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College Business Law

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. Fraud






2. Minor who has done something that would not be a crime if it were done by an adult






3. Buyer






4. Pledges and subscriptions to charities






5. Pay or give anything of value to public officials in order to inlufence their official activity






6. Involves values that govern a societys attitude toward right and wrong






7. Actions involving more than 50000 between citizens of different states






8. Prohibits agencies from communicating any records to another agency or person without first obtaining that person's consent






9. No consideration is recieved (only one person benefits)






10. Seriously intended - defineete and certain - communicated to the offeree






11. Decide wheather a person on trial is guilty or innocent






12. A person who commits a tort






13. Taking of another's property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted






14. Contributory negligence - comparative - assumption of risk






15. Faslse making or changing of writing intent to defraud






16. Papers fied in courts by the plaintif and the defendant at the beginningof a suit






17. Have original jurisdiction - the authority to try a case the first time its heard






18. Attempt to commit a battery (pointing a gun) a threat






19. Only entitled to reward if you know about it






20. Minors have the right to disaffirm contracts if they choose *cant affirm some parts of a contract that are favorable and dissafirm the unfavorable parts






21. Can be touched (goods)






22. A person who doesnt really own property but takes possession of it for a specified time period may become legal owner






23. When 2 parties to a contract disagree the court uses the reasonable person test






24. Accused brought to court - read indictment - asked to plead guilty or not guilty






25. Occurs when a person uses unfair and improper persuasive pressure to force another person to enter into an agreement(sick person/old)






26. False statements in written or printed form that injures anothers rep






27. A written instrument by which the borrower pledges real property to the lender






28. Something that produces result - without it the result wouldnt of occured






29. So one sided that it unfairly oppresses one party and unreasonably favors the other






30. Right of a bailee to hold goods until charges are paid






31. Traditional usually 30 yr period






32. Original work in a tangible medium of expression






33. A person who dies without a will






34. VOID






35. Female who makes the will






36. The right of the gov to take private land with or without the consent of the owner for public use






37. Life of author plus 50 years






38. Tom ake consumers aware of borrowing money the federal gov passed this






39. Injuring anothers rep by making false statements






40. Make sell use invention for 17 years






41. An act against the public good - punishable by a fine - imprisonment or both






42. Limited jurisdictions in minor matters such as misdemeanors and civil actions involving small amounts of money






43. If someone is already under a legal duty to do something promise is not needed






44. Unlawful toutching of another person






45. Gives buyer most protection






46. Insanity - entrapment - self defense - defense of fam member






47. Leagal doc containing a short and plain statement against the defendaant the clerk of courts issue a summons notice to the defendant that a lawsuit has begun






48. Thing that poses a risk to chldren who may be attracted to it






49. Must be returned to owner if can be found - perosn has right to lost property until the owner is found






50. Papers fied in courts by the plaintif and the defendant at the beginningof a suit