LAW 2150 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Copyright - Answers - life +70 years. the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or
an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical
material, and to authorize others to do the same.
Patent - Answers - 20 years (non-renewable). exclusive rights over an invention;
copyright
Trademark - Answers - 10 years (renewable). a symbol, word, or words legally
registered or established by use as representing a company or product.
Lanham Act - Answers - creates the ability to file lawsuits based on copyright
infringement (violation of copyright)
Legislative Branch - Answers - makes laws, house of representaives/senate
Senate - Answers - 100 members, 2 from each state
Supreme Court - Answers - 9 justices, the highest federal court in the United States
Executive Branch - Answers - carries out laws made by the legislative branch, made up
of agencies created by the government to fulfill specific duties (DMV)
Judicial Branch - Answers - court system, keeps other branches in check
Federalist System of Government - Answers - multiple levels of government (local,
state, federal)
Ordered Liberty - Answers - sets limits and defines the boundary between competing
interests.
Jurisdiction - Answers - "where the law speaks", who has the power to speak on an
issue
Complaint - Answers - what the problem is...the document of the problem is a complaint
Plaintiff - Answers - person who files a complaint
Answer - Answers - response to a complaint
,Defendant - Answers - person who gives a response to a complaint
What happens if you lose in trial court? - Answers - You can appeal the decision of the
court in an appeal court. The appeal court decides if the trial court process was legally
done.
Family Law Court - Answers - court whose jurisdiction is family law (divorce, alimony,
child support)
Diversity - Answers - people in conflict are from two different states, and the conflict is
worth $75,000 or more
Tort - Answers - personal injury that someone else is liable for
Possible answers to a complaint: - Answers - motion to dismiss, answer with or without
an affirmative defense, counterclaim
Adjudication - Answers - due process, not as sophisticated as court hearings but gives
and opportunity to be heard
501(c) - Answers - non-profit corporation (must be public good education, healthcare,
etc)
Consideration - Answers - anything that someone else considers valuable, must be
legal (value is looked at on a subjective level, and the court system will not protect you
from a bad deal)
Offer - Answers - the person who initiates the trade, indication of wanting to trade
something
Acceptance - Answers - response to an offer (accepting the offer), indication of wanting
to trade what is offered
Mirror - Answers - the offer and the acceptance match (mirror each other)
Fraud - Answers - the idea that you've convinced someone to trade with you based on a
foundation of deception and lie
Capacity - Answers - mental ability to understand what the contract is about
Bilateral Promise - Answers - promises from both sides ahead of time
Unilateral Promise - Answers - promises from one side
Implied Contract - Answers - A contract formed in whole or in part from the conduct of
the parties.
, Force Majure - Answers - "Act of God"
Actus Reus - Answers - the physical action that a person must take in order to be
responsible for a criminal offense
Mens Rea - Answers - the mental state that a person has at the time that he or she
performs the acts that constitute the commission of a crime, normally required to
distinguish between inadvertent acts and acts performed with a "guilty mind"
Dora has been in a nursing home for three years and rarely has visitors. Vanita works at
the nursing home and regularly takes care of Dora. Vanita and Dora have become very
close, and Dora depends on Vanita to help her with decisions about her finances. Just
before Dora dies, Vanita and Dora enter into a contract to sell Dora's family home to
Vanita for $20,000. The home is worth $100,000. If Dora's children try to void the
contract between Vanita and Dora: - Answers - the children may be able to void the
contract based on undue influence.
Zayn boards the Big Rock Metro to ride downtown to his job. Zayn gives his money to
the driver and takes his seat. Neither the driver nor Zayn says anything. Zayn and the
bus driver: - Answers - have an implied contract.
Landscape Supply agrees to provide Delta Lawn Service eight pallets of sod for the
price of $260 per pallet. The agreement contains the following provision: "This
Agreement may not be amended or modified except by an instrument in writing signed
by the party to be charged with such amendment or modification." Delta decides it now
needs 160 pallets of sod, and Landscape is willing to reduce the price to $255 per pallet
because of the increased amount. Delta and Landscape can accomplish this change to
the contract by: - Answers - signing an amendment, crossing out the incorrect language
and replacing it by hand with the correct terms, or rewriting the entire contract to include
the changed provisions.
Sylvia agrees to deliver one hundred computers to Ralph's Tech Store by Saturday. On
Friday, Sylvia delivers ninety-nine computers. Ralph's Tech Store refuses to accept the
shipment and accuses Sylvia of breaching the contract. By not delivering the entire one
hundred computers, Sylvia: - Answers - has not materially breached the contract and
will be allowed the opportunity to cure by providing the one remaining computer.
Nucor is a heavy metal band. One of its members, Marco, has a large apartment with
plenty of room to practice, so Nucor practices there three times a week. The neighbors
have complained multiple times, but Marco ignores the complaints. Marco tells his
neighbors it is his apartment, and he can do whatever he wishes in his own apartment.
When the neighbors go to the landlord and complain about the constant loud noise, the
landlord will likely: - Answers - evict Marco if he does not discontinue the band practices
there.
