Business Law Final Review

Which of the following is not a requirement of a contract?

Under the Constitution, our government is a republic or representative democracy.

Important transactions should include all the essential terms in the writing.

Which of the following would not create a procedural defense?

Intrastate commerce is commerce between two or more states.

What is the standard of proof in a criminal case?

The Thirteenth, Fourthteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were designed to end slavery and provide a shield against the vio

An example of a felony is

A person need not be supervised to be classified as an employee.

Punitive damages are a form of punishment.

Appellate courts

Minors are not usually liable for their torts.

The document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs is

Capacity to contract means that person

Who of the following makes decisions that bind the parties to a dispute?

When someone intentionally bums down a building, the wrongdoer is guilty of

A tort is the violation of the rights of

If an accused person voluntarily gives up the right to a public trial to get a lesser punishment it is called a pardon

Employees that can be discharged at any time are

A warranty is a statement about a product's qualities or performance and therefore is not governed by the UCC.

A voluntary, court-enforceable agreement to stop an illegal or questionable practice is

An assurance of quality or promise of performance clearly made by the seller is

Due process of criminal law does not require

One act can either be a tort or a crime but not both.

In contracts referring to amounts of money in which both the numerical and the written expressions of the amount are una

A product is considered adulterated if it does not meet the minimum standards for purity and quality set by the FDA.

Crockett, while hunting, sees a deer on Johnson's land. No one is present, so Crockett jumps over the fence and shoots t

The written order by the judge commanding a witness to appear in court to give testimony is a

This crime is also known as blackmail:

An offer made to one person can be accepted by another.

Social arrangements

Which of the following is generally held to be an offer?

Offers end

Which of the following would probably not be considered strict liability?

Contempt of court is only a civil matter and no one can be imprisoned for it.

Lease is the consideration given in return for temporary possession of another's real property.

Which of the following generally would not be considered as necessaries for a minor:

An employee who is discharged without cause is entitled to

Payroll deductions are deducted from the employee's paycheck by the employer.

If a lease is for a period of ten months, it is

The party lacking capacity can generally disaffirm contracts for non­ necessaries; in addition, the party lacking capaci

The severance of the child-parent relationship is referred to as

Courts will enforce an oral contract involving real property if the buyer has

Contributory negligence is when the plaintiff is partially at fault and damages are awarded in proportion to the plainti

If not accepted, an offer is ended

Battery is the harmful or offensive touching of another.

The Twenty-Six Amendment gave the right to vote to

Garfield used her son's computer to call her bank and to have the bank credit $100,000 from her employer's account to he

When one person is liable for the torts of another it is termed

The Bill of Rights consists of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution plus the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fi

A tenancy for years is always longer than a periodic tenancy.

Agreements which are enforceable by the courts are

Defamatory words are spoken to a third party and what is said is the truth. This is an example of

Courts that administer wills and estates are

The thirteen sovereign states united loosely in 1781 under a charter called the

A typewritten agreement that includes a conflicting handwritten statement will be

Any change in the terms of the offer by the offeree generally results in

Every offer is always ended either by acceptance or rejection by the offeree.

The elements needed to prove that a crime has been committed are a duty, violation of the duty, and

Product liability laws have increased in recent years to protect injured plaintiffs.

If a state law conflicts with the federal constitution, it is invalid.

Which amendment states that no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself?

The U.S. Constitution establishes three branches of the federal government - the executive, the legislative, and the jud

Minors are never tried as adults for crimes.

Which amendment states the people have the right to bear arms?

A major advantage of the Constitution is the ease and speed with which it can be amended as he need for change arises.

A felony is a crime against society that is

The test of the reasonable person is an objective legal test used by jurors or judges.

A person accused of a crime may be forced to waive his or her rights if those rights are explained carefully.

Which of the following is not an element of most torts?

White-collar crimes are crimes that are committed in the business world.

The minimum wage and maximum hours for employees is established by

A contract

Ruhl stood in the classroom doorway with her fists raised and threatened to hit Meag as he started to enter. This is an

An independent contractor receives pay without supervision.

Contracts within the Statute of Frauds do not need to be in writing to be enforceable in courts.

The state legal system, as well as the federal, has three branches of government.

Minors have contractual capacity.

Laws in this country are created only at the federal and state levels of government.

Leases that extend for more than one year must be in writing.

A common defense to criminal charges is

All torts require that the defendant intended to injure the plaintiff.

Substantive defenses include self-defense, insanity, and immunity.

With some exceptions, the following persons lack capacity to contract:

A constructive eviction has occurred when

Which of these terms describes using prior cases as a guide for deciding similar new cases?

Some contracts of minors that cannot be disaffirmed are

The U.S. Constitution provided that persons may not be deprived of the following without due process of law:

The U.S. Constitution, and notably its first ten amendments is a shield for our liberty.

Which of the following is not a freedom guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

Which of these is based on the current standards or customs of the people?

Your legal duties as a citizen include all but the duty

. The party who brings a civil action is the

Injuring someone because of failure to use reasonable care is called

Minor individual suits would not often be heard if not for the small claims courts.

The person receiving possession and use of the realty is the

The person who makes a proposal is the

It is not a crime to buy property that you know has been stolen.

When individuals become old enough to be bound by contracts, they are said to have reached the age of

Why would a defendant accept a plea bargain?