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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. Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances






2. Actions involving more than 50000 between citizens of different states






3. Taking of another's property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted






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






5. Interfeerence with a persons right to be left alonne






6. Written accusation charging suspect with crime






7. Wrong against an induv.






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






9. Entering a b uliding to commit a crime






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






11. Detention haring - adjudicatory hearing - disposal hearing






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






13. Continues for 10 years or may be renewed






14. For the greatest nmer of people afffected by an actoin. The more good that results the more ethical the action






15. Tom ake consumers aware of borrowing money the federal gov passed this






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






17. One which both the bailor and the bailee recieve some benefit






18. Wrong against an induv.






19. An amendment or addition to a will






20. Stops one party from lying to anotherabout a promise






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






22. Transfers a sellers intrest in property but does not warrant that sellers owns any interst






23. Fixed intrest rate buy monthly rates






24. Unlawful killing of another human being with out malice aforethought






25. Life of author plus 50 years






26. Make sell use invention for 17 years






27. Killing with aforethought






28. Selecting a jury - opening statements - intro of evidence - closing arguments - instructions to the jury - verdict - judgement






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






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






31. Holds bailors property for specific time/service






32. Supplements common law. Passed by some governmental body and written in some form.






33. Criminal act & required state of mind






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






35. Right to use water from waterway on property






36. Handwritten over printed






37. Minor who has done something that would not be a crime if it were done by an adult






38. Court in which wills are proved






39. Taking someones property by intentionally decieving that person






40. Insanity - entrapment - self defense - defense of fam member






41. Make sell use invention for 17 years






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






43. Cant be touched - copy right






44. Faslse making or changing of writing intent to defraud






45. Must be planned in advance - cruel way - committed while perpetrating another crime - if none apply its 2nd degree






46. Stated in words and may be oral or written






47. Agreements to sell a particular product or service at an agreed price






48. Exchange of benefits and detriments by parties to an agreement






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






50. Revocation - rejection - counter offer - experation of time