ANSWERS
Copyright - Answers - life +70 years. the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or
an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical
material, and to authorize others to do the same.
Patent - Answers - 20 years (non-renewable). exclusive rights over an invention;
copyright
Trademark - Answers - 10 years (renewable). a symbol, word, or words legally
registered or established by use as representing a company or product.
Lanham Act - Answers - creates the ability to file lawsuits based on copyright
infringement (violation of copyright)
Legislative Branch - Answers - makes laws, house of representaives/senate
Senate - Answers - 100 members, 2 from each state
Supreme Court - Answers - 9 justices, the highest federal court in the United States
Executive Branch - Answers - carries out laws made by the legislative branch, made up
of agencies created by the government to fulfill specific duties (DMV)
Judicial Branch - Answers - court system, keeps other branches in check
Federalist System of Government - Answers - multiple levels of government (local,
state, federal)
Ordered Liberty - Answers - sets limits and defines the boundary between competing
interests.
Jurisdiction - Answers - "where the law speaks", who has the power to speak on an
issue
Complaint - Answers - what the problem is...the document of the problem is a complaint
Plaintiff - Answers - person who files a complaint
Answer - Answers - response to a complaint
,Defendant - Answers - person who gives a response to a complaint
What happens if you lose in trial court? - Answers - You can appeal the decision of the
court in an appeal court. The appeal court decides if the trial court process was legally
done.
Family Law Court - Answers - court whose jurisdiction is family law (divorce, alimony,
child support)
Diversity - Answers - people in conflict are from two different states, and the conflict is
worth $75,000 or more
Tort - Answers - personal injury that someone else is liable for
Possible answers to a complaint: - Answers - motion to dismiss, answer with or without
an affirmative defense, counterclaim
Adjudication - Answers - due process, not as sophisticated as court hearings but gives
and opportunity to be heard
501(c) - Answers - non-profit corporation (must be public good education, healthcare,
etc)
Consideration - Answers - anything that someone else considers valuable, must be
legal (value is looked at on a subjective level, and the court system will not protect you
from a bad deal)
Offer - Answers - the person who initiates the trade, indication of wanting to trade
something
Acceptance - Answers - response to an offer (accepting the offer), indication of wanting
to trade what is offered
Mirror - Answers - the offer and the acceptance match (mirror each other)
Fraud - Answers - the idea that you've convinced someone to trade with you based on a
foundation of deception and lie
Capacity - Answers - mental ability to understand what the contract is about
Bilateral Promise - Answers - promises from both sides ahead of time
Unilateral Promise - Answers - promises from one side
Implied Contract - Answers - A contract formed in whole or in part from the conduct of
the parties.
, Force Majure - Answers - "Act of God"
Actus Reus - Answers - the physical action that a person must take in order to be
responsible for a criminal offense
Mens Rea - Answers - the mental state that a person has at the time that he or she
performs the acts that constitute the commission of a crime, normally required to
distinguish between inadvertent acts and acts performed with a "guilty mind"
Dora has been in a nursing home for three years and rarely has visitors. Vanita works at
the nursing home and regularly takes care of Dora. Vanita and Dora have become very
close, and Dora depends on Vanita to help her with decisions about her finances. Just
before Dora dies, Vanita and Dora enter into a contract to sell Dora's family home to
Vanita for $20,000. The home is worth $100,000. If Dora's children try to void the
contract between Vanita and Dora: - Answers - the children may be able to void the
contract based on undue influence.
Zayn boards the Big Rock Metro to ride downtown to his job. Zayn gives his money to
the driver and takes his seat. Neither the driver nor Zayn says anything. Zayn and the
bus driver: - Answers - have an implied contract.
Landscape Supply agrees to provide Delta Lawn Service eight pallets of sod for the
price of $260 per pallet. The agreement contains the following provision: "This
Agreement may not be amended or modified except by an instrument in writing signed
by the party to be charged with such amendment or modification." Delta decides it now
needs 160 pallets of sod, and Landscape is willing to reduce the price to $255 per pallet
because of the increased amount. Delta and Landscape can accomplish this change to
the contract by: - Answers - signing an amendment, crossing out the incorrect language
and replacing it by hand with the correct terms, or rewriting the entire contract to include
the changed provisions.
Sylvia agrees to deliver one hundred computers to Ralph's Tech Store by Saturday. On
Friday, Sylvia delivers ninety-nine computers. Ralph's Tech Store refuses to accept the
shipment and accuses Sylvia of breaching the contract. By not delivering the entire one
hundred computers, Sylvia: - Answers - has not materially breached the contract and
will be allowed the opportunity to cure by providing the one remaining computer.
Nucor is a heavy metal band. One of its members, Marco, has a large apartment with
plenty of room to practice, so Nucor practices there three times a week. The neighbors
have complained multiple times, but Marco ignores the complaints. Marco tells his
neighbors it is his apartment, and he can do whatever he wishes in his own apartment.
When the neighbors go to the landlord and complain about the constant loud noise, the
landlord will likely: - Answers - evict Marco if he does not discontinue the band practices
there.
