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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
robbery
copyright
strict liablity
amoral
2. Decide wheather a person on trial is guilty or innocent
diversity of citizenship
capactiy
petit jury
negligence
3. Taking someones property by intentionally decieving that person
pre existing duty
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
defamation
battery
4. Legal ability to enter a contract. minors menally incometnent - drugged or drunk induvidual have no capacity to enter contract
1st degree murder
morality
torte
capactiy
5. Being issued a driverrs license is a privledge not a right
attractive nusiance
negligence
motor vehicle violations
promissory estopple
6. An agreement when one party to a contract is replaced by another
federal controlled substance act
lost property
defenses of crimes
novation
7. Tenant wrongfully stays on rental property after the tenancy ended
addiction
tenancy sufferance
supreme court
pleadings
8. Removal or restraint of a person against their will
express contract
easement
kidapping
embezzlement
9. Contributory negligence - comparative - assumption of risk
defenses to negligence
conversion
bribery
diversity of citizenship
10. Intermediate courts have authority to hear appeals and review cases from lower courts - they have appeleate jurisdiction
us court of appeals
torte feasor
voluntary man slaughter
morgage
11. The activity of keeping something secret
concealment
tenancy at will
defenses of crimes
embezzlement
12. Occurs when one person while breaking a law kills someone
express contract
involuntary manslaughter
local trial courts
3 requirements of an offer
13. If someone is already under a legal duty to do something promise is not needed
amoral
steps in a jury trial
statuatory law
pre existing duty
14. Says that evidence of an oral statement made before signing a written agreement cannot be presented in court
common law
parol evidence rule
nuisance
attractive nusiance
15. The right of the gov to take private land with or without the consent of the owner for public use
economic duress
ethics
us court of appeals
eminent domain
16. Preclude 'a person from denying or asserting anything to the contrary of that which has - in contemplation of law - been established as the truth - either by the acts of judicial
pleadings
equitable estopple
probate
grantor
17. Doctrine that gives state gove right to regulate health - saftey - welfare - and morals of the people
economic duress
public policy
licensing statute
testator
18. Taking under $300
agreements to obstruct justice
unruly child
petty larceny
amoral
19. The activity of keeping something secret
concealment
gift
enforced without consideration
Felony murder rule
20. Right to occupy property for a fixed period of time
tenancy for years
patent
proximate cause
criminal act
21. Involves values that govern a societys attitude toward right and wrong
morality
tender
robbery
lessor
22. Highest court - has original and appealate jurisdiction - hears all cases
Felony murder rule
express contract
supreme court
balloon payment
23. Continues forever
assault
defenses of crimes
enforced without consideration
tenancy at will
24. Offer - acceptance - genuine agreement - considration - capacity - legality
warranty of habitablity
6 contract elements
defamation
petty larceny
25. Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
voidable contracts
testator
equity
negligence
26. Holds bailors property for specific time/service
bailee
statuatory law
enforced without consideration
capactiy
27. Faslse making or changing of writing intent to defraud
petit jury
periodic tenancency
forgery
attractive nusiance
28. Occurs when a person can no lonnger function normally without regularly consuming alcohol
promise to obey the law
conversion
economic duress
addiction
29. Interfearane with anothers enjoyment of life or property
nuisance
grantor
motor vehicle violations
termination of an offer
30. Nail place - hair place-license to do a job
protective orderr
licensing statute
1st degree murder
negligence
31. Jury decides verdict - precentance hearing to decide punishmet appeal the states highest court
death penalty
economic duress
evaluation contradictory terms
bailment
32. Occurs when one person while breaking a law kills someone
involuntary manslaughter
general trial courts
codicil
morality
33. Classifies drugs into groups with set penalties for each group
testatrix
indictment
federal controlled substance act
Lawsuit must prove 4 things
34. Fixed intrest rate buy monthly rates
3 requirements of an offer
assault
petty larceny
graduated payment morgage
35. Something that produces result - without it the result wouldnt of occured
trademark
proximate cause
conventional morgage
tender
36. Fixed intrest rate buy monthly rates
graduated payment morgage
fixed rate morgage
defenses to negligence
motor vehicle violations
37. False rep of fact - rep known to be false - info relied upon - false rep resulted in a loss
ethics
to bring a lawsuit up for fraud
pre existing duty
codicil
38. Life of author plus 50 years
tender
federal controlled substance act
larceny
copyright
39. You.S. CONSTITUTION 'WHICH IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND'
intentional torte
consideration
indictment
Federal and state constitution
40. 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
defenses to negligence
usury statue
complaint
pre existing duty
41. Tom ake consumers aware of borrowing money the federal gov passed this
unconsinable
strict liablity
general trial courts
truth in lending act
42. Supplements common law. Passed by some governmental body and written in some form.
strict liablity
statuatory law
minor
capactiy
43. Transfers a sellers intrest in property but does not warrant that sellers owns any interst
quitclaim deed
licensing statute
ethics
federal controlled substance act
44. Detention haring - adjudicatory hearing - disposal hearing
consideration
testatrix
grantee
juvinile cases
45. Unlawful taking and carrying away personal property
larceny
greatest good principle
tender
conversion
46. Difference between fair market value and the debt in the property
promise to make a gift
lessee
evaluation contradictory terms
equity
47. Made any agreement made on Sunday void.
economic duress
nuisance
defenses of crimes
sunday statutes
48. Offenses committed against society and its members - their property - and social order
intentional torte
defenses to negligence
criminal act
general trial courts
49. Right to occupy property for a fixed period of time
defenses to negligence
tenancy for years
diversity of citizenship
larceny
50. Minor who has done something that would not be a crime if it were done by an adult
morality
embezzlement
doctrine of adverse possession
unruly child