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Employment
Law
Offer and Acceptance
Criminal Law
Misc
100
The transfer of ownership without anything in return
What is a gift
100
The party who pays someone in order to direct and control that persons activities
What is an employer
100
The agreement must involve both sides receiving something legal value as a result of the transactions
What is Consideration
100
The willingful and illegal burning of a building
What is Arson
100
An unwelcome and unlawful intrusion in ones private life
What is invasion of privacy
200
A states _________ specifies a time limit for bringing a lawsuit
What is statute of Limitations
200
When a reasonable person would disregard a contractual offer based on humor
What is a jest
200
A less serious crime, usually is punishable by confinement in a county or city jail for less than one year, fine, or both
What is a misdemeanor
200
A type of law which deals with methods of enforcing legal rights and duties
What is procedural law
300
A debt where both parties agree on the existence of the debt and the amount of the debt
What is Liquidated debt
300
When you can be fired for anything at anytime (along the lines of Title VII
What is an at will employee
300
Parties must be able to make a contract for themselves
What is capacity
300
Crimes which include: Larceny, receiving stolen property, false pretenses, forgery, bribery, computer crimes
What are examples of white collar crimes
300
An illegal act which includes a prize, chance, consideration.
What is the 3 elements of a lottery
400
Definition of Duress
What is the improper threat or act to obtain an agreement
400
Race and color (all but white), Gender (sexual orientation) Pregnancy (childbearing condition), Age (over 40)
What is a protected class
400
The agreement must not be based on one party's deceiving another, on an important mistake, or the use of unfair pressure.
What is genuine assent
400
A crime punishable by confinement door more than a yearning a state prison or by a fine of more then $1000 or both. Even death
What is a felony
400
An aspect of a contract that makes it voidable usually associated with duress undue influence of etc
What is genuine assent
500
Definition of
What is the practice of deciding what is right or wrong in a reasoned, impartial manner.
500
Forbids employers, employment agencies, and unions from discriminating in hiring, paying, training, promoting, or discharging a protected class
What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
500
The person who receives an offer
What is an offeree
500
The three elements prosecutors must prove before being convicted of a criminal offense
What is duty, violation of the duty and criminal intent
500
The powers not delegated to the United States by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people
What is amendment X