Bus Law Exam Review #2

Which court system has genral jurisdiction and hears most civil and criminal cases?

• State

• Federal

Federal courts have limited jurisdiction and only here two types of cases. Select the two.

• Cases that raise a federal question

• Disputes across state lines over $75,000

• Cases that focus on felony charges

• Disputes that need witnesses from multiple states

When interacting with police, what standard of proof is needed to arrest someone?

• Reasonable Suspicion

• Probable Cause

• Preponderance of Evidence

• Evidence Beyond Reasonable Doubt

A component of product liability that holds a manufacturer liable for injuries a product may produce if it was not constructed or manufactured correctly. They can be sued even if they took all reasoable percautions (two words, lower case)

(a)  

A legal way to discriminate that involves giving priority to those groups that have been cut off from opportunity in the past.

• Affirmative Action

• Disperate Treatment

• Disperate Impact

• Business Necessity

The stipulation that you can be fired at any time for any reason, and quit at any time for any reason (3 words, all capatalized)

(a)  

A problem with how a product was created or intended to work that causes a business to be liable for its injuries regardless of how cautious they were.

• Design Defect

• Manufacturing Defect

• Failure to Warn

• Punitive Damage Case

A wrongdoing by a person or business that results in an injury, used for civil cases (one word lower case)

(a)  

In most cases (especially civil cases) courts constantly evaluate whether a normal person would do the same thing or think the same way in a situation to determine guilt. What is this called?

• The reasonable person standard

• 51% Bar Rule

• Causation Statute

• Comparative Negligence

In tort cases, if a person would have been unharmed "but for" the actions of another, the 2nd party is found guilty. What is this part of causation called?

• Cause in Fact Clause

• Gross Negligence Clause

• 51% Bar Rule

• Comparative Negligence