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College Business 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. Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
involuntary manslaughter
negligence
indictment
probate
2. Actions involving more than 50000 between citizens of different states
district courts
diversity of citizenship
conversion
slander
3. Taking of another's property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted
agreements to obstruct justice
contributory negligence
embezzlement
false imprisonment
4. Limited jurisdictions in minor matters such as misdemeanors and civil actions involving small amounts of money
strict liablity
intestacy
local trial courts
doctrine of adverse possession
5. Interfeerence with a persons right to be left alonne
invasion of privacy
covenants
evaluation contradictory terms
capactiy
6. Written accusation charging suspect with crime
patent
tender
indictment
libel
7. Wrong against an induv.
ethics
intellectual property
torte
tenancy sufferance
8. 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
consideration
equitable estopple
morality
invasion of privacy
9. Entering a b uliding to commit a crime
burgulary
undue influence
gift
reward
10. 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
defenses of crimes
crime
reward
11. Detention haring - adjudicatory hearing - disposal hearing
6 contract elements
arraginment
indictment
juvinile cases
12. The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions
ethics
codicil
usury statue
burgulary
13. Continues for 10 years or may be renewed
special federal courts
burgulary
trademark
express contract
14. For the greatest nmer of people afffected by an actoin. The more good that results the more ethical the action
to bring a lawsuit up for fraud
balloon payment
greatest good principle
minor
15. Tom ake consumers aware of borrowing money the federal gov passed this
conversion
false imprisonment
truth in lending act
bailment
16. Right to occupy property for a fixed period of time
tenancy for years
tenancy sufferance
drug/substance use
balloon payment
17. One which both the bailor and the bailee recieve some benefit
6 contract elements
lost property
mututal benefit bailments
manslaughter
18. Wrong against an induv.
reward
defenses to negligence
to bring a lawsuit up for fraud
torte
19. An amendment or addition to a will
contributory negligence
codicil
petty larceny
ethics
20. Stops one party from lying to anotherabout a promise
petty larceny
promissory estopple
tenancy for years
special federal courts
21. 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
tangible property
mututal benefit bailments
pleadings
voidable contracts
22. Transfers a sellers intrest in property but does not warrant that sellers owns any interst
quitclaim deed
public policy
enforced without consideration
equitable estopple
23. Fixed intrest rate buy monthly rates
1st degree murder
greatest good principle
torte
graduated payment morgage
24. Unlawful killing of another human being with out malice aforethought
minor
federal controlled substance act
nuisance
manslaughter
25. Life of author plus 50 years
termination of an offer
sunday statutes
copyright
petit jury
26. Make sell use invention for 17 years
ethics
torte feasor
patent
periodic tenancency
27. Killing with aforethought
murder (homicide)
conversion
1st degree murder
invasion of privacy
28. Selecting a jury - opening statements - intro of evidence - closing arguments - instructions to the jury - verdict - judgement
characteristics of a contract
consideration
steps in a jury trial
tangible property
29. Occurs when you transfer part of the term of a lease - but not the remainder of it - to someone else
sublease
gift
1st degree murder
bribery
30. When 2 parties to a contract disagree the court uses the reasonable person test
unconsinable
defenses to negligence
satisfactory preformance
tangible property
31. Holds bailors property for specific time/service
minor who claims to be over the age of majority has committed _______ and can be sued
fixed rate morgage
trademark
bailee
32. Supplements common law. Passed by some governmental body and written in some form.
accord and satisfaction
Felony murder rule
statuatory law
petit jury
33. Criminal act & required state of mind
testatrix
Elements of a Crime
usury statue
public policy
34. When 2 parties to a contract disagree the court uses the reasonable person test
federal privacy act
morality
satisfactory preformance
arraginment
35. Right to use water from waterway on property
tenancy at will
undue influence
risparian rights
death penalty
36. Handwritten over printed
district courts
evaluation contradictory terms
pre existing duty
pleadings
37. Minor who has done something that would not be a crime if it were done by an adult
special federal courts
equitable estopple
death penalty
unruly child
38. Court in which wills are proved
local trial courts
torte
promissory estopple
probate
39. Taking someones property by intentionally decieving that person
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
pleadings
voluntary man slaughter
bailor
40. Insanity - entrapment - self defense - defense of fam member
tenancy at will
indictment
equitable estopple
defenses of crimes
41. Make sell use invention for 17 years
district courts
parol evidence rule
patent
assault
42. People who are engaged in extremly dangerous activity may be held liable even if there was no negligence
quitclaim deed
lessee
strict liablity
death penalty
43. Cant be touched - copy right
us court of appeals
special federal courts
defamation
intangible property
44. Faslse making or changing of writing intent to defraud
1st degree murder
forgery
fixed rate morgage
attractive nusiance
45. Must be planned in advance - cruel way - committed while perpetrating another crime - if none apply its 2nd degree
defenses of crimes
mechanics lein
1st degree murder
conversion
46. Stated in words and may be oral or written
doctrine of adverse possession
express contract
false imprisonment
parol evidence rule
47. Agreements to sell a particular product or service at an agreed price
grantee
tangible property
price fixing
risparian rights
48. Exchange of benefits and detriments by parties to an agreement
promissory estopple
consideration
intentional torte
misplaced property
49. Offenses committed against society and its members - their property - and social order
grantee
capactiy
termination of an offer
criminal act
50. Revocation - rejection - counter offer - experation of time
balloon payment
termination of an offer
juvinile cases
crime