Final - Business Law

Laws enacted by state and federal legislatures are called

• ordinances

• administrative law

• case law

• statute

Doctrine requiring lower courts to follow established case law

• stare decisis

• unconstitutional

• supremacy rules

• tort

Court where dispute is first heard, evidence is presented

• appellate court

• federal court of appeals

• special court

• trial court

Federal court with appellate and original jurisdiction.

• small claims court

• United States Supreme Court

• federal district court

• federal court of appeals

Three elements to proving a crime

• breach of duty, motive, criminal intent

• breach of duty, motive, criminal intent

• duty, breach of duty, criminal intent, motive

• duty, breach of duty, criminal intent

Written accusation when a grand jury decides there is sufficient evidence to try an accused of a crime.

• information

• indictment

• injunction

• subponea

Remedy that can be awarded in a civil trial in which the court orders a defendant to stop doing an action or start doing an action.

• injunction

• punitive damages

• compensatory damages

• subponea

Advertisements and store displays create valid offers that are legally binding

• true

• false

Which take effect when sent?

• offer

• acceptance

• revocation

• offer and revocation

Element of a contract that requires something of legal value must be exchanged between the parties.

• consideration

• capacity

• offer and acceptance

• genuine agreement