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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. A court will imply by conduct that there was an agreement between two parties






3. 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.






4. Talking trash






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






6. Malicious use of fire or explosives to damage or destroy real estate or property






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






8. Due process or the right to a hearing






9. Judges who disagree with the majority holding; states their opposing opinion






10. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






11. Three.






12. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






13. You have no duty to assist someone in peril unless you created the danger


14. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






15. Bottom Line answer






16. Factual case






17. Majority






18. 1250


19. (1)misrepresentation (2)concealment with the intent to take advantage of someone; deception of a person for the purpose of obtaining money or property






20. 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






21. Business tort; defendant improperly breached contract and causes injury to plaintiff






22. Forbidding a law to be passed






23. Forseeable harm






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






25. No state can deny citizens due process. (14th amendment) this incorporates states to be ruled under the constitution






26. Lack of opinion - malice as to public figures - negligence to private individuals






27. 2/3 vote






28. The sharing of powers between levels of government






29. To the conference committee






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






31. Common law rule; acceptance must be made on the same terms as the offer






32. No unreasonable searches or seizures






33. When there is no contract - but the defendant makes a promise that will induce reliance. it would be unjust not to enforce the promise






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






35. Refers to lawsuits; the process of filing claims to courts






36. If a company does not address an insubordinate employee - they become liable






37. Type of intent to be proved; means the guilty act






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






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






40. Life - Liberty - Property






41. The defendant (defamer) knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard to the truth






42. James Madison - 1789






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






44. An offered can be terminated anytime before the offer has been accepted.






45. Termination by simply turning down the offer






46. A subtype of rejection






47. Cruel and unusual punishment






48. If the plaintiff is even slightly negligent he/she recovers nothing






49. Reasoning court gives for the holding






50. When a law remains untouched on the presidents desk for over 10 days after congress's adjournment