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Business Law Test - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Ownership where tenants own the undivided property. If passed away heir will take over the undivided ownership.






2. Duty - breach of duty - proximate cause - damage.






3. Murder - rape - sodomy - manslaughter - larceny - arson - mayhem - burglary






4. Liability without proving to be at fault.






5. Citizenship Rights






6. Felony; Misdemeanor






7. FSA owner can grant ownership of property to someone for the measured on the duration of their natural life. Once dead the land goes back to FSA owner.






8. An employer is responsible for the actions of employees performed within the course of their employment; 'let the master answer'






9. Breaks the doctrine of fusion apart; conspiracy - attempt - and solicitation. these crimes have no actus reas - just mens rea.






10. A courts power over the person involved in the action. Personal and best type of jurisdiction.






11. Confrontation Clause - rights of the accused in criminal law be guaranteed a speedy public trail as well as the right to seek counsel






12. Unwritten - unexpressed promise or guarantee that a court infers to exist and that accompanies a good/product. i.e. 'boomerang example'.






13. A tort which there is a valid contract - and the defendant knowingly and intentionally caused a breach of the contract - resulting in damages to the plaintiff.






14. Any service on real estate that is not paid. Must file lean within 12 months of service provided.






15. Civil law rule that prohibits the same dispute between two parties from being reopen by a court after final judgment has been entered and all appeals exhausted.






16. Act of taking ownership of a property by openly - notoriously - and continuously living on a property in an uninterrupted environment for 7yrs.(Quite Title)






17. Arbitration - Mediation.






18. Method of settling criminal cases by pleading guilty to charges in an attempt to lessen charges/consequences. Can either plead guilty - lesser charge - or nolo contendere(no contest).






19. Spoken word - telling lies - publicizing - causing damage.






20. Allows officers to investigate people - less strict then probable cause; 4th amendment






21. What they intend to do. Totality of circumstance measures the intent before - during - and after the act. What is examined by lawyer.






22. Form of strict - secondary liabilities that arise under the common law doc. of agency(respondeat superior). If liability for the tort requires a state of mind - the directing officer must have that state of mind.






23. Bill Of Rights protection against self-incarceration and just compensation






24. Substantive common law that claims any agreement made by both parties prior to signing the contract that was not incorporated into the contract is barred upon signing by this rule in seeking to alter the terms of the contract.






25. Intentional; negligence - strict liability






26. Careless conduct. Tort that protects from unintentional but careless conduct; Determine whether 'reasonable person' would have done this. 4 factors






27. Each adverse possessor can tack there time to others when trying to obtain a quite title on a property.






28. Power of the government to condemn property for a public use without consent of the owner(condemnation).; With rights from 5th amendment comes the issue of 'just compensation'






29. Freedom of speech - religion - press - rights to assemble - and petition of government






30. Intentional and wrongful interference with possession of personal property of another without consent






31. The government must prove mental intent and act on a crime; In defense of the accused - the act of fusing Actus Rea and Mens Rea before the court in which to prove evidence.






32. Time - Place - and Manner






33. The criminal intent that must be established; the guilty mind






34. Requires contracts to be in writing and signed by all parties in order to prevent injury from fraudulent conduct if






35. Unauthorized intrusion by a person or a thing on land belonging to another - regardless of whether it was a mistake. Not necessary to set foot on land to constitute trespassing.






36. Common law - injured based on defendants negligence and therefore presumed to be at fault. i.e. lawnmower and dog; latin for 'the thing speaks for itself'






37. A civil wrong - other than breach of contract - in which the law provides a remedy. Breach of duty owed to another that causes harm; private wrong. Tort laws are the biggest body of civil law/private law.






38. If one tenant passes away - the other claims full ownership of all property.






39. Right against unreasonable search and seizure(probable cause)






40. Life estate measured on someone elses natural life.






41. Go to jail for less than or equal to 1yr and/or be fined less than or equal to $1000.






42. Deed that claims the seller must defend the title of the property against any individuals claiming to seek the title of the property.






43. Tort defending against spoken defamation of persons.






44. 8 common law crimes form the basis of penil (criminal) code. Mrs m lamb






45. Power or authority over case. If court does not have jurisdiction - all work on case is invalid.






46. The plaintiff needs to prove only that the tort happened and that the defendant was responsible.






47. 1.Contracts in consideration of marriage; 2. Contracts that cannot be performed within one year(statute of limitations); 3. Contracts for the transfer of an interest in land; 4. Contracts by the executor of a will to pay a debt of the estate with his






48. In property law - an absolute ownership interest in an estate without restrictions. Highest and best form of property ownership.






49. Immunity is granted by the court to where whatever the defendant says cannot be used against him as evidence. Also 'pleading the fifth'.






50. Deed that passes whatever interest and control of a property to someone else without providing assurance of ownership.