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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. This is when a promise is reasonably relied upon - to the substantial detriment of the relying party.






2. Handles suits against federal gov and disputes over taxes






3. Gives buyer most protection






4. Detention haring - adjudicatory hearing - disposal hearing






5. 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






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






7. Pledges and subscriptions to charities






8. Killing with aforethought






9. A person who dies without a will






10. Taking under $300






11. Not doing something you have a legal right to do






12. Contributory negligence - comparative - assumption of risk






13. Faslse making or changing of writing intent to defraud






14. Pledges and subscriptions to charities






15. An agreement when one party to a contract is replaced by another






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






17. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government






18. Entering a b uliding to commit a crime






19. Supplements common law. Passed by some governmental body and written in some form.






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






21. Stops one party from lying to anotherabout a promise






22. Occurs when a person can no lonnger function normally without regularly consuming alcohol






23. Unjust taking of money or thing of value by a public offical






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






25. Killing with aforethought






26. Valid void - express or implied - bilateral or unilateral - oral or written






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






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






29. VOID






30. Court in which wills are proved






31. Transfers a sellers intrest in property but does not warrant that sellers owns any interst






32. Original work in a tangible medium of expression






33. Right to occupy property for a fixed period of time






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






35. For the greatest nmer of people afffected by an actoin. The more good that results the more ethical the action






36. Court in which wills are proved






37. Consists of threats to a person's business or income that cause him or her to enter a contract without real consent






38. Traditional usually 30 yr period






39. Interfeerence with a persons right to be left alonne






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






41. Unlawful and violent taking of personal property






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






43. Criminal act & required state of mind






44. Fixed intrest rate buy monthly rates






45. False statement made orally to a 3rd party






46. 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






47. Seller






48. Cant be touched - copy right






49. Selecting a jury - opening statements - intro of evidence - closing arguments - instructions to the jury - verdict - judgement






50. A person who commits a tort