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






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






3. Three.






4. Article I - Section 8

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5. Factual case






6. The sharing of powers between levels of government






7. Trial Court






8. Reasoning court gives for the holding






9. Forbidding a law to be passed






10. No self incrimination / due process (miranda warnings)






11. During the option period of a contract






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






13. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






14. 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






15. Talking trash






16. Presiding officer (senator)






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






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






19. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






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






21. A violation of a duty imposed by a civil law.






22. The documents that begin a lawsuit: consists of the complaint - answer and sometimes a reply






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






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






25. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






26. Preponderance of the evidence






27. The facts imply that the defendants negligence caused the act; 'the thing speaks for itself'






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






29. Bottom Line answer






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






31. Attorneys ask jurors a set of questions to determine bias






32. Twelve.






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






34. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






35. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






36. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery






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






38. Business tort; using someones likeness or voice without their permission.






39. Punishable by a prison sentence of one year or more






40. Sponsor.






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






42. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






43. Items such as trampolines and swimming pools; defendant is liable if there is no protection






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






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






46. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






48. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






49. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






50. Any scheme that attempts to unlawfully obtain money or services illegally through the US postal service