Business Law Final Review

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

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

Appellate courts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Offers end

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

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

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

Agreements which are enforceable by the courts are

Why would a defendant accept a plea bargain?

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

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

Due process of criminal law does not require

A tort is the violation of the rights of

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

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

What is the standard of proof in a criminal case?

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

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

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

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

Social arrangements

Minors are never tried as adults for crimes.

Some contracts of minors that cannot be disaffirmed are

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

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

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

A felony is a crime against society that is

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

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

Minors have contractual capacity.

Employees that can be discharged at any time are

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

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

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

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

Your legal duties as a citizen include all but the duty

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

. The party who brings a civil action is the

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

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

If not accepted, an offer is ended

A typewritten agreement that includes a conflicting handwritten statement will be

A common defense to criminal charges is

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

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

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

Courts that administer wills and estates are

A contract

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

A constructive eviction has occurred when

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

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

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

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

Punitive damages are a form of punishment.

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

Intrastate commerce is commerce between two or more states.

This crime is also known as blackmail:

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

The person receiving possession and use of the realty is the

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

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

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

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

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

Battery is the harmful or offensive touching of another.

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

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

The minimum wage and maximum hours for employees is established by

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

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

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

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

The person who makes a proposal is the

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

The Twenty-Six Amendment gave the right to vote to

An employee who is discharged without cause is entitled to

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

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

Minors are not usually liable for their torts.

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

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

An example of a felony is

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

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

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

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

Capacity to contract means that person

An independent contractor receives pay without supervision.

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

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

Injuring someone because of failure to use reasonable care is called

Which of the following would not create a procedural defense?