WorksheetsPersonal Law FINAL 2025
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
One of the elements of a contract is that the individual must be of sound mind, and not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, mentally impaired, or a juvenile. This element is called:
offer and acceptance
consideration
capacity
legality
The age when you can enter into contracts and be held responsible for them:
Age of Minority
Age of Minor
Age of Majority
Age of Innocence
Which amendment protects citizens against being searched or taken into custody without good reason?
1st
2nd
4th
5th
Which amendment protects citizens rights regarding freedom of speech and assembly?
1st
2nd
4th
5th
What is a quasi contract?
Financial instruments that convey the right, but not the duty, to engage in a future transaction
A contract “implied-in-law” which creates a binding obligation to pay on behalf of the party who receives the goods/services/benefit
A doctrine which enforces a promise whether the promise is executed as a contract or not
a contract that contains a promise by only one party to do something if and when the other party performs an act
Promissory Estoppel is:
a contract that contains a promise by only one party to do something if and when the other party performs an act
A doctrine in contract law which enforces a promise whether executed as a contract or not
Financial instruments that convey the right, but not the duty, to engage in a future transaction
is a doctrine in contract law which enforces a promise whether executed as a contract or not
An open, peaceful violation of the law is called:
scofflaw disobedience
civil disobedience
peaceful disobedience
lawful disobedience
Elements of a contract include:
legality
offer & acceptance
consideration & capacity
all of these
A contract that comes about from the actions of parties:
express
implied
oral
written
Which law is affected when there is a crime against one’s personal rights?
criminal law
civil law
constitutional law
government law
Which of the following is true of the concept of stare decisis?
Requires that once a judge decides a case, the decision must be followed in lower courts in similar cases
Our English Common Law operates under this concept
Latin term meaning: “to adhere to decided cases”
all of these refer to stare decisis
Laws made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding a court case are known as: (an example is Kylie's Law)
constitutional
statute
administrative
case
The term for someone who assists the person committing a crime, but is not present at the scene of the crime:
principal
accessory
accomplice
none of these
A person who commits a crime is called the:
principal
accomplice
accessory
none of these
Which of the following is a substantive defense?
self-defense
defense of a family member
excuse or justification of the crime
all of these are substantive defenses
Which of the following is a procedural defense?
when the defendant claims he was not questioned properly by the police
when the plaintiff sues the defendant
when the defendant acts in self-defense
when the defendant defends someone in their family
Police need ___________ _______________ to go forward in an investigation, while school officials need only _________________ ____________________.
reasonable doubt, probable cause
reasonable suspicion, probable doubt
reasonable cause, probable suspicion
probable cause, reasonable suspicion
Decisions judges have made in a similar case; will likely control decisions of future cases that are similar:
prosecution
defense
precedent or stare decisis
deliberations
The case of Vernonia v. Acton:
established the fact that there must be reasonable suspicion by a school official in order to search a student or the student's belongings in school?
established the fact that students can be drug tested in schools
established the fact that students may protest in school as long as it doesn't disturb the learning environment
none of these
The case of NJ v TLO...
established the fact that there must be reasonable suspicion by a school official in order to search a student or the student's belongings in school?
established the fact that students may protest as long as it doesn't disturb the learning environment
established the fact that students may be drug tested in schools
established the fact that students may express themselves in school
In the case of Tinker v. DesMoines, students protested the Vietnam War by wearing armbands. What decision came out of this case?
that students may express their beliefs and protest as long as it doesn't disturb the learning environment of others
that students have a right to keep their personal property on them during school
that student's lockers may not be searched during the school day
that students can be drug tested by schools
Legal detriment in law means....
the giving up of a right or duty from one person to another
establishes a time limit for suing in a civil case
a contract “implied-in-law” which creates a binding obligation to pay on behalf of the party who receives the goods/services/benefit
Principle prohibiting the introduction into court of oral evidence that tends to contradict the written terms of the agreement
Principle prohibiting the introduction into court of oral evidence that tends to contradict the written terms of the agreement:
specific performance
parol evidence
in loco parentis
stare decisis
In loco parentis means:
suing the parent
in place of the parent
against the parent
the right of the police to act as a parent
When you are of the age where you can enter into contracts and be held responsible for them, you have reached the age of:
reason
minority
majority
voting
Kanye posts a reward of $100 on Instagram for her lost purse. What type of contract is this?
express
bilateral
unilateral
implied
Amelia promises to clean the carpets in the condo that she sold to Brianna on January 10, 2021. While in the real estate office signing the contract, Brianna asks Amelia how the job went, and Amelia explains that she never was able to clean the carpets, although she had orally promised Amelia that he would. The court will not allow this oral evidence to contract the terms of the oral agreement between the two women. This is an example of:
duress
an option
unilateral contract
parol evidence
David bets James that his team won't be in the Superbowl this year, and wagers $100 on the bet. When it is evident that David has won the bet, he asks James to provide him with the money. James refuses; what will happen?
there is no capacity in the contract, so David won't be able to collect his winnings
there is no legality in the contract, so David won't be able to collect his winnings
there is no consideration in the contract, so David won't collect any money
there is no offer and acceptance in this contract, so there is no contract
A contract “implied-in-law” which creates a binding obligation to pay on behalf of the party who receives the goods/services/benefit is called:
quasi contract
express contract
oral contract
executed contract
A doctrine in contract law which enforces a promise whether executed as a contract or not:
promissory estoppel
statute of limitations
statute of frauds
unilateral contract
