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Business Law Vocab - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An act of a senate member to delay the close of debate or force a decision to be made.
Filibuster
The percentage vote to pass a bill
Res ipsa loquitor
element 5 of a negligence lawsuit
2. Trial Court
Malice
express contract
fourth requirement of a contract
Federal District Court
3. Article I - Section 8
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4. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception
uniform commercial code
Fraud
Mediation
First Woman Justice
5. A law passed by a legislative body
Step two in filing a civil law suit
Statute
What is not protected under the first amendment
mirror image rule
6. 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.
when a bill is introduced to the Sentate is must have...
mens rea
Strict scrutiny
fourth requirement of a contract
7. Judges who disagree with the majority holding; states their opposing opinion
The job of the Rules Committee
Legal Issue Presented
express contract
Dissenting Opinion
8. The defendant (defamer) knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard to the truth
larceny
Malice
Substantial effect rule
Procedural due process
9. Bottom Line answer
Patriot Act
Holding
Pocket Veto
actus reus
10. Pretrial motions; motions for a summary judgement; asks the court to resolve a lawsuit before it goes to trial
Step three in filing a civil law suit
counter offer
In a lawsuit attorneys have a burden of proof that shows liability by
Holding
11. Discovery phase: chance for the party to learn about its opponent.
Step two in filing a civil law suit
third requirement of a contract
How Federal Law has jurisdiction in a lawsuit
Writ of Certiorari
12. Items such as trampolines and swimming pools; defendant is liable if there is no protection
slander
Where the bill goes after conference committee
attractive nuisance
Current Chief Justice
13. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
Who regulates commercial speech
Litigation
Malice
second requirement of a contract
14. Type of defense; the defendant is incapable of forming mens rea
Separation of powers
The primary drafter of the constitution
insanity
battery
15. Termination when the offeror dies or the physical contract is destroyed
Request of production of documents and things
operation of law
Patriot Act
After a bill enters the house of rep or senate - it goes where...
16. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care
second requirement of a contract
first amendment
Negligence
In a lawsuit attorneys have a burden of proof that shows liability by
17. The obligation to decide current cases based on previous rulings.
Dicta
Res ipsa loquitor
precedent
Mail box rule
18. Thurgood Marshall
element 1 of a negligence lawsuit
First African American Justice
fifth amendment
Year when 'On the Laws and Customs of England' was written
19. Procedures for academic dismissal or dismissal from a government job
element 4 of a negligence lawsuit
trespass
Equal Protection Clause
Procedural due process
20. Gender related; such laws must be substantially related to important government objectives. (gov't cant discriminate based on gender through the law making process)
implied contract
sixth amendment
Intermediate scrutiny
Pleadings
21. Twelve.
express contract
Concurring Opinion
battery
Total circuits in the court of appeals
22. 2/3 vote
How much of a majority is it to override a presidents veto
In a lawsuit attorneys have a burden of proof that shows liability by
insanity
What section of the Constitution grants congress it's powers?
23. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.
After a bill enters the house of rep or senate - it goes where...
What Freedom of speech includes
intrusion
sixth amendment
24. Arbitration and Mediation
you cannot revoke an offer...
Two types of dispute resolution
strict liability
Citation
25. There was a breach of due care
Step three in filing a civil law suit
agreement
element 2 of a negligence lawsuit
attractive nuisance
26. Refers to lawsuits; the process of filing claims to courts
Negligence and strict liability
For a bill to pass...
promissory estoppel
Litigation
27. Attorneys ask jurors a set of questions to determine bias
What Freedom of speech includes
Voir Dire
Bill
mens rea
28. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery
Fraud
element 2 of a negligence lawsuit
express contract
assault
29. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; not a binding decision. Voluntary settlement.
Administrative Law
Veto
Mediation
Arson
30. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger
French social commentator and political thinker who created the Separation of Powers theory
What is not protected under the first amendment
revocation
element 2 of a negligence lawsuit
31. Type of intent to be proved; means a guilty state of mind
Res ipsa loquitor
mens rea
Who regulates commercial speech
slander
32. They set time limits for debate - decide how fast the law should be deliberated and when the bill goes to the floor for debate.
fourth requirement of a contract
Current Chief Justice
Administrative Law
The job of the Rules Committee
33. A tithing of 10 men put together to hold each other accountable. Anglo-saxon method of keeping the peace.
Collective Responsibility
Mail Fraud
crime burden of proof
negligent hiring
34. Complaint and summons are served to defendant; answer is provided within 30 days
French social commentator and political thinker who created the Separation of Powers theory
Step one in filing a civil law suit
promissory estoppel
What Freedom of speech includes
35. You have no duty to assist someone in peril unless you created the danger
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36. Type of defense; when the government induces the defendant to break the law.
Dissenting Opinion
Bill
Mail Fraud
entrapment
37. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
Negligence
crime burden of proof
Comparative Fault
embezzlement
38. A person who volluntarily enters a situation that has an obvious danger cannot complain is he/she is injured
Style of a Case
element 4 of a negligence lawsuit
Assumption of the risk
agreement
39. Legality; the subject matter must be legal
third requirement of a contract
Negligence and strict liability
Depositions
larceny
40. Language added to a court's opinion that is beyond what is needed; extra words offered as guidance
Dicta
First African American Justice
What Freedom of speech includes
intentional tort
41. 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
Dissenting Opinion
Significance of 'On the Laws and Customs of England'
RICO
crime burden of proof
42. No self incrimination / due process (miranda warnings)
second requirement of a contract
Citation
fifth amendment
element 4 of a negligence lawsuit
43. Action - print and other expression. Broader than the spoken word
Tortious interference with a contract
Arbitration
Voir Dire
What Freedom of speech includes
44. A plaintiff may generally recover even if he/she is partially negligible
When a bill is introduced to the house of representatives it must have a...
Comparative Fault
felony
Substantial effect rule
45. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;
Common Law
Depositions
Wire Fraud
express contract
46. If a company does not address an insubordinate employee - they become liable
Assumption of the risk
negligent retention
felony
Two types of dispute resolution
47. The study of how people ought to act; does not always mean legal.
Ethics
quasi contract
After the bill is released from committees in the two houses - it goes...
you cannot revoke an offer...
48. Reasoning court gives for the holding
Statute
expiration
Writ of Certiorari
Rationale
49. A less serious crime often punishable by less than one year in prison
Where the bill goes after conference committee
Supremacy clause
Bill of Right
misdemeanor
50. Allows the FBI to surveillance citizens with out a search warrant from a judge
After the bill is released from committees in the two houses - it goes...
when a bill is introduced to the Sentate is must have...
Patriot Act
quasi contract