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Intro to Legal Aspects #1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The requirement to a valid contract that deals with a person's mental state is ..........

a)

legality

b)

possibility and performance

c)

contractual capacity

d)

None of the above

2.

A child under the age of seven has .......

a)

full contractual capacity

b)

no contractual capacity

c)

limited contractual capacity

d)

All of the above

3.

Municipal laws are referred to as ...................

a)

common law

b)

legislation

c)

customary law

d)

None of the above

4.

The aspect of male primogeniture and the unfair treatment of women emanates from .............

a)

customary law

b)

constitutional law

c)

common law

d)

municipal law

5.

Which of the following court will never be a court of first instance?

a)

High Court

b)

Constitutional Court

c)

Supreme Court of Appeal

d)

Magistrates Court

6.

Only natural persons can initiate proceedings in the small claims court.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The High Court hears .......................... cases

a)

both civil and criminal

b)

only criminal

c)

only civil

d)

None of the above

8.

The final South African constitution came into being in....

a)

1990

b)

1994

c)

1996

d)

2000

9.

.......................... refers to the laws of countries other than South Africa.

a)

International law

b)

Foreign law

c)

Private law

d)

All of the above

10.

The rights that one person can enforce against the whole world are............

a)

property rights

b)

real rights

c)

personal rights

d)

None of the above

11.

The Jafta v Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife case confirms that a contract can be concluded via...............

a)

an sms or email

b)

the internet

c)

letter

d)

None of the above

12.

A case between two private citizens is a ...........

a)

judicial case

b)

civil case

c)

criminal case

d)

None of the above

13.

Which of the following determines the jurisdiction of a court?

a)

Residence

b)

Financial means

c)

Constitution

d)

All of the above

14.

The process of dispute resolution that leads to a settlement agreement is .................

a)

conciliation

b)

mediation

c)

arbitration

d)

all of the above

15.

Parties to a labour dispute are advised to undergo ..............

a)

conciliation

b)

mediation

c)

arbitration

d)

None of the above

16.

Gentlemen's agreements are not enforceable as contracts.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Animus contratendi is the ...............

a)

ability of parties to perform in a contract.

b)

serious intention to create legally enforceable obligations.

c)

obligations to be met in a legally enforceable agreement.

d)

All of the above

18.

A voidable contract ...................

a)

has one or more of the contracts missing.

b)

must be set aside

c)

the one whose conclusion was faulty

d)

All of the above

19.

An omission in a contracts affects .................

a)

consensus

b)

certainty

c)

contractual capacity

d)

All of the above

20.

An infans ..................................

a)

has no contractual capacity

b)

full contractual capacity

c)

limited contractual capacity

d)

partial contractual capacity

21.

A contract that contravenes an Act of Parliament is ........................

a)

a statutory illegality

b)

a common law illegality

c)

a contractual illegality

d)

fraudulent

22.

The ................... does not relate to the purpose of the contract and it causes problems when contract is concluded.

a)

supervening impossibility

b)

legal impossibility

c)

initial impossibility of performance

d)

All of the above

23.

The case of Executive Council of the Western Cape Legislature and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa emphasized the importance of ....................

a)

the protection of human dignity in democratic societies.

b)

separation of powers.

c)

respecting legislation in a democratic society.

d)

All of the above

24.

In Mncube v Transnet, it was held that a contract can be concluded via ..................

a)

email

b)

sms

c)

click wrap online

d)

letter

25.

The Government Gazette is ..................

a)

part of the legislative process.

b)

a secondary source of law.

c)

primary source of law.

d)

none of of the above.