Final Exam Business Law and Ethics (Perkins)
Questions and Verified Answers.
Jurisdiction - ANS The authority of a court to hear a case
Plaintiff - ANS a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
Defendant - ANS an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime
Service of Process - ANS The delivery of the complaint and summons to a defendant.
Depositions - ANS Oral questions asked of parties and witnesses under oath.
Executive Branch - ANS the branch of government that enforces laws
Legislative Branch - ANS the branch of government that makes the laws
Judicial Branch - ANS the branch of government that interprets laws
Separation of Powers - ANS Constitutional division of powers among the legislative,
executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive
applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law
Federal Preemption - ANS right of federal government to regulate matters within its
power to the exclusion of regulation by the states
Supremacy Clause - ANS Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution,
national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is
acting within its constitutional limits.
Due Process - ANS fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a
citizen's entitlement.
Equal Protection - ANS the equal application of the law regardless of a person's race,
religion, political beliefs, or other qualities
Commerce Clause - ANS The clause in the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1)
that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or
affect more than one state or other nations.
Administrative Review - ANS Initiated when a taxpayer files a grievance with his
municipal assessing unit; prerequisite to judicial review.
Questions and Verified Answers.
Jurisdiction - ANS The authority of a court to hear a case
Plaintiff - ANS a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
Defendant - ANS an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime
Service of Process - ANS The delivery of the complaint and summons to a defendant.
Depositions - ANS Oral questions asked of parties and witnesses under oath.
Executive Branch - ANS the branch of government that enforces laws
Legislative Branch - ANS the branch of government that makes the laws
Judicial Branch - ANS the branch of government that interprets laws
Separation of Powers - ANS Constitutional division of powers among the legislative,
executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive
applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law
Federal Preemption - ANS right of federal government to regulate matters within its
power to the exclusion of regulation by the states
Supremacy Clause - ANS Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution,
national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is
acting within its constitutional limits.
Due Process - ANS fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a
citizen's entitlement.
Equal Protection - ANS the equal application of the law regardless of a person's race,
religion, political beliefs, or other qualities
Commerce Clause - ANS The clause in the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1)
that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or
affect more than one state or other nations.
Administrative Review - ANS Initiated when a taxpayer files a grievance with his
municipal assessing unit; prerequisite to judicial review.
