Regulatory Compliance
Which category of the General Price List includes the fee for arranging a funeral?
Use of facilities and staff for funeral ceremony
A document which defines the relationship of the government itself and of its citizen is
a constitution
A person receiving a gift of real estate in a will is
a devisee
The consideration of an insurance policy is
a premium
Match the term with the proper definition Testate
The condition of leaving a will at death
The means whereby one party conveys his rights in a contract to another who is not a party to the original contract is called
an assignment
An order, issued by a court, which can be either preliminary, temporary, or permanent ,which forbids or requires a specific performance is ___.
an injunction
Ethics is probably best defined:
as the discipline of dealing with moral duty and obligation
Quasi-property means ___ .
belongs to the land and not to a person
The right to declare dividends depends upon the discretion of the
board of directors
A principle owes which of the following duties to the agent?
compensation
The damages awarded an injured party in a contract in which the injured party is entitled to compensation for the exact amount of the loss are called
compensatory damages
Laws within the Penal Code that are violated are examples of
criminal law
When a person dies with a will and Probate approves the person in charge of settling the final affairs of the estate, the person receives
letters of testamentary
An agent owes which of the following duties to his principal?
loyalty and good faith
The person who signs a promissory note and is obligated to pay at maturity is called the
maker of the note
If a funeral home offers packages, must they be on the General Price List?
no
May a funeral home have a burial casket price list and a separate cremation casket and container price list?
no
Mr. Greenjeans makes a will which states that his estate will be divided equally only among the children who are alive when he dies. This type of distribution is called ___.
per capita
The method of dividing an intestate estate where a class or group of distributes take the share which their deceased should have been entitled to, and not as many individuals is distribution
per stirpes
The person protected by insurance against property loss or damage is the:
policy holder
Kohlberg's stage of moral development in which moral reasoning is based on reward and punishments from those in authority is the:
pre-conventional stage
Laws enacted by legislative bodies are
statutes
Ownership of corporate stocks is represented by
stock certificates
If a person considers universal moral principles to supercede the authority of the group, he or she is complying with which of Kohlberg's stages of moral development?
the post-conventional stage
To cancel or annul or void a contract is to
to rescind
A contract made by a legally declared insane person is
void
A court of original general jurisdiction is
a trial court
The failure to perform with the ability and care normally exercised by people in a profession is known as
malpractice
May a funeral home include visitation as part of its basic receiving of remains offering?
no
Failing to appear in a court when ordered by the court or a law enforcement officer will result __________ by the courts.
warrant
According to the Federal Trade Commission, may a funeral home list a separate fee on its GPL to conduct an identification prior to cremation?
yes
May a funeral home include just a portion of its basic service fee in its charges for direct cremation, immediate burial, forwarding or remains and receiving of remains?
yes
Which of these mandatory disclosure is written correctly?
Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial.
Which of these mandatory disclosures is written correctly?
Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial.
Match the term with the proper definition Intestate Succession
The condition under the law where an heir has rights to the property and assets of an estate in the event the decease fails to leave a will
A breach of contractual obligation other than money is
default
All of the following would be considered fiduciary components of pre-funded funeral arrangements EXCEPT:
maintaining the privacy and security of the arrangements
The person who signs the promissory note and is obligated to pay at maturity is called the
maker of the note
The Johnson Funeral Home offers video services: DVD Tribute, Video Recording of the funeral, audio recording of the funeral, and CD of the funeral service. Must these special services be listed on the GPL?
no
Is it a violation of the law for a funeral home to set a basic weight limit for Transfer of Remains to the Funeral Home on the GPL, and charge more per pound when that limit is exceeded?
no, it is not a violation of law
A contract in which two or more people individually agree to perform the same obligation is called a
several contract
A partnership in which one's partner's liability is limited to a capital contribution only is a
silent partnership
A contract in which undue influence was proven is considered
voidable
Are funeral homes permitted under the FTC Funeral Rule to package different items together at a discount as an incentive for consumers to purchase more?
yes
If a funeral director marks up cash advance items or receives a commissions, rebate or discount which is not passed on to the customer, is it a violation of the Funeral Rule to represent to the consumer that the charge represents the same amount that the funeral home paid for these items?
yes
If a funeral home marks up cash advance items or receives a commission, rebate or discount which is not passed on to the consumer, is it a violation of the Funeral Rule to represent to the consumer that the charge represents the same amount that the funeral home paid for these items?
yes
In calculating the discount for a package, does the Funeral Rule prohibit a funeral home from discounting the Basic Arrangements fee?
yes
Is it permissible on the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected to simply indicate that a funeral home "may" markup cash advance items?
yes
A contract which is written so that either part may consider it as a joint obligation or a group of individual obligation is
a joint and several contract
A life insurance policy in which premium payments continue until death occurs is classified as:
a term policy
A contract which is based upon acts being done in consideration for a promise is called
a unilateral contract
Orders and decrees from governmental agencies which have the force of law is considered
administrative law
The contract between a principal and an agent creates a relationship called
agency
