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College Business Law
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law
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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. False rep of fact - rep known to be false - info relied upon - false rep resulted in a loss
promissory estopple
graduated payment morgage
to bring a lawsuit up for fraud
slander
2. Attempt to commit a battery (pointing a gun) a threat
petit jury
embezzlement
negligence
assault
3. Gives buyer most protection
risparian rights
arraginment
6 contract elements
general warranty deed
4. A written instrument by which the borrower pledges real property to the lender
bribery
promise to obey the law
morgage
bailor
5. Only entitled to reward if you know about it
involuntary manslaughter
addiction
lost property
reward
6. Unlawful resetraint of a person wheather in proision or otherwise (must use good judgement when obtaining shop lifters)
strict liablity
bailee
intentional torte
false imprisonment
7. Property right to make use of land beloning to another
addiction
Federal and state constitution
enforced without consideration
easement
8. Handwritten over printed
morality
evaluation contradictory terms
characteristics of a contract
tender
9. An act against the public good - punishable by a fine - imprisonment or both
usury statue
licensing statute
crime
Federal and state constitution
10. Stops one party from lying to anotherabout a promise
petit jury
intellectual property
promissory estopple
steps in a jury trial
11. Interfeerence with a persons right to be left alonne
capactiy
invasion of privacy
economic duress
promissory estopple
12. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
administrative law
crime
Elements of a Crime
arraginment
13. Cant be touched - copy right
criminal act
intentional torte
intangible property
attractive nusiance
14. Offenses committed against society and its members - their property - and social order
characteristics of a contract
criminal act
invasion of privacy
equity
15. Occurs when a person uses unfair and improper persuasive pressure to force another person to enter into an agreement(sick person/old)
protective orderr
characteristics of a contract
undue influence
manslaughter
16. Supplements common law. Passed by some governmental body and written in some form.
risparian rights
forebearance
bailor
statuatory law
17. An amendment or addition to a will
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
diversity of citizenship
attractive nusiance
codicil
18. 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
enforced without consideration
easement
diversity of citizenship
voidable contracts
19. Doctrine that gives state gove right to regulate health - saftey - welfare - and morals of the people
unconsinable
express contract
public policy
gift
20. Taking someones property by intentionally decieving that person
general trial courts
satisfactory preformance
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
copyright
21. Legal ability to enter a contract. minors menally incometnent - drugged or drunk induvidual have no capacity to enter contract
probate courts
capactiy
bailment
morgage
22. Jury decides verdict - precentance hearing to decide punishmet appeal the states highest court
kidapping
promissory estopple
intentional torte
death penalty
23. Sudden killing person out of rage
voluntary man slaughter
false imprisonment
sublease
attractive nusiance
24. Doesnt constitute consideration everyone must follow the law
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
balloon payment
promise to obey the law
voidable contracts
25. Pay or give anything of value to public officials in order to inlufence their official activity
larceny
bribery
attractive nusiance
equity
26. Laws based on England and custom
lost property
common law
contributory negligence
bailment
27. Continues for 10 years or may be renewed
trademark
intellectual property
fixed rate morgage
testator
28. Agreements to sell a particular product or service at an agreed price
price fixing
crime
testatrix
Elements of a Crime
29. Interfearane with anothers enjoyment of life or property
nuisance
breach of lease
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
embezzlement
30. Duty of care - breach of duty - prximate cause - actualy harm
criminal act
protective orderr
Lawsuit must prove 4 things
ethics
31. If someone is already under a legal duty to do something promise is not needed
price fixing
testator
pre existing duty
petit jury
32. No consideration is recieved (only one person benefits)
price fixing
larceny
3 requirements of an offer
promise to make a gift
33. Tenant wrongfully stays on rental property after the tenancy ended
petty larceny
juvinile cases
warranty of habitablity
tenancy sufferance
34. Unlawful taking and carrying away personal property
risparian rights
larceny
intangible property
assault
35. Stated in words and may be oral or written
federal privacy act
copyright
express contract
forebearance
36. Says that evidence of an oral statement made before signing a written agreement cannot be presented in court
conventional morgage
grantor
parol evidence rule
embezzlement
37. Classifies drugs into groups with set penalties for each group
federal controlled substance act
petit jury
tangible property
Felony murder rule
38. Written accusation charging suspect with crime
indictment
doctrine of adverse possession
patent
promissory estopple
39. Nail place - hair place-license to do a job
petty larceny
licensing statute
promise to obey the law
graduated payment morgage
40. Right to use water from waterway on property
murder (homicide)
risparian rights
equitable estopple
invasion of privacy
41. Intermediate courts have authority to hear appeals and review cases from lower courts - they have appeleate jurisdiction
risparian rights
us court of appeals
steps in a jury trial
proximate cause
42. 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
complaint
manslaughter
diversity of citizenship
truth in lending act
43. Requires that the landlord make those repairds necessary to keep the premisies fit
warranty of habitablity
lessee
supreme court
sunday statutes
44. An agreement when one party to a contract is replaced by another
larceny
probate courts
patent
novation
45. Order from the court to stop certain actions and cease contact
accord and satisfaction
protective orderr
intellectual property
assault
46. Criminal act & required state of mind
covenants
minor
murder (homicide)
Elements of a Crime
47. Revocation - rejection - counter offer - experation of time
price fixing
motor vehicle violations
termination of an offer
bailment
48. Faslse making or changing of writing intent to defraud
motor vehicle violations
forgery
parol evidence rule
price fixing
49. Unlawful killing of another human being with out malice aforethought
easement
quitclaim deed
manslaughter
general warranty deed
50. Donor must intent to make a gift - gift must be delivered - donee must accept gift
mututal benefit bailments
economic duress
easement
gift