LA 201 Ch. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15
In MS, _____ witnesses are required to witness a will.
2
The maximum percentage of adjusted gross income that can be withheld from someone's check to pay child support is _____________.
26
Copyright protection lasts from the moment it is created until the author's life is over plus ___________?
70 years
A ______________________ act occurs when the defendant acts with the knowledge that the result is almost certain to occur.
A ______________________ act occurs when the defendant acts with the knowledge that the result is almost certain to occur.
At common law, an enforceable contract required which of the following elements:
All of the above: Mutual consent, consideration, capable parties
Which of the following is not legal subject matter?
All of the above; contract for sex, drugs, someone to kill your wife
Which of the following would not qualify as a capable party?
All of the above; person under age, intoxicated person, person deemed incompetent by court
Law enforcement can't use which of the following to gain probable cause?
An officer's reasonable suspicions
In an employment at will state, the employer can terminate the employment relationship _______________.
At any time, whether the employee has done anything wrong or not.
are organizations created by following statutory guidelines enacted by the state. These organizations have separate legal existence, and they are responsible for their liabilities.
Corporations
A gift of a specific amount of money that the testator includes directions as to which fund will be used to fulfill the gift.
Demonstrative legacy
___________________ have general management power over the corporation. They are responsible for setting general business policies.
Directors
An action that acknowledges a valid marriage existed but the parties now wish to end the marital contract is called ______________.
Divorce
A person chosen to carry out the directions in the will.
Executor
The beginning of a will that usually identifies the testator, his address, and intent to create a will is called ____________________.
Exordium clause
A person may have the right to use property that is owned by another, a right referred to as a license.
F
Accidental killings are still considered murder.
F
All homicides are crimes.
F
Any offer can be accepted forming a legal contract even if one is made in jest.
F
Couples that are legally separated are allowed to remarry.
F
For every search or seizure, a warrant is required.
F
Presenting nominal consideration, such as one dollar, to seal an agreement is always legally sufficient.
F
Real property is only property, and nothing that can be attached to property.
F
Someone who wishes to make a trust must do so before they die.
F
Terminating a marriage can be done by contract and does not require the court.
F
The actus reus is referred to as the guilty mind of the defendant.
F
The ____________________ states that evidence discovered as a result of an initial illegal search and seizure is not admissible.
Fruit of poisonous tree doctrine
A handwritten will by the testator is called ___________________.
Holographic
In the ____________________, the judge determines that the defendant is the person named in the complaint. The defendant is also told his rights.
Initial appearance
Which of the following is not one of the four states of mind discussed in the book for mens rea?
Intentional
When an officer questions someone believed of committing a crime this is called _____________________.
Interrogations
A _________________ consists of two or more people who are co-workers of a business for profit. Not all of the co-owners are involved in the management and control. At least one owner will not be fully liable for debts.
Limited partnership
In Mississippi, a killing that occurs during the commission of a felony is considered ________________________.
Manslaughter
Which of the following cases established that the exclusionary rule applies to the states?
Mapp vs. Ohio
Which of the following is not a trademark?
Material used to make Yeti coolers.
In Mississippi, the unplanned intentional killing of someone else due to high emotional stress is called ______________________.
Negligent homicide
Jerry has anger issues and is known to get into fights often. His friend Tom hires him to help him out. Jerry gets mad at a customer and gets into a fight. Will Tom be liable?
No. Because he didn't cause the injuries. Jerry did.
An oral will made by one on his or her deathbed is called ____________
Nuncupative
___________________ are chosen to lead the day-to-day management of the business.
Officers
Officers have a search warrant to search a house for narcotics. The warrant states they are looking for narcotics, and nothing else. Where can they not search?
Paper bank records looking for evidence of illegal activity
A __________________________ act occurs when the defendant acts with the desire to cause the result.
Purposeful
In which of the following circumstances would a court most likely award specific performance?
Sale of a house
____________ property is property in which the marital partner has no legal interest
Separate
A business corporation is a legal entity separate from its owners.
T
A primary goal of criminal law is to prevent socially undesirable or unacceptable behavior.
T
An officer can search you without probable cause.
T
Asking the court to grant the parties something short of a final termination is called legal separation.
T
Employers must withhold income taxes, social security, and medicare for employees.
T
If a person dies without a will, the law of intestate succession is applied.
T
In an employment at will state, employers and employees may sign employment contracts without violating state law.
T
Many states have laws creating presumptions of paternity when a child is born to a married couple who are cohabitating.
T
Officers spot illegal narcotics in the back seat of a car during a check point. They can use this evidence against the driver and arrest him without a warrant.
T
Once a gift is made it generally can't be revoked.
T
The person creating a trust Is called the settlor.
T
Time restrictions that mandate an offer must be accepted within a certain time frame are legally binding.
T
A _______________________ is created by a will and becomes effective upon the death of the creator.
Testamentary trust
A person who has made a will is called a _______________________.
Testator
A person who holds property for the benefit of specific beneficiaries.
Trustee
Which of the following is not a valid defense at to why mutual consent was not given?
Unexpected financial hardship
Tom is driving a delivery truck for UPS and has an accident on his way home from work. Will UPS be responsible for his injuries caused in the accident?
Yes. Because James was still in the course and scope of his employment.
The deed in which the grantor guarantees title to the property and promises to defend the grantee against third party claims.
warranty deed
Which of the following is not an element of false imprisonment?
carrying away
Which of the following can't be altered by a prenuptial agreement?
child support
Which of the following subjects is not covered in intellectual law?
corporations
One individual having ownership of a parcel of real estate is generally held in ___________________.
fee simple
A homicide that is premeditated, willful, and deliberate is ______________________.
first degree murder
A gift of a specific amount of money taken from assets of the general estate is called ______________________.
general legacy
A _________________ consists of two or more people who are co-workers of a business for profit. Each partner has equal rights in management and control and equal rights in sharing profits. Each partner is also fully liable for debts.
general partnerships
Probate involves ______________________.
identification of that person's assets and debts, the payment of debts and taxes from the estate, the distribution of the remaining assets to the heirs. All of the above
The purpose of criminal law that focuses on taking offenders off the streets so they can't harm any more victims is called ________________________.
incapacitation
Which of the following is not one of the three categories of marital property?
inheritance
A _______________________ becomes effective during the life of the creator and does not fall under the supervision or control of probate court.
living trust
A _____________________ gives the creator the exclusive right to his or her invention and prevents others from unauthorized use of the product or process.
patent
A homicide that is not premeditated, but deliberate is ______________________.
second degree murder
Which of the following is not personal property?
shope
Which of the following is NOT a form of business discussed in the chapter?
Corporate proprietorship
Which of the following would most likely be a material breach?
Building a lake house and forgetting to add a fourth bedroom
A ___________________ bankruptcy is the most common type of bankruptcy.
Ch. 7
Refusing to hire employees who are a particular race is a violation of what federal law?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
An addition or a change to a will is called ______________________.
Codicil
Agreeing to buy a house, but not until the gutters are fixed is an example of _________________.
Condition precedent
In Katz v. U.S., why did the court rule that the government rule that law enforcement officers violated Katz's constitutional rights?
all of the above
A proceeding used to obtain a court declaration that no legal marriage ever existed is called ___________.
annulment
A _______________________ act occurs when the defendant acts with a conscious disregard that a substantial and unjustifiable risk will result.
reckless
The purpose of criminal law that focuses on the offender and trying to prepare that person for entering society after serving his or her sentence is called ________________________.
rehabilitation
The purpose of criminal law that focuses on punishing the offender and giving him his "just desserts" for committing criminal acts is called ___________________________.
retribution
