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College Business Law
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. People who are engaged in extremly dangerous activity may be held liable even if there was no negligence
capactiy
strict liablity
promise to obey the law
minor who claims to be over the age of majority has committed _______ and can be sued
2. Legal ability to enter a contract. minors menally incometnent - drugged or drunk induvidual have no capacity to enter contract
express contract
nuisance
bailee
capactiy
3. No consideration is recieved (only one person benefits)
licensing statute
ethics
federal controlled substance act
promise to make a gift
4. Person who has not reached the age off leagal adult hood (age of majority)
promise to make a gift
economic duress
assault
minor
5. Unjust taking of money or thing of value by a public offical
extortion
quitclaim deed
minor
novation
6. Right to use water from waterway on property
satisfactory preformance
ethics
indictment
risparian rights
7. Court in which wills are proved
public policy
probate
novation
minor
8. Papers fied in courts by the plaintif and the defendant at the beginningof a suit
pleadings
minor who claims to be over the age of majority has committed _______ and can be sued
morality
misplaced property
9. Wrong against an induv.
termination of an offer
embezzlement
torte
criminal act
10. Highest court - has original and appealate jurisdiction - hears all cases
economic duress
supreme court
steps in a jury trial
defenses to negligence
11. Must be planned in advance - cruel way - committed while perpetrating another crime - if none apply its 2nd degree
promissory estopple
1st degree murder
complaint
copyright
12. Property found in public place
administrative law
petit jury
conversion
misplaced property
13. Classifies drugs into groups with set penalties for each group
federal controlled substance act
quitclaim deed
death penalty
indictment
14. Owner of property
bailor
easement
doctrine of adverse possession
manslaughter
15. Can be touched (goods)
slander
tenancy at will
general trial courts
tangible property
16. When 2 parties to a contract disagree the court uses the reasonable person test
battery
satisfactory preformance
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
general trial courts
17. Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
strict liablity
graduated payment morgage
copyright
negligence
18. Donor must intent to make a gift - gift must be delivered - donee must accept gift
gift
mututal benefit bailments
sunday statutes
patent
19. Detention haring - adjudicatory hearing - disposal hearing
juvinile cases
administrative law
agreements to obstruct justice
mututal benefit bailments
20. Not doing something you have a legal right to do
defamation
bailee
forebearance
undue influence
21. 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
false imprisonment
local trial courts
complaint
grantor
22. A killing htat takes place during a felony is now a murder
codicil
capactiy
Felony murder rule
statuatory law
23. False statements in written or printed form that injures anothers rep
mechanics lein
supreme court
proximate cause
libel
24. Highest court - has original and appealate jurisdiction - hears all cases
motor vehicle violations
supreme court
local trial courts
torte feasor
25. Doctrine that gives state gove right to regulate health - saftey - welfare - and morals of the people
involuntary manslaughter
economic duress
morality
public policy
26. Right to use water from waterway on property
risparian rights
characteristics of a contract
mechanics lein
battery
27. An agreement when one party to a contract is replaced by another
termination of an offer
novation
forgery
fixed rate morgage
28. A written instrument by which the borrower pledges real property to the lender
morgage
involuntary manslaughter
parol evidence rule
pleadings
29. Person who has not reached the age off leagal adult hood (age of majority)
Elements of a Crime
sunday statutes
concealment
minor
30. Duty of care - breach of duty - prximate cause - actualy harm
protective orderr
special federal courts
morality
Lawsuit must prove 4 things
31. Duty of care - breach of duty - prximate cause - actualy harm
to bring a lawsuit up for fraud
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
Lawsuit must prove 4 things
arraginment
32. Actions involving more than 50000 between citizens of different states
assault
intangible property
grantor
diversity of citizenship
33. Decide wheather a person on trial is guilty or innocent
defenses of crimes
petit jury
mututal benefit bailments
defenses of crimes
34. Tom ake consumers aware of borrowing money the federal gov passed this
crime
truth in lending act
price fixing
greatest good principle
35. Exchange of benefits and detriments by parties to an agreement
unconsinable
Lawsuit must prove 4 things
testatrix
consideration
36. Without moral standards or principles
defenses to negligence
amoral
slander
Felony murder rule
37. Criminal act & required state of mind
Elements of a Crime
defenses of crimes
voidable contracts
unconsinable
38. Occurs when you transfer part of the term of a lease - but not the remainder of it - to someone else
complaint
voluntary man slaughter
sublease
testator
39. Unlawful and violent taking of personal property
proximate cause
warranty of habitablity
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
robbery
40. When 2 parties to a contract disagree the court uses the reasonable person test
satisfactory preformance
accord and satisfaction
greatest good principle
involuntary manslaughter
41. Buyer
local trial courts
grantee
graduated payment morgage
accord and satisfaction
42. Faslse making or changing of writing intent to defraud
forgery
tenancy at will
1st degree murder
satisfactory preformance
43. Written accusation charging suspect with crime
indictment
express contract
tenancy for years
public policy
44. VOID
drug/substance use
contributory negligence
agreements to obstruct justice
1st degree murder
45. Make sell use invention for 17 years
mechanics lein
ethics
patent
1st degree murder
46. Original work in a tangible medium of expression
6 contract elements
intellectual property
bailee
contributory negligence
47. Continues for 10 years or may be renewed
burgulary
trademark
defenses to negligence
forebearance
48. Revocation - rejection - counter offer - experation of time
intangible property
termination of an offer
codicil
burgulary
49. Right to occupy property for a fixed period of time
express contract
intentional torte
tenancy for years
copyright
50. Wrong against an induv.
intentional torte
torte
petit jury
motor vehicle violations