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College Business Law
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. This is when a promise is reasonably relied upon - to the substantial detriment of the relying party.
promissory estopple
robbery
proximate cause
death penalty
2. Tenant
tangible property
slander
lessee
diversity of citizenship
3. Duty of care - breach of duty - prximate cause - actualy harm
Lawsuit must prove 4 things
probate
gift
negligence
4. Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
grantee
slander
promise to obey the law
negligence
5. Something that produces result - without it the result wouldnt of occured
crime
trademark
district courts
proximate cause
6. Transfers a sellers intrest in property but does not warrant that sellers owns any interst
quitclaim deed
federal privacy act
characteristics of a contract
bribery
7. Intermediate courts have authority to hear appeals and review cases from lower courts - they have appeleate jurisdiction
mututal benefit bailments
us court of appeals
satisfactory preformance
codicil
8. Actions involving more than 50000 between citizens of different states
characteristics of a contract
contributory negligence
diversity of citizenship
unruly child
9. Takes place when a person leaves his/her property in anothers possession
easement
bailment
burgulary
doctrine of adverse possession
10. Something that produces result - without it the result wouldnt of occured
invasion of privacy
fixed rate morgage
proximate cause
tenancy sufferance
11. Unlawful and violent taking of personal property
robbery
agreements to obstruct justice
common law
warranty of habitablity
12. Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
complaint
complaint
agreements to obstruct justice
negligence
13. Tenancy that automatically continues for a successive amount of time
defamation
torte
local trial courts
periodic tenancency
14. Part of the plaintiff that asisted in causing his/hr injuries
unruly child
contributory negligence
voluntary man slaughter
graduated payment morgage
15. Pay or give anything of value to public officials in order to inlufence their official activity
bribery
lost property
general trial courts
balloon payment
16. False rep of fact - rep known to be false - info relied upon - false rep resulted in a loss
consideration
pleadings
to bring a lawsuit up for fraud
promissory estopple
17. Owner of property
bailor
petty larceny
minor
consideration
18. Right to use water from waterway on property
risparian rights
characteristics of a contract
death penalty
minor who claims to be over the age of majority has committed _______ and can be sued
19. Fraud
minor who claims to be over the age of majority has committed _______ and can be sued
promissory estopple
Federal and state constitution
novation
20. Tom ake consumers aware of borrowing money the federal gov passed this
conversion
general trial courts
truth in lending act
covenants
21. Right of a bailee to hold goods until charges are paid
federal privacy act
mechanics lein
unconsinable
breach of lease
22. Tom ake consumers aware of borrowing money the federal gov passed this
voidable contracts
truth in lending act
negligence
murder (homicide)
23. Interfearane with anothers enjoyment of life or property
bailor
invasion of privacy
petty larceny
nuisance
24. Made any agreement made on Sunday void.
probate
tender
sunday statutes
patent
25. People who are engaged in extremly dangerous activity may be held liable even if there was no negligence
breach of lease
accord and satisfaction
minor who claims to be over the age of majority has committed _______ and can be sued
strict liablity
26. Unlawful resetraint of a person wheather in proision or otherwise (must use good judgement when obtaining shop lifters)
strict liablity
false imprisonment
Felony murder rule
Federal and state constitution
27. False statement made orally to a 3rd party
larceny
false imprisonment
copyright
slander
28. Stops one party from lying to anotherabout a promise
assault
promissory estopple
testatrix
Felony murder rule
29. Selecting a jury - opening statements - intro of evidence - closing arguments - instructions to the jury - verdict - judgement
negligence
tender
steps in a jury trial
testator
30. False statements in written or printed form that injures anothers rep
arraginment
libel
intentional torte
protective orderr
31. Man who makes a will
steps in a jury trial
testator
strict liablity
risparian rights
32. False statements in written or printed form that injures anothers rep
morgage
libel
defenses of crimes
slander
33. Decide wheather a person on trial is guilty or innocent
petit jury
grantor
complaint
steps in a jury trial
34. Handle estates of the deceased
usury statue
morgage
periodic tenancency
probate courts
35. Taking of another's property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted
embezzlement
voluntary man slaughter
district courts
conventional morgage
36. Tenancy that automatically continues for a successive amount of time
periodic tenancency
concealment
kidapping
sunday statutes
37. Contributory negligence - comparative - assumption of risk
assault
tenancy at will
defenses to negligence
lessee
38. If someone is already under a legal duty to do something promise is not needed
lessor
special federal courts
contributory negligence
pre existing duty
39. 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
characteristics of a contract
complaint
mechanics lein
economic duress
40. Revocation - rejection - counter offer - experation of time
district courts
termination of an offer
sunday statutes
fixed rate morgage
41. Intermediate courts have authority to hear appeals and review cases from lower courts - they have appeleate jurisdiction
us court of appeals
warranty of habitablity
juvinile cases
conventional morgage
42. Landlord
Elements of a Crime
lessor
statuatory law
sublease
43. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
administrative law
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
bailor
intestacy
44. Attempt to commit a battery (pointing a gun) a threat
assault
proximate cause
bailor
larceny
45. One which both the bailor and the bailee recieve some benefit
bailor
conversion
indictment
mututal benefit bailments
46. Landlord
sublease
contributory negligence
lessor
equity
47. Handles suits against federal gov and disputes over taxes
quitclaim deed
eminent domain
special federal courts
promise to obey the law
48. Occurs when a person can no lonnger function normally without regularly consuming alcohol
tenancy for years
addiction
lost property
us court of appeals
49. So one sided that it unfairly oppresses one party and unreasonably favors the other
quitclaim deed
diversity of citizenship
Elements of a Crime
unconsinable
50. Interfeerence with a persons right to be left alonne
torte feasor
forebearance
voidable contracts
invasion of privacy