MGMT The Legal Environment of Business Quiz 1 and 2

State law that permits its courts to reach beyond state lines for jurisdiction over non resident defendants

A long arm statute is

Overrides any state or federal laws that go beyond what the constitution permits

As the highest legal authority, the US constitution

The original or oldest source of law in the US

Common law is

Settle out of court

Discovery can impose significant costs on businesses, making them more likely to

District courts

Federal trial courts are called

Discriminatory state taxes

Foreign commerce may not be subject to

Unconstitutional

It would be __ for a state to impose a tax that provided a direct commercial advantage to local businesses

Limited jurisdiction

State courts such as municipal courts or probate courts are called courts of

Are stricter than federal regulations

States may pass regulations that

Deposition

Sworn testimony outside of the courtroom of a witness recorded by a court official is a

True

T/F: Judges are protected from damages caused by bad decisions they make on the bench by judicial immunity

True

T/F: Under the Central Hudson Gas and Electric test, the restriction "federal trade commission rules restricting misleading advertising" would be held constitutional

The procedure of the litigation process and relevant motions

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure govern

Executive, judicial, legislative

The US constitution created these branches of federal government

The executive branch of government

The US constitution creates

Three level

The federal court system is a __ system

Pleadings

The formal statements made to the court by the parties to a case that list their claims and defenses are called

Necessary and Proper Clause

The part of the constitution that gives congress the authority to make laws to carry out powers granted to congress in the constitution is the

The commerce clause

The part of the constitution that probably has the largest impact on business is known as

True

The rule that evidence gathered in violation of the fourth amendment may not be used in prosecution is known as the exclusionary rule

The division in government powers as established by the constitution

The separation of powers is

The process used to select jury members

Voir dire is

Pleadings, discovery, pretrial, trial, appeals

What is the correct order of stages for a typical lawsuit

Conflict of law

When a state court hearts a case involving incidents that took place in more than one state or entirely in a different state a __ problem may arise

A neural expert in the field who may or may not be an attorney

When parties agree to resolve a dispute by arbitration they rely on an arbitrator. An arbitrator is usually