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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. Handle estates of the deceased






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






3. Stops one party from lying to anotherabout a promise






4. Taking someones property by intentionally decieving that person






5. Unlawful toutching of another person






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






7. The right of the gov to take private land with or without the consent of the owner for public use






8. Says that evidence of an oral statement made before signing a written agreement cannot be presented in court






9. Legal ability to enter a contract. minors menally incometnent - drugged or drunk induvidual have no capacity to enter contract






10. Stated in words and may be oral or written






11. Original work in a tangible medium of expression






12. Only entitled to reward if you know about it






13. A written instrument by which the borrower pledges real property to the lender






14. Sudden killing person out of rage






15. Buyer






16. Continues forever






17. Right of a bailee to hold goods until charges are paid






18. Intermediate courts have authority to hear appeals and review cases from lower courts - they have appeleate jurisdiction






19. Killing with aforethought






20. Occurs when a person can no lonnger function normally without regularly consuming alcohol






21. Unlawful toutching of another person






22. A person who commits a tort






23. Holds bailors property for specific time/service






24. False rep of fact - rep known to be false - info relied upon - false rep resulted in a loss






25. 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






26. Killing with aforethought






27. Person who has not reached the age off leagal adult hood (age of majority)






28. Tenancy that automatically continues for a successive amount of time






29. Prohibits agencies from communicating any records to another agency or person without first obtaining that person's consent






30. Detention haring - adjudicatory hearing - disposal hearing






31. Original work in a tangible medium of expression






32. Seller






33. Unauthorized taking or borrowing of personal property






34. Criminal act & required state of mind






35. Substitution of one contract for another often used to settle an honest disagremment of amount






36. Fraud






37. Handwritten over printed






38. False statement made orally to a 3rd party






39. Must be returned to owner if can be found - perosn has right to lost property until the owner is found






40. Handles suits against federal gov and disputes over taxes






41. Gives buyer most protection






42. Decide wheather a person on trial is guilty or innocent






43. Laws based on England and custom






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






45. Man who makes a will






46. Wrong against an induv.






47. A person who dies without a will






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






49. 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






50. VOID