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Business Law Vocab - 2
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1. The documents that begin a lawsuit: consists of the complaint - answer and sometimes a reply
Statute
Step four in filing a civil law suit
Pleadings
Arbitration
2. A law passed by a legislative body
When a bill is introduced to the house of representatives it must have a...
breach of duty
Physical and Mental examination
Statute
3. 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
intrusion
Malice
How Federal Law has jurisdiction in a lawsuit
Common Law
4. A company becomes liable if they do not perform a background check
Interrogatories
Bill
Number of Justices in the Supreme Court?
negligent hiring
5. Refers to lawsuits; the process of filing claims to courts
crime burden of proof
Significance of 'On the Laws and Customs of England'
Collective Responsibility
Litigation
6. Presiding officer (senator)
eighth amendment
implied contract
when a bill is introduced to the Sentate is must have...
promissory estoppel
7. Agreement (offer and acceptance)
What section of the Constitution grants congress it's powers?
The primary drafter of the constitution
first requirement of a contract
trespass
8. When a law remains untouched on the presidents desk for over 10 days after congress's adjournment
Significance of 'On the Laws and Customs of England'
Pocket Veto
lible
first requirement of a contract
9. A tithing of 10 men put together to hold each other accountable. Anglo-saxon method of keeping the peace.
first requirement of a contract
element 2 of a negligence lawsuit
crime burden of proof
Collective Responsibility
10. Factual case
element 3 of a negligence lawsuit
Litigation
Malice
element 1 of a negligence lawsuit
11. Laws involving economic and social regulation; laws that regard economic or social status are presumed valid and corporations and people can be classified
First Woman Justice
Bill of Right
third requirement of a contract
Minimal scrutiny
12. Type of intentional tort; the intentional touching of an individual in a way that is unwarranted or offensive
battery
letters of intent
element 5 of a negligence lawsuit
Veto
13. Type of business crime; taking or using someones property
coercion
Collective Responsibility
conversion(2)
First African American Justice
14. Bottom Line answer
Step two in filing a civil law suit
assault
Holding
Substantial effect rule
15. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery
assault
In the house of representatives - after a bill has left the first committee - it travels to...
promissory estoppel
Arson
16. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations
Where the bill goes after conference committee
Ethics
Administrative Law
counter offer
17. Baron Montesquieu
fourth amendment
trespass
Pocket Veto
French social commentator and political thinker who created the Separation of Powers theory
18. Requires a meeting of the minds
agreement
Style of a Case
Supremacy clause
Pocket Veto
19. A plaintiff may generally recover even if he/she is partially negligible
first amendment
Comparative Fault
Malice
Medicare fraud
20. Type of intentional tort; the intentional restraint of another without reasonable cause
rejection
fifth amendment
false imprisonment
Number of Justices in the Supreme Court?
21. The study of how people ought to act; does not always mean legal.
Physical and Mental examination
Ethics
mirror image rule
How much of a majority is it to override a presidents veto
22. A violation of a duty imposed by a civil law.
invitee
tort
entrapment
Defamation
23. Business tort; defendant improperly breached contract and causes injury to plaintiff
tort
fourth amendment
Strict scrutiny
Tortious interference with a contract
24. John Roberts
Medicare fraud
The percentage vote to pass a bill
Current Chief Justice
The job of the Rules Committee
25. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.
letters of intent
After a bill enters the house of rep or senate - it goes where...
entrapment
intrusion
26. Life - Liberty - Property
John Locke
Pocket Veto
Collective Responsibility
letters of intent
27. Article I - Section 8
28. The obligation to decide current cases based on previous rulings.
precedent
operation of law
second requirement of a contract
Mail box rule
29. A defendant breaches his duty of due care by failing to behave the way a reasonable person would under similar circumstances
conversion(2)
Incorporation clause
Separation of powers
breach of duty
30. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal
invitee
second requirement of a contract
Step one in filing a civil law suit
Separation of powers
31. 1250
32. Faking car accidents and injury in order to gain a settlement
Shire Reeves
Fraud
Stare Decisis
Insurance Fraud
33. The party filing the appeal
Appellant
First African American Justice
RICO
express contract
34. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
Dicta
What Freedom of speech includes
Who regulates commercial speech
The last step of a bill in the House of representatives is...
35. Aka imminent domain; government cant take a persons land unless they prove it will be used for a public purpose and provide proper compensation.
intentional tort
Substantial effect rule
felony
Takings clause
36. 2/3 vote
conversion
How much of a majority is it to override a presidents veto
invitee
Appellant
37. To the president.
mirror image rule
eighth amendment
Where the bill goes after conference committee
Collective Responsibility
38. Type of intentnional tort; intentionally entering land that belongs to someone else or remaining on land after being asked to leave
Takings clause
trespass
third requirement of a contract
The last step of a bill in the House of representatives is...
39. Harm caused by a deliberate action
implied contract
invitee
intentional tort
assault
40. Complaint and summons are served to defendant; answer is provided within 30 days
you cannot revoke an offer...
negligent hiring
Step one in filing a civil law suit
trespass
41. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;
After a bill enters the house of rep or senate - it goes where...
What section of the Constitution grants congress it's powers?
Wire Fraud
Two types of dispute resolution
42. A power granted to congress stating that congress may regulate trade between countries - other states and indian tribes
mirror image rule
Arbitration
regulation of interstate commerce
Veto
43. No unreasonable searches or seizures
fourth amendment
Writ of Certiorari
breach of duty
Request of production of documents and things
44. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.
Qualifications for defamation
lible
Physical and Mental examination
Style of a Case
45. Type of defamation tort; written defamation
French social commentator and political thinker who created the Separation of Powers theory
counter offer
sixth amendment
lible
46. Thurgood Marshall
Intermediate scrutiny
First African American Justice
crime burden of proof
revocation
47. Malicious use of fire or explosives to damage or destroy real estate or property
The primary drafter of the constitution
Arson
Insurance Fraud
uniform commercial code
48. Discovery phase: chance for the party to learn about its opponent.
Interrogatories
First African American Justice
Step two in filing a civil law suit
French social commentator and political thinker who created the Separation of Powers theory
49. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception
element 3 of a negligence lawsuit
Fraud
Medicare fraud
The job of the Rules Committee
50. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw
first amendment
Mail box rule
eighth amendment
Substantial effect rule