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College Business Law
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Substitution of one contract for another often used to settle an honest disagremment of amount
accord and satisfaction
conventional morgage
truth in lending act
codicil
2. A killing htat takes place during a felony is now a murder
intentional torte
Felony murder rule
voluntary man slaughter
Lawsuit must prove 4 things
3. Can be touched (goods)
tangible property
testatrix
balloon payment
strict liablity
4. Requires that the landlord make those repairds necessary to keep the premisies fit
lessor
tenancy at will
warranty of habitablity
unruly child
5. Gives buyer most protection
kidapping
general warranty deed
forgery
minor
6. Fixed payments during the life of a loan but one large paymnt at the end
defenses of crimes
crime
nuisance
balloon payment
7. Consists of threats to a person's business or income that cause him or her to enter a contract without real consent
promise to make a gift
economic duress
sublease
voluntary man slaughter
8. Right to occupy property for a fixed period of time
statuatory law
arraginment
tenancy for years
codicil
9. Legal ability to enter a contract. minors menally incometnent - drugged or drunk induvidual have no capacity to enter contract
breach of lease
fixed rate morgage
capactiy
petit jury
10. If someone is already under a legal duty to do something promise is not needed
economic duress
administrative law
pre existing duty
truth in lending act
11. Doesnt constitute consideration everyone must follow the law
promise to obey the law
evaluation contradictory terms
to bring a lawsuit up for fraud
economic duress
12. Highest court - has original and appealate jurisdiction - hears all cases
supreme court
probate courts
promissory estopple
easement
13. This is when a promise is reasonably relied upon - to the substantial detriment of the relying party.
special federal courts
licensing statute
consideration
promissory estopple
14. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
larceny
misplaced property
testatrix
administrative law
15. Unlawful killing of another human being with out malice aforethought
manslaughter
tangible property
novation
promissory estopple
16. Supplements common law. Passed by some governmental body and written in some form.
addiction
agreements to obstruct justice
statuatory law
general trial courts
17. Have original jurisdiction - the authority to try a case the first time its heard
district courts
Lawsuit must prove 4 things
petit jury
express contract
18. Landlord
parol evidence rule
lessor
sunday statutes
Felony murder rule
19. Selecting a jury - opening statements - intro of evidence - closing arguments - instructions to the jury - verdict - judgement
steps in a jury trial
satisfactory preformance
pleadings
local trial courts
20. Handles cases involving large amounts of money
general trial courts
indictment
characteristics of a contract
us court of appeals
21. Involves values that govern a societys attitude toward right and wrong
contributory negligence
morality
lost property
reward
22. Classifies drugs into groups with set penalties for each group
sunday statutes
kidapping
federal controlled substance act
balloon payment
23. False statements in written or printed form that injures anothers rep
extortion
grantor
death penalty
libel
24. A person who dies without a will
termination of an offer
promissory estopple
intestacy
probate courts
25. Transfers a sellers intrest in property but does not warrant that sellers owns any interst
Elements of a Crime
equity
quitclaim deed
negligence
26. Sudden killing person out of rage
statuatory law
probate
voluntary man slaughter
defenses of crimes
27. People who are engaged in extremly dangerous activity may be held liable even if there was no negligence
involuntary manslaughter
price fixing
strict liablity
tenancy sufferance
28. Without moral standards or principles
false imprisonment
larceny
amoral
minor
29. A person who doesnt really own property but takes possession of it for a specified time period may become legal owner
accord and satisfaction
doctrine of adverse possession
administrative law
petty larceny
30. 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
involuntary manslaughter
tenancy for years
voidable contracts
general trial courts
31. So one sided that it unfairly oppresses one party and unreasonably favors the other
unconsinable
strict liablity
negligence
battery
32. Pay or give anything of value to public officials in order to inlufence their official activity
truth in lending act
bribery
tangible property
false imprisonment
33. Owner of property
bailor
quitclaim deed
conversion
tender
34. Person who has not reached the age off leagal adult hood (age of majority)
pre existing duty
morality
3 requirements of an offer
minor
35. Thing that poses a risk to chldren who may be attracted to it
attractive nusiance
bailment
statuatory law
concealment
36. Handle estates of the deceased
nuisance
larceny
probate courts
us court of appeals
37. Fraud
minor who claims to be over the age of majority has committed _______ and can be sued
promise to obey the law
crime
common law
38. Unauthorized taking or borrowing of personal property
graduated payment morgage
conversion
crime
doctrine of adverse possession
39. Killing with aforethought
parol evidence rule
extortion
murder (homicide)
express contract
40. Only entitled to reward if you know about it
periodic tenancency
reward
tenancy at will
protective orderr
41. Actions involving more than 50000 between citizens of different states
termination of an offer
balloon payment
manslaughter
diversity of citizenship
42. Faslse making or changing of writing intent to defraud
defenses of crimes
reward
forgery
special federal courts
43. Right to occupy property for a fixed period of time
characteristics of a contract
promise to make a gift
tenancy for years
common law
44. Legal ability to enter a contract. minors menally incometnent - drugged or drunk induvidual have no capacity to enter contract
administrative law
indictment
capactiy
arraginment
45. Duty of care - breach of duty - prximate cause - actualy harm
greatest good principle
Lawsuit must prove 4 things
mututal benefit bailments
evaluation contradictory terms
46. Agreements to sell a particular product or service at an agreed price
sunday statutes
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
pleadings
price fixing
47. Occurs when you transfer part of the term of a lease - but not the remainder of it - to someone else
codicil
termination of an offer
undue influence
sublease
48. Fraud
defamation
common law
minor who claims to be over the age of majority has committed _______ and can be sued
death penalty
49. Nail place - hair place-license to do a job
intangible property
1st degree murder
usury statue
licensing statute
50. VOID
torte
agreements to obstruct justice
unruly child
promise to obey the law