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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. Person who has not reached the age off leagal adult hood (age of majority)
promissory estopple
criminal act
novation
minor
2. A person who dies without a will
battery
bailor
intestacy
doctrine of adverse possession
3. Tenant wrongfully stays on rental property after the tenancy ended
grantee
tenancy sufferance
negligence
nuisance
4. A killing htat takes place during a felony is now a murder
novation
unconsinable
1st degree murder
Felony murder rule
5. Doesnt constitute consideration everyone must follow the law
local trial courts
petty larceny
promise to obey the law
eminent domain
6. Involves values that govern a societys attitude toward right and wrong
agreements to obstruct justice
morality
juvinile cases
easement
7. Supplements common law. Passed by some governmental body and written in some form.
statuatory law
agreements to obstruct justice
unruly child
Elements of a Crime
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
conventional morgage
steps in a jury trial
equitable estopple
reward
9. Order from the court to stop certain actions and cease contact
protective orderr
assault
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
embezzlement
10. Make sell use invention for 17 years
doctrine of adverse possession
unconsinable
patent
steps in a jury trial
11. Cant be touched - copy right
sublease
intangible property
unconsinable
strict liablity
12. Donor must intent to make a gift - gift must be delivered - donee must accept gift
strict liablity
pleadings
gift
promise to make a gift
13. A person who commits a tort
covenants
periodic tenancency
economic duress
torte feasor
14. Can be touched (goods)
minor
tangible property
minor who claims to be over the age of majority has committed _______ and can be sued
forebearance
15. Must be returned to owner if can be found - perosn has right to lost property until the owner is found
Federal and state constitution
district courts
lost property
promissory estopple
16. Selecting a jury - opening statements - intro of evidence - closing arguments - instructions to the jury - verdict - judgement
invasion of privacy
steps in a jury trial
grantor
burgulary
17. This is when a promise is reasonably relied upon - to the substantial detriment of the relying party.
promissory estopple
bailee
voluntary man slaughter
petit jury
18. Tenant
nuisance
torte
tenancy at will
lessee
19. No consideration is recieved (only one person benefits)
risparian rights
promise to make a gift
ethics
burgulary
20. You.S. CONSTITUTION 'WHICH IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND'
capactiy
Federal and state constitution
intangible property
burgulary
21. Limited jurisdictions in minor matters such as misdemeanors and civil actions involving small amounts of money
equity
promissory estopple
local trial courts
to bring a lawsuit up for fraud
22. A written instrument by which the borrower pledges real property to the lender
common law
undue influence
morgage
satisfactory preformance
23. Decide wheather a person on trial is guilty or innocent
petit jury
negligence
copyright
economic duress
24. Unlawful taking and carrying away personal property
truth in lending act
proximate cause
defamation
larceny
25. Handle estates of the deceased
addiction
promise to obey the law
breach of lease
probate courts
26. Insanity - entrapment - self defense - defense of fam member
voluntary man slaughter
proximate cause
doctrine of adverse possession
defenses of crimes
27. Fixed payments during the life of a loan but one large paymnt at the end
Federal and state constitution
balloon payment
price fixing
licensing statute
28. Consists of threats to a person's business or income that cause him or her to enter a contract without real consent
economic duress
patent
periodic tenancency
bailee
29. Faslse making or changing of writing intent to defraud
forgery
complaint
novation
6 contract elements
30. Can be touched (goods)
tangible property
trademark
amoral
tenancy for years
31. Traditional usually 30 yr period
breach of lease
greatest good principle
conventional morgage
trademark
32. For the greatest nmer of people afffected by an actoin. The more good that results the more ethical the action
complaint
greatest good principle
battery
indictment
33. Interfearane with anothers enjoyment of life or property
tenancy for years
nuisance
tangible property
equity
34. Highest court - has original and appealate jurisdiction - hears all cases
morgage
mututal benefit bailments
graduated payment morgage
supreme court
35. Criminal act & required state of mind
conventional morgage
accord and satisfaction
Elements of a Crime
novation
36. An offer to do what you have agreed to do also known as tender of preformance
local trial courts
district courts
tender
nuisance
37. Only entitled to reward if you know about it
satisfactory preformance
reward
lessor
covenants
38. Actions involving more than 50000 between citizens of different states
robbery
greatest good principle
diversity of citizenship
copyright
39. Substitution of one contract for another often used to settle an honest disagremment of amount
3 requirements of an offer
covenants
accord and satisfaction
libel
40. False statement made orally to a 3rd party
sublease
slander
6 contract elements
testatrix
41. Pledges and subscriptions to charities
enforced without consideration
intentional torte
probate courts
greatest good principle
42. Decide wheather a person on trial is guilty or innocent
petit jury
embezzlement
special federal courts
negligence
43. Sudden killing person out of rage
intellectual property
quitclaim deed
6 contract elements
voluntary man slaughter
44. Being issued a driverrs license is a privledge not a right
pleadings
novation
defenses to negligence
motor vehicle violations
45. Property right to make use of land beloning to another
contributory negligence
easement
testatrix
addiction
46. Something that produces result - without it the result wouldnt of occured
bailor
equitable estopple
gift
proximate cause
47. Tenancy that automatically continues for a successive amount of time
periodic tenancency
quitclaim deed
fixed rate morgage
consideration
48. Entering a b uliding to commit a crime
unconsinable
amoral
burgulary
trademark
49. Tenancy that automatically continues for a successive amount of time
periodic tenancency
equity
termination of an offer
testatrix
50. Court in which wills are proved
novation
probate
tenancy at will
special federal courts