66 questions
This is when someone promises not to do something.
Forebearance
Consideration
Gift
Nominal Consideration
Can arise from using alcohol, drugs, glue, or aerosols.
Intoxication
Mental incapacity
Emancipation
Ratification
This keeps a spouse from getting property rights .
Marital consortium
Contract
Document
Prenuptial Agreement
Betty and John want to have a ceremonial marriage. Who can marry them?
Judge
Lawyer
Senator
Sheriff
Terry gets to spend an equal amount of time with his mom and his dad after they divorce. Terry’s parents have what?
Alimony
Joint Custody
Personal Rights
Welfare
While married, Ron has an affair with a coworker. Sara can file for divorce on what grounds?
Adultry
Alcoholism or drug addiction
Conviction of a felony
Physical or mental cruelty
In the scenario below, Peggy makes $150,000 and John makes $30,000. In their divorce settlement, the judge decides that Peggy will pay John money. What term identifies this payment?
Alimony
Child Support
Palimony
Welfare
While married, Kenny is checked into a substance abuse center. Sharon can file for divorce from Kenny based on what grounds?
Alcoholism
Desertion
No-Fault
Non-Support
George is married to Sidney and Alexis. He then marries Tracey. The last marriage is considered illegal on what grounds?
Affinity
Consanguinity
Monogamy
Polygamy
Linda decides to divorce Eric. The judge decides that Eric will pay Linda monthly for support. Which type of settlement is this?
Alimony
Allotments
Damages
Welfare
When Susan and Tom divorce, their child would like to live with the father. This is a factor when considering what?
Alimony
Community Property
Custody
Premarital Agreement
After Tammy and George are married for a few years, Tammy finds out that George was never legally divorced from his first wife. Tammy can now file for an annulment on what grounds?
Age
Freedom from Disease
Past Marriage
Pregnancy
when one spouse has sexual relations with someone outside of the marriage:
adultery.
affinity.
addiction.
alimony.
Related by marriage:
affinity.
bigamy.
addiction.
consanguinity.
An allowance for support that is paid by the former spouse in the case of a divorce:
alimony.
support.
annulment.
bigamy.
A legal procedure held before a probate judge:
affinity.
annulment.
blood test and physical exam.
common law marriage.
Involves the court deciding who (which parent) has physical custody of the child or children and which parent has legal custody of the children:
child custody.
marriage.
annulment.
consanguinity.
The total support for a child or children by both parents:
child support.
child custody.
bigamy.
covenant marriage.
An illegal act of having more than two spouses at the same time:
polygamy.
prenuptial agreements.
proxy marriage.
support enforcement.
When one or both people involved in the marriage cannot be present, such as but not limited to military members:
proxy marriage.
enforcement marriage.
waiting marriage.
physical custody.
The two systems of law in use today are the English Common Law and the
U.S. Constitution
French Legal Code
Roman Common Law
Roman Civil Law
Common law courts use prior cases as a guide for deciding new cases. The legal term for this is "following
procedure."
process."
precedent."
premonition."
The doctrine that requires lower courts to follow established case law in deciding similar cases is known as
stare decisis.
certiorari.
habeus corpus.
mandamus.
Treating employees or job applicants unequally on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, or disability; prohibited by federal statutes.
Wrongful discharge
Unemployment compensation
Hostile work environment
Employment discrimination
A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
Estate
Lease
Deed
Tenant
A document that transfers ownership of property from one party to another.
Rent
Tenant
Deed
Lease
A form of co-ownership in which the shares may be unequal and there is no Right of Survivorship
Right of Survivorship
Tenancy by the Entirety
Joint Tenancy
Tenancy in common
A government grant that gives an inventor the exclusive right or privilege to make, use, or sell his or her invention for a limited time period.
Copyright
Patent
Property
Trademark
A holder of land rights; a person who holds the right to live in a residence; an occupant
Tenant
Patent
Lease
Estate
A store advertises bargains that do not really exist to lure customers in, in hopes that they will buy more expensive merchandise.
Full Warranty
Bait and switch
Limited Warranty
Express Warranty
A business owned and operated by one person with unlimited liability. The most common form of business ownership in the U.S.
Trading partnership
Corporation
General partnership
Sole Proprietorship
Shirley Was Laid Off By Her Employer. What Benefit Is She Entitled To Recieve?
Sick leave with pay
Unemployment compensation
Unpaid vacation leave
Workers' compensation
Mark purchases a piece of rare art form Jill for $5,000. The contract was written and signed by both parties. In this scenario, who is Mark?
Offeree
Donee
Offeror
Donor
After registering a trademark, what symbol should be placed by all protected marks?
RTS within a circle
R within a circle
T within a circle
S within a circle
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. What document protected this invention?
