SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Business Law Vocab - 2
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
law
,
business-law
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Written questions that the opposing party must answer in writing under oath
Step four in filing a civil law suit
Interrogatories
Comparative Fault
coercion
2. The sharing of powers between levels of government
Litigation
Voir Dire
Federalism
The primary drafter of the constitution
3. The party opposing the appeal
conversion
Appellee
intentional tort
Holding
4. Type of intent to be proved; means a guilty state of mind
mens rea
assault
Bill
Separation of powers
5. Type of defamation tort; written defamation
Year when 'On the Laws and Customs of England' was written
John Locke
Negligence per se
lible
6. Someone on the property by right of a public place. highest duty of due care is owed to avoid negligence
second requirement of a contract
invitee
misdemeanor
Bystander's obligation means...
7. Laws involving economic and social regulation; laws that regard economic or social status are presumed valid and corporations and people can be classified
letters of intent
Style of a Case
Minimal scrutiny
mirror image rule
8. Arbitration and Mediation
Current Chief Justice
Two types of dispute resolution
intrusion
Filibuster
9. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception
Holding
Step two in filing a civil law suit
Fraud
invitee
10. Procedures for academic dismissal or dismissal from a government job
Citation
Writ of Certiorari
Procedural due process
Contributory Negligence
11. Injury
Administrative Law
promissory estoppel
Citation
element 5 of a negligence lawsuit
12. If the proceedings of a business occur intrastate but will eventually effect proceedings interstate - this rule states that congress may interfere
Shire Reeves
Substantial effect rule
eighth amendment
The job of the Rules Committee
13. Business tort; defendant improperly breached contract and causes injury to plaintiff
coercion
Insurance Fraud
Tortious interference with a contract
Arson
14. Life - Liberty - Property
uniform commercial code
Negligence per se
John Locke
Commercial Exploitation
15. A tithing of 10 men put together to hold each other accountable. Anglo-saxon method of keeping the peace.
Step one in filing a civil law suit
Collective Responsibility
negligent hiring
expiration
16. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal
lible
second requirement of a contract
Legal Issue Presented
Where the bill goes after conference committee
17. Nine.
Step four in filing a civil law suit
Pleadings
Number of Justices in the Supreme Court?
Negligence and strict liability
18. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations
Administrative Law
false imprisonment
fifth amendment
actus reus
19. (1)statement (2)falseness (3)communicated (4)injury
Malice
Negligence and strict liability
Qualifications for defamation
Physical and Mental examination
20. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence
Current Chief Justice
negligent retention
rejection
sixth amendment
21. Trial.
Step four in filing a civil law suit
Step one in filing a civil law suit
Veto
tort
22. Wrote 'On the Laws and Customs of England'
eighth amendment
Current Chief Justice
Henry DeBracton
Qualifications for defamation
23. Type of business crime; the fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendants posession.
embezzlement
Step four in filing a civil law suit
Current Chief Justice
quasi contract
24. When the bill is debated to the floor of the house.
The last step of a bill in the House of representatives is...
Total circuits in the court of appeals
misdemeanor
false imprisonment
25. 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
misdemeanor
Holding
implied contract
RICO
26. Business tort; intrusion in to someones private life; being a voyeur
intrusion
Request of production of documents and things
conversion
French social commentator and political thinker who created the Separation of Powers theory
27. Type of intentnional tort; intentionally entering land that belongs to someone else or remaining on land after being asked to leave
Bill
Intermediate scrutiny
invitee
trespass
28. Type of business crime; taking or using someones property
Number of Justices in the Supreme Court?
conversion(2)
Substantial effect rule
Contributory Negligence
29. Judge made law
Common Law
battery
Collective Responsibility
Bill
30. Cruel and unusual punishment
expiration
Two types of dispute resolution
eighth amendment
The percentage vote to pass a bill
31. A less serious crime often punishable by less than one year in prison
What is not protected under the first amendment
First African American Justice
revocation
misdemeanor
32. 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
rejection
larceny
tort
implied contract
33. Preponderance of the evidence
Qualifications for defamation
Veto
French social commentator and political thinker who created the Separation of Powers theory
In a lawsuit attorneys have a burden of proof that shows liability by
34. Gender related; such laws must be substantially related to important government objectives. (gov't cant discriminate based on gender through the law making process)
Intermediate scrutiny
intrusion
element 1 of a negligence lawsuit
Veto
35. Judge made law; based on precedent - which leads to stare decisis
Commercial Exploitation
false imprisonment
Common Law
Step two in filing a civil law suit
36. Type of intent to be proved; means the guilty act
actus reus
In a lawsuit attorneys have a burden of proof that shows liability by
false imprisonment
Step three in filing a civil law suit
37. Requires a meeting of the minds
How Federal Law has jurisdiction in a lawsuit
In the house of representatives - after a bill has left the first committee - it travels to...
Mail Fraud
agreement
38. First 10 amendments of the constitution; Compromise between federalist and antifederalists; Protects natural rights of liberty and property
element 4 of a negligence lawsuit
Who regulates commercial speech
What Freedom of speech includes
Bill of Right
39. Termination when the offeror dies or the physical contract is destroyed
operation of law
Legal Issue Presented
Minimal scrutiny
actus reus
40. Items such as trampolines and swimming pools; defendant is liable if there is no protection
revocation
Qualifications for defamation
attractive nuisance
Negligence per se
41. An act of a senate member to delay the close of debate or force a decision to be made.
Separation of powers
mirror image rule
Filibuster
Total circuits in the court of appeals
42. Pretrial motions; motions for a summary judgement; asks the court to resolve a lawsuit before it goes to trial
Veto
Common Law
Step three in filing a civil law suit
The percentage vote to pass a bill
43. Judges who disagree with the majority holding; states their opposing opinion
Dissenting Opinion
Federal District Court
entrapment
Litigation
44. Bottom Line answer
false imprisonment
Malice
Holding
Equal Protection Clause
45. Business tort; using someones likeness or voice without their permission.
Commercial Exploitation
Shire Reeves
slander
mirror image rule
46. Sponsor.
intrusion
third requirement of a contract
slander
When a bill is introduced to the house of representatives it must have a...
47. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress
How Federal Law has jurisdiction in a lawsuit
express contract
element 5 of a negligence lawsuit
letters of intent
48. Three.
Number of judges on the panel in the Court of Appeals
Mediation
Negligence and strict liability
Bill
49. The defendant (defamer) knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard to the truth
In the house of representatives - after a bill has left the first committee - it travels to...
Malice
Statute
invitee
50. Forbidding a law to be passed
Veto
attractive nuisance
Strict scrutiny
element 4 of a negligence lawsuit
Sorry!:) No result found.
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests