
41. Using false statements or bribes to obtain medicare payments from the federal or state government
Medicare fraud
implied contract
For a bill to pass...
actus reus
42. A company becomes liable if they do not perform a background check
negligent hiring
assault
Wire Fraud
Negligence
43. Reference code; label for looking the case up
Interrogatories
For a bill to pass...
Citation
sixth amendment
44. Language added to a court's opinion that is beyond what is needed; extra words offered as guidance
promissory estoppel
Collective Responsibility
How Federal Law has jurisdiction in a lawsuit
Dicta
45. Forseeable harm
Malice
promissory estoppel
element 4 of a negligence lawsuit
Style of a Case
46. Type of defense; when the government induces the defendant to break the law.
insanity
Request of production of documents and things
Henry DeBracton
entrapment
47. During the option period of a contract
you cannot revoke an offer...
First Woman Justice
When a bill is introduced to the house of representatives it must have a...
How much of a majority is it to override a presidents veto
48. Nine.
When a bill is introduced to the house of representatives it must have a...
Separation of powers
Number of Justices in the Supreme Court?
assault
49. Legality; the subject matter must be legal
Veto
third requirement of a contract
Mail Fraud
Collective Responsibility
50. A defendant breaches his duty of due care by failing to behave the way a reasonable person would under similar circumstances
French social commentator and political thinker who created the Separation of Powers theory
breach of duty
quasi contract
express contract