Patent
Trade secret
Copyright
Trademark
After being threatened at gunpoint, Dale cancels his contract based on which part of a genuine agreement?
Unilateral mistake
Fraud
Duress
Bilateral mistake
Bart has no chance of getting out of debt and needs to liquidate all his belongings to pay creditors. Bart should file for which type of bankruptcy?
Chapter 13
Chapter 12
Chapter 7
Chapter 11
While married, Ron has an affair with a coworker. Sara can file for divorce on what grounds?
Alcoholism or drug addiction
Conviction of a felony
Physical or mental cruelty
Adultery
Jack hacked into Ryan's e-mail account. He is demanding money or he will share embarrassing information. What cyber crime did Jack commit?
Cyberpiracy
Cyberterrorism
Cyberspoofing
Cyberblackmail
After John dies, his family discovers he does not have a will. The court then appoints someone to function on behalf of the deceased's estate. What term is used to identify this person?
Executrix
Executor
Testator
Administrator
Terry gets to spend an equal amount of time with his mom and his dad after they divorce. Terry's parents have what?
Joint Custody
Personal rights
Alimony
Welfare
Robert owns a red BMW convertible. At the body shop, Robert left his car with Michael, a shop employee, to be painted. The brakes were defective and needed to be repaired. Michael decides to calla friend and take a joy ride while in possession of Robert's car. Michael has an accident in the car. As a result of this behavior, what has Michael become?
Extorting bailor
Tortious bailee
Slanderer
Felonious bailee
Patrick gained unauthorized access to servers at a local car dealership and shutdown the network to stop all sales for the day. What cybercrime did Patrick commit?
Cyberdefamation
Cyberpiracy
Identity theft
Cybervandalism
Linda decides to divorce Eric. The judge decides that Eric will pay Linda monthly for support. Which type of settlement is this?
Damages
Welfare
Alimony
Allotments
Fred represented Harold in a real estate transaction when Harold sold his property to Nancy. What type of trust does Harold expect of Fred?
Apparent
Actual
Fiduciary
Consensual
Peggy makes $150,000 and John makes $30,000. In their divorce settlement, the judge decides that Peggy will pay John money. What term identifies this payment?
Child support
Alimony
Welfare
Palimony
Brenda sets up a fake website in a famous person's name and receives donations for a charitable organization on their behalf. What cybercrime did Brenda commit?
Cyberinvasion of privacy
Identity theft
Cyberspoofing
Cyberdefamation
George signed a document giving his wife permission to act on his behalf during his illness. Which term identifies the type of document George signed?
Common law
Power of attorney
Agency by estoppel
Vicarious contract
U.S. president Johnson signed into law a bill that Congress sent to him. The Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional a month later. Which government branch is the Supreme court representing?
Judical
Legal
Executive
Legislative
Reno has been waiting days for the jury to finish deliberations. Once deliberations are complete, what will the jury render?
Judgement
Closing argument
Verdict
Indictment
Gerry uses a gun to threaten Bill and take his wallet. What crime did Gerry commit?
Crime
Robbery
Assault
Burglary
Dewey Auto Sales is a car dealership. The dealership runs a weekly ad in the local newspaper. Brad and Jennifer, wanting to test-driver a car they see described in today's ad, go to the car lot. The salesman says that the last one of those cars was just sold. The salesman says he can show them other available vehicles. What term identifies this deceptive practice?
Bait and Switch
Lottery scams
Price-fixing
Telemarketing fraud
Beverly gained access into Wendy's computer and is threatening to publish embarrassing photos if she refuses to pay her money. What cybercrime did Beverly commit?
Cyberterrorism
Cybergerm warfare
Cyberblackmail
Cybervandalism
John creates a fake account in his neighbors name to purchase items online. What cybercrime did John commit?
Cyberpiracy
Cyberspoofing
Cyberterrorism
Cyberblackmail
George is married to Sidney and Alexis. He then marries Tracey. The last marriage is considered illegal on what grounds?
Affinity
Monogamy
Polygamy
Consanguinity
After Tammy and George are married for a few years, Tammy finds out that George was never legally divorced from his first wife. Tammy can now file for an annulment on what grounds?
Pregnancy
Past marriage
Age
Freedom from disease
Jon hit Bo with a baseball bat. What tort was committed?
Nulsance
Battery
Assault
Negligence
Bobby's uncle dies. Bobby received his uncle's mansion. What term describes Bobby in this scenario?
Dower
Beneficiary
Heir
Fiduciary
Fred dies . His son becomes representative of the estate. What must his son do after inventorying, assembling, preserving, and appraising the estate?
Spend the money in the estate
Give public notice of the estate
Sell off all assets in the estate
Give the estate to anybody