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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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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
accord and satisfaction
express contract
testator
negligence
2. Part of the plaintiff that asisted in causing his/hr injuries
contributory negligence
1st degree murder
involuntary manslaughter
promise to make a gift
3. Revocation - rejection - counter offer - experation of time
intentional torte
termination of an offer
graduated payment morgage
proximate cause
4. Intermediate courts have authority to hear appeals and review cases from lower courts - they have appeleate jurisdiction
unconsinable
morgage
us court of appeals
promissory estopple
5. Female who makes the will
greatest good principle
copyright
testatrix
evaluation contradictory terms
6. Buyer
bribery
greatest good principle
petty larceny
grantee
7. Fraud
supreme court
novation
petit jury
minor who claims to be over the age of majority has committed _______ and can be sued
8. Unauthorized taking or borrowing of personal property
defenses to negligence
Elements of a Crime
conversion
defenses of crimes
9. Laws based on England and custom
Felony murder rule
concealment
morgage
common law
10. Offer - acceptance - genuine agreement - considration - capacity - legality
bailment
6 contract elements
bailee
intestacy
11. Attempt to commit a battery (pointing a gun) a threat
licensing statute
assault
bribery
morgage
12. Only entitled to reward if you know about it
death penalty
testatrix
reward
pleadings
13. An agreement when one party to a contract is replaced by another
federal controlled substance act
novation
evaluation contradictory terms
tender
14. Not doing something you have a legal right to do
trademark
reward
forebearance
proximate cause
15. Seller
gift
grantor
fixed rate morgage
periodic tenancency
16. Interfearane with anothers enjoyment of life or property
burgulary
conversion
nuisance
amoral
17. When 2 parties to a contract disagree the court uses the reasonable person test
voidable contracts
invasion of privacy
misplaced property
satisfactory preformance
18. Landlord
lessor
invasion of privacy
morality
promissory estopple
19. Consists of threats to a person's business or income that cause him or her to enter a contract without real consent
economic duress
promise to obey the law
enforced without consideration
petit jury
20. Prohibits agencies from communicating any records to another agency or person without first obtaining that person's consent
federal privacy act
tenancy for years
juvinile cases
morgage
21. Occurs when a person uses unfair and improper persuasive pressure to force another person to enter into an agreement(sick person/old)
bribery
truth in lending act
undue influence
breach of lease
22. The fee paid to a lender when borowing money
robbery
unconsinable
usury statue
voidable contracts
23. An amendment or addition to a will
voidable contracts
common law
codicil
contributory negligence
24. Pledges and subscriptions to charities
battery
addiction
enforced without consideration
criminal act
25. Highest court - has original and appealate jurisdiction - hears all cases
promissory estopple
protective orderr
supreme court
invasion of privacy
26. False statements in written or printed form that injures anothers rep
arraginment
general warranty deed
libel
gift
27. Use of substances to excessive extent that are illegal or harmful
drug/substance use
mututal benefit bailments
intangible property
probate
28. Actions involving more than 50000 between citizens of different states
testator
torte feasor
licensing statute
diversity of citizenship
29. Killing with aforethought
probate
larceny
murder (homicide)
larceny
30. Unlawful taking and carrying away personal property
agreements to obstruct justice
defenses of crimes
larceny
equitable estopple
31. Requires that the landlord make those repairds necessary to keep the premisies fit
diversity of citizenship
warranty of habitablity
Lawsuit must prove 4 things
Lawsuit must prove 4 things
32. Papers fied in courts by the plaintif and the defendant at the beginningof a suit
defamation
kidapping
pleadings
doctrine of adverse possession
33. Right to use water from waterway on property
attractive nusiance
risparian rights
breach of lease
probate courts
34. Accused brought to court - read indictment - asked to plead guilty or not guilty
Felony murder rule
characteristics of a contract
gift
arraginment
35. Property right to make use of land beloning to another
robbery
balloon payment
petit jury
easement
36. Without moral standards or principles
false imprisonment
capactiy
6 contract elements
amoral
37. Doesnt constitute consideration everyone must follow the law
promise to obey the law
defenses to negligence
6 contract elements
6 contract elements
38. Holds bailors property for specific time/service
addiction
bailee
1st degree murder
truth in lending act
39. 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
patent
gift
voidable contracts
larceny
40. Unlawful toutching of another person
battery
voidable contracts
involuntary manslaughter
undue influence
41. Jury decides verdict - precentance hearing to decide punishmet appeal the states highest court
nuisance
testator
quitclaim deed
death penalty
42. Legal ability to enter a contract. minors menally incometnent - drugged or drunk induvidual have no capacity to enter contract
capactiy
common law
pleadings
defamation
43. The fee paid to a lender when borowing money
death penalty
usury statue
involuntary manslaughter
statuatory law
44. Faslse making or changing of writing intent to defraud
federal privacy act
attractive nusiance
forgery
codicil
45. Contributory negligence - comparative - assumption of risk
supreme court
nuisance
defenses to negligence
grantor
46. An amendment or addition to a will
codicil
invasion of privacy
attractive nusiance
intangible property
47. Original work in a tangible medium of expression
intellectual property
mututal benefit bailments
novation
intentional torte
48. Jury decides verdict - precentance hearing to decide punishmet appeal the states highest court
forebearance
common law
mechanics lein
death penalty
49. This is when a promise is reasonably relied upon - to the substantial detriment of the relying party.
promissory estopple
supreme court
conversion
morality
50. Thing that poses a risk to chldren who may be attracted to it
truth in lending act
attractive nusiance
general trial courts
periodic tenancency