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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. Highest court - has original and appealate jurisdiction - hears all cases






2. Use of substances to excessive extent that are illegal or harmful






3. Right to use water from waterway on property






4. False rep of fact - rep known to be false - info relied upon - false rep resulted in a loss






5. Contributory negligence - comparative - assumption of risk






6. Doctrine that gives state gove right to regulate health - saftey - welfare - and morals of the people






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






8. The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions






9. Jury decides verdict - precentance hearing to decide punishmet appeal the states highest court






10. Seriously intended - defineete and certain - communicated to the offeree






11. Handles cases involving large amounts of money






12. Decide wheather a person on trial is guilty or innocent






13. Detention haring - adjudicatory hearing - disposal hearing






14. Occurs when you transfer part of the term of a lease - but not the remainder of it - to someone else






15. Must be returned to owner if can be found - perosn has right to lost property until the owner is found






16. Handles suits against federal gov and disputes over taxes






17. A person who commits a tort






18. Takes place when a person leaves his/her property in anothers possession






19. 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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. A person who doesnt really own property but takes possession of it for a specified time period may become legal owner






26. 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






27. 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






28. Injuring anothers rep by making false statements






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






30. Interfearane with anothers enjoyment of life or property






31. Fixed payments during the life of a loan but one large paymnt at the end






32. Offenses committed against society and its members - their property - and social order






33. Seller






34. Laws based on England and custom






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






36. Original work in a tangible medium of expression






37. Landlord






38. Without moral standards or principles






39. Nail place - hair place-license to do a job






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






41. Fixed intrest rate buy monthly rates






42. So one sided that it unfairly oppresses one party and unreasonably favors the other






43. People who are engaged in extremly dangerous activity may be held liable even if there was no negligence






44. Doesnt constitute consideration everyone must follow the law






45. Involves values that govern a societys attitude toward right and wrong






46. Criminal act & required state of mind






47. Wrong against an induv.






48. Pay or give anything of value to public officials in order to inlufence their official activity






49. Involves values that govern a societys attitude toward right and wrong






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