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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. The process of one party's lawyer to question the other party or a potential witness under oath.






2. Procedures for academic dismissal or dismissal from a government job






3. Cruel and unusual punishment






4. There is an established duty of due care






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






6. A contract put in writing laying out all of the terms






7. A tithing of 10 men put together to hold each other accountable. Anglo-saxon method of keeping the peace.






8. An act of a senate member to delay the close of debate or force a decision to be made.






9. 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






10. 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.






11. Discovery phase: chance for the party to learn about its opponent.






12. Faking car accidents and injury in order to gain a settlement






13. Due process or the right to a hearing






14. Freedom of speech.






15. Type of intent to be proved; means a guilty state of mind






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






17. Termination when the offeror dies or the physical contract is destroyed






18. It must be voted on and approved by both houses and then approved by the president. then it is a law






19. Establishes the idea precendent

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






21. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






22. United States is a party; the case is about a federal statute; the suit is between citizens of two different states and the the amt is over 75 -000






23. Factual case






24. Trial Court






25. Injury






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






27. James Madison - 1789






28. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






29. Type of intentional tort; the intentional touching of an individual in a way that is unwarranted or offensive






30. Talking trash






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






32. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; not a binding decision. Voluntary settlement.






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






34. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.






35. Twelve.






36. The legal question that is posed in a case






37. Wrote 'On the Laws and Customs of England'






38. The sharing of powers between levels of government






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






40. Type of tort; taking someone elses property without consent.






41. To the conference committee






42. Article I - Section 8

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






44. Baron Montesquieu






45. The opinion of Judges who agree with the holding - but for different reasons.






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






47. A company becomes liable if they do not perform a background check






48. Type of defense; the defendant is incapable of forming mens rea






49. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






50. Agreement (offer and acceptance)