THANK YOU!

To those of you who participated in these on a regular basis, I say job well done and thank you very much!

bellringer - 5.11.10

29. An ______________ ____________ is stated in words and may be either oral or written. An _____________ ____________ is one that comes about from the actions of the parties.



30. A _______________ ______________ is a promise for a promise. A ______________ ___________ is a promise for an act.

bellringer - 5.7.10

27. There are eight consecutive chapters which deal with contracts in your book. Please list the titles of each below.



28. Who are the two persons involved in an offer? How many basic requirements make-up an offer?

bellringer - 5.5.10

25. Of the six chapters we have covered, which is your favorite and why?



26. How many elements are there? How many elements of a contract are there?

bellringer - 4.28.10

23. Your bellringer for the day is simply this: read the instructions for the test and day which are listed on the next question.



24. INSTRUCTION: You will be taking the Chapter 6 Test today. Please complete the first 20 questions on Scan tron. Once you have these finished, give your completed Scan Tron form to the instructor. You may then use your computer to complete the remainder of the test. You will need to turn in the written test and drop the digital test when you have finished.

Next, you should receive a puzzle and a unit review worksheet. Please work on these and be prepared to finish them next week.

bellringer - 4.27.10

21. Name the two types of hearings in which a juvenile offender would take part.


22. What are the three matters in which a judge will generally settle a juvenile case?

bellringer - 4.23.10

19. Can a police officer search a vehicle? What are the options they have in doing so? Also, what is this exception to the usual rules on search and seizure called?



20. What is the difference between an indictment and an arraignment?

bellringer - 4.21.10

17. What is the definition of a witness? A subpoena?



18. Before and during a trial, the plaintiff (her or his attorney) goes first in three of the procedures. Please name these three.

bellringer - 4.19.10

15. Please list the five most common methods of discovery.



16. Please list the seven steps in a jury trial. Use an arrow (-->) between each step to indicate the flow of the trial procedures.

bellringer - 4.14.10

13. What is your company name and product for the project?



14. Another word for, or an explanation within, the formal answer you are writing would be?

bellringer - 4.12.10

11. You overheard some students planning to spray paint graffiti on school buses, the next morning you learn that several buses were damaged by vandalism overnight. Do you report what you heard to school officials or police? Why or why not?



12. What does the Latin probare mean? Which legal term is derived from this word?

bellringer - 4.1.10

9. According to your book, which state has the highest age limit for juvenile court jurisdiction?



10. What is usually the first step taken in a case with juvenile jurisdiction?

bellringer - 3.28.10

7. For what does EPA stand?


8. Name four ways you could appear in a court case (other than someone who works in the law).

bellringer - 3.24.10

5. Please visit www.cnn.com/tech. Once you have done this, please describe in your own 12 words what is going on between China and Google.



6. Name three differences between civil trial procedures and criminal trial procedures.

bellringer - 3.22.10

3. Please read the article that was sent to you by e-mail. Have we had similar issues in the United States that required changes in laws to end discrimination? What other countries have had similar issues?



4. Please list seven steps in a jury trial.

bellringer - 3.15.10

Bellringers for the 4th 9-weeks

1. What has been the more interesting thing you have learned thus far about Business Law? What would you like to learn before the end of the year?



2. Please visit the link below, read the article, and write a very brief summary of what you learned.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/13/sxswi.real.time.web/index.html

bellringer - 3.10.10

39. Please list six types of methods of discovery.



40. What is the Latin for: sub and poena? What will happen to a person who does not appear in court after a subpoena? Finally, what does subpoena duces tecum mean in Latin?

bellringer - 3.8.10

37. What is the first pleading filed in a lawsuit?



38. The defendant must _____________ the complaint within the time period allowed, or they will lose the case by default.

bellringer - 3.3.10

35. Where is Portsmouth? For what does the FC in Portsmouth FC stand? In which sport does this club compete? What is the name of the league in which they play?



36. What do you think it might mean to be "taken over by administration"? How might this situation relate to business, law, and the combination?

bellringer - 3.1.10

33. The majority of Chinese people and the majority of the world speak which language? The written form of this language is known as? Can you draw the Chinese symbols for the numbers 1-5?



34. What does the term relegation mean (especially with regard to English Premier League Football)? In your view, does this system work effectively? How does it compare to a Caste System?

bellringer - 2.25.10

31. The chief justice of the court of appeals assigns tasks to other judges. Although there are many judges assigned to each circuit, how many judges sit to decide each court of appeals case?



32. Who was the first U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice?

bellringer - 2.22.10

29. The highest court of a state (in 46 states) is known as the _______________ __________. These courts do not __________ a case and _______________ the facts, rather they only decide whether an error was made in the lower courts in determining the law.

30. Special federal courts handle suits against the _______________ __________________ and disputes over __________.

bellringer - 2.18.10

27. Please list the types of cases that would be held in the following state courts:

Lower Trial Courts:

General Trial Courts:

State Supreme Courts:

28. What must you pass in order to be an attorney? How old do you have to be to become an attorney? Are these the same in all states?

bellringer - 2.12.10

25. Review: Approximately, how many U.S. Circuit Courts are there? These are broken into how many districts? In which district does Kentucky reside?



26. Please provide three names for the courts between the trial courts and the higher courts.

bellringer - 2.10.10

23. Please list the four things that the federal courts have jurisdiction over:



24. The U.S. courts of appeals are ____________ _________. They are between the ________ courts and the ___________ courts.

bellringer - 2.5.10

21. The first U.S. Supreme Court was established in ______ and had ____ members.



22. Which four states do not call their highest court of the state the Supreme Court? What do these states call their highest courts?

bellringer - 2.3.10

19. What type of justice system did Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton use? Was this system effective in solving disputes? Should it be reinstated in our society today?



20. What is the highest court of our land? How many members make up this court? What are their titles? How do they obtain their job? How long do they serve?

bellringer - 2.1.10

17. _________________ ________________ allow a lawsuit to be brought even if both the ____________ and the ________________ are deceased.



18. Tort remedies include ________________ _____________, and ________________.

bellringer - 1.27.10

15. Please list the Four Elements of Negligence.



16. What is Strict Liability and how does it differ from an Intentional Tort and Negligence?

bellringer - 1.25.10

13. Which test is given to see if someone has committed a breach of duty? What type of test is this?



14. An action by the _________________ may actually cause the ________________ injury but still not be the ______________ _____________.

bellringer - 1.21.10

11. Please list the three major types of torts.



12. The art of ________________ can assist in the resolution of conflict. What are the steps of this skill? (you can find these answers on page 55 of your book.

bellringer - 1.19.10

9. Please list five types of Intentional Torts (If you can do this without you book, you are where you need to be on this section of the chapter).



10. There are four reasons someone can file suit for slander, please list them.

bellringer - 1.14.10

7. Where is Haiti? What is its capital? What is its language?



8. This country is the ___________ in the western hemisphere? What happened there almost two days ago?

bellringer - 1.12.10

5. Please name two types of intentional torts that we have also learned to be crimes.



6. Which of the intentional torts do you consider to be most serious?

bellringer - 1.6.10

3. What is the Latin for tort? How does it literally translate into English?

4. Who are tortfeasors? Who brings the case to trial in a civil suit? How should we refer to them?

bellringer - 1.4.10

1. What is a tort?



2. The law of torts is grounded in what (hint: There are four.)?