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Business Law Test - 2

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. Any service on real estate that is not paid. Must file lean within 12 months of service provided.






2. Power of the government to condemn property for a public use without consent of the owner(condemnation).; With rights from 5th amendment comes the issue of 'just compensation'






3. Right against unreasonable search and seizure(probable cause)






4. Felony; Misdemeanor






5. In property law - an absolute ownership interest in an estate without restrictions. Highest and best form of property ownership.






6. A civil wrong - other than breach of contract - in which the law provides a remedy. Breach of duty owed to another that causes harm; private wrong. Tort laws are the biggest body of civil law/private law.






7. Intentional and wrongful interference with possession of personal property of another without consent






8. Attempt to settle civil cases before trial. Required in the state of FL. Two types






9. You are entitled to be paid the reasonable value of your services and material in a contract action when you have completed the work and the buyer refuses to pay because of some 'minor' difference in what was contracted for.






10. A promise in addition to an underlying sales agreement that goes beyond the terms of the sale agreement which the promisor assures the description - performance - or quality of the goods.






11. FSA owner can grant ownership of property to someone for the measured on the duration of their natural life. Once dead the land goes back to FSA owner.






12. Common law - injured based on defendants negligence and therefore presumed to be at fault. i.e. lawnmower and dog; latin for 'the thing speaks for itself'






13. Go to jail for less than or equal to 1yr and/or be fined less than or equal to $1000.






14. Court can file lean on persons property.






15. Arbitration - Mediation.






16. Civil law rule that prohibits the same dispute between two parties from being reopen by a court after final judgment has been entered and all appeals exhausted.






17. Bill Of Rights protection against self-incarceration and just compensation






18. 8 common law crimes form the basis of penil (criminal) code. Mrs m lamb






19. Citizenship Rights






20. Criminal law rule that protects a defendant from being tried a second time for the same crime.






21. Power or authority over case. If court does not have jurisdiction - all work on case is invalid.






22. Substantive common law that claims any agreement made by both parties prior to signing the contract that was not incorporated into the contract is barred upon signing by this rule in seeking to alter the terms of the contract.






23. Liability without proving to be at fault.






24. Tort defending against spoken defamation of persons.






25. Murder - rape - sodomy - manslaughter - larceny - arson - mayhem - burglary






26. Act of taking ownership of a property by openly - notoriously - and continuously living on a property in an uninterrupted environment for 7yrs.(Quite Title)






27. The intent of the person committing the crime is transferred outcome of the act. Used in both criminal and tort law.






28. What they intend to do. Totality of circumstance measures the intent before - during - and after the act. What is examined by lawyer.






29. Freedom of speech - religion - press - rights to assemble - and petition of government






30. Careless conduct. Tort that protects from unintentional but careless conduct; Determine whether 'reasonable person' would have done this. 4 factors






31. Immunity is granted by the court to where whatever the defendant says cannot be used against him as evidence. Also 'pleading the fifth'.






32. Go to prison for greater than or equal to 1yr and/or be fined greater than or equal to $1000; Possible loss of voting rights and carrying weapon; different degrees.






33. Form of strict - secondary liabilities that arise under the common law doc. of agency(respondeat superior). If liability for the tort requires a state of mind - the directing officer must have that state of mind.






34. Only refers to conduct. Judge can order someone who is not doing something he/she is legally required to do to start doing it and vice-versa.






35. Intentional; negligence - strict liability






36. Unwritten - unexpressed promise or guarantee that a court infers to exist and that accompanies a good/product. i.e. 'boomerang example'.






37. Unreasonable interference with a right held in common by the general public






38. Life estate measured on someone elses natural life.






39. A system of rules and regulations that govern our lives and society; in our action or inaction and for which a violation results in an action. Flexible to meet the needs of the evolving society.






40. Allows officers to investigate people - less strict then probable cause; 4th amendment






41. The plaintiff needs to prove only that the tort happened and that the defendant was responsible.






42. Deed that passes whatever interest and control of a property to someone else without providing assurance of ownership.






43. The criminal intent that must be established; the guilty mind






44. Ownership where tenants own the undivided property. If passed away heir will take over the undivided ownership.






45. Method of settling criminal cases by pleading guilty to charges in an attempt to lessen charges/consequences. Can either plead guilty - lesser charge - or nolo contendere(no contest).






46. Property law in writing - an agreement between two or more parties that places certain restrictions on the use of property or obligations the owner of the property to take specifications with respect to the land.






47. Right to enter land owned by another and makes certain use of it or to take something from land. i.e. utility workers - firefighters.






48. The government must prove mental intent and act on a crime; In defense of the accused - the act of fusing Actus Rea and Mens Rea before the court in which to prove evidence.






49. Time - Place - and Manner






50. An employer is responsible for the actions of employees performed within the course of their employment; 'let the master answer'