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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. The right of the gov to take private land with or without the consent of the owner for public use
bailment
embezzlement
eminent domain
price fixing
2. Papers fied in courts by the plaintif and the defendant at the beginningof a suit
pleadings
torte
Elements of a Crime
voidable contracts
3. Unlawful killing of another human being with out malice aforethought
manslaughter
tenancy sufferance
bailment
equity
4. Takes place when a person leaves his/her property in anothers possession
equity
promissory estopple
bailment
bribery
5. Fraud
mechanics lein
minor who claims to be over the age of majority has committed _______ and can be sued
balloon payment
economic duress
6. Interfearane with anothers enjoyment of life or property
nuisance
burgulary
local trial courts
motor vehicle violations
7. Limited jurisdictions in minor matters such as misdemeanors and civil actions involving small amounts of money
mututal benefit bailments
federal controlled substance act
local trial courts
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
8. If someone is already under a legal duty to do something promise is not needed
pre existing duty
robbery
usury statue
unconsinable
9. Classifies drugs into groups with set penalties for each group
usury statue
Federal and state constitution
indictment
federal controlled substance act
10. Interfeerence with a persons right to be left alonne
defenses to negligence
criminal act
invasion of privacy
murder (homicide)
11. Cant be touched - copy right
intangible property
copyright
equitable estopple
3 requirements of an offer
12. Offer - acceptance - genuine agreement - considration - capacity - legality
novation
evaluation contradictory terms
morgage
6 contract elements
13. Says that evidence of an oral statement made before signing a written agreement cannot be presented in court
assault
parol evidence rule
3 requirements of an offer
steps in a jury trial
14. 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
covenants
complaint
warranty of habitablity
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
15. Exchange of benefits and detriments by parties to an agreement
supreme court
pleadings
reward
consideration
16. Interfearane with anothers enjoyment of life or property
slander
nuisance
steps in a jury trial
common law
17. Occurs when a person can no lonnger function normally without regularly consuming alcohol
tenancy at will
bailment
intentional torte
addiction
18. A person who dies without a will
intestacy
special federal courts
patent
voluntary man slaughter
19. Says that evidence of an oral statement made before signing a written agreement cannot be presented in court
trademark
parol evidence rule
voidable contracts
tenancy at will
20. False rep of fact - rep known to be false - info relied upon - false rep resulted in a loss
statuatory law
to bring a lawsuit up for fraud
warranty of habitablity
public policy
21. Donor must intent to make a gift - gift must be delivered - donee must accept gift
graduated payment morgage
lessee
periodic tenancency
gift
22. A written instrument by which the borrower pledges real property to the lender
easement
morgage
bailor
equitable estopple
23. Buyer
grantee
murder (homicide)
fixed rate morgage
district courts
24. Offer - acceptance - genuine agreement - considration - capacity - legality
6 contract elements
usury statue
nuisance
diversity of citizenship
25. Requires that the landlord make those repairds necessary to keep the premisies fit
warranty of habitablity
doctrine of adverse possession
supreme court
concealment
26. Occurs when you transfer part of the term of a lease - but not the remainder of it - to someone else
bailee
addiction
petty larceny
sublease
27. Female who makes the will
equity
testatrix
voidable contracts
slander
28. Life of author plus 50 years
minor who claims to be over the age of majority has committed _______ and can be sued
copyright
tangible property
death penalty
29. Occurs when a person uses unfair and improper persuasive pressure to force another person to enter into an agreement(sick person/old)
Lawsuit must prove 4 things
public policy
tenancy sufferance
undue influence
30. Sudden killing person out of rage
common law
petit jury
manslaughter
voluntary man slaughter
31. Nail place - hair place-license to do a job
licensing statute
murder (homicide)
contributory negligence
tenancy for years
32. An act against the public good - punishable by a fine - imprisonment or both
nuisance
crime
torte
termination of an offer
33. Thing that poses a risk to chldren who may be attracted to it
drug/substance use
capactiy
attractive nusiance
equitable estopple
34. Down payment intrest rate stays the same throughout life of a morgage
torte
battery
fixed rate morgage
express contract
35. Taking of another's property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted
economic duress
warranty of habitablity
embezzlement
economic duress
36. Unlawful and violent taking of personal property
robbery
attractive nusiance
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
agreements to obstruct justice
37. Taking of another's property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted
ethics
embezzlement
agreements to obstruct justice
forgery
38. Faslse making or changing of writing intent to defraud
breach of lease
easement
forgery
conventional morgage
39. Offenses committed against society and its members - their property - and social order
criminal act
diversity of citizenship
pre existing duty
reward
40. Valid void - express or implied - bilateral or unilateral - oral or written
usury statue
characteristics of a contract
codicil
robbery
41. Seller
contributory negligence
novation
grantor
bailor
42. Right to occupy property for a fixed period of time
easement
administrative law
grantor
tenancy for years
43. Substitution of one contract for another often used to settle an honest disagremment of amount
truth in lending act
addiction
libel
accord and satisfaction
44. Donor must intent to make a gift - gift must be delivered - donee must accept gift
sunday statutes
ethics
indictment
gift
45. Tenancy that automatically continues for a successive amount of time
periodic tenancency
assault
voluntary man slaughter
nuisance
46. Killing with aforethought
greatest good principle
misplaced property
covenants
murder (homicide)
47. No consideration is recieved (only one person benefits)
promise to make a gift
warranty of habitablity
burgulary
extortion
48. Handles cases involving large amounts of money
general trial courts
federal controlled substance act
breach of lease
attractive nusiance
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
1st degree murder
6 contract elements
grantee
voidable contracts
50. Not doing something you have a legal right to do
consideration
conversion
defenses of crimes
forebearance