CALIFORNIA LEGAL ASPECTS OF REAL ESTATE
PRACTICE EXAM 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ B. Answer: Under __________ , legal disputes were settled by pre-
established statutes.
a. the English common law c. the Mexican judiciary
b. the Spanish civil law d. None of the above.
◉ C. Answer: The federal and state governments are divided into these
branches:
a. executive, statutory and legislative.
b. judicial, constitutional and executive.
c. legislative, executive and judicial.
d. constitutional, statutory and regulatory.
◉ B. Answer: __________ is the power of the state or local government
to protect the public well- being.
a. Eminent domain c. The power to tax
b. Police power d. None of the above.
,◉ D. Answer: __________ is the right of the government to take private
property for public use.
a. Judicial authority c. The power to tax
b. Police power d. Eminent domain
◉ A. Answer: __________ is the power of the state or local government
to generate revenue and
fund state and local governmental functions under their police power.
a. The power to tax c. The right to vote
b. The commerce clause d. The Spanish common law
◉ B. Answer: Covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) which
limit subdivision sales to
nonminorities violate:
a. federal commerce clauses. c. rent control ordinances.
b. equal protection laws. d. All of the above.
◉ D. Answer: California has a three-tiered court system consisting of:
a. trial courts, superior courts and appellate courts.
b. superior courts, night courts and trial courts.
c. supra courts, the Supreme Court and night courts.
d. trial courts, appellate courts and the Supreme Court.
,◉ C. Answer: __________ determines the proper physical location of
the court which will hear a case.
a. Jurisdiction c. Venue
b. Appellate d. Police power
◉ B. Answer: A __________ clause determines in advance which state's
law applies in a dispute.
a. due process c. diversity of citizenship
b. choice-of-law d. small claims
◉ D. Answer: The right to possess and use property includes the right
to:
a. occupy the property.
b. sell the property.
c. lease the property.
d. All of the above.
◉ B. Answer: Real estate is characterized as:
a. movable.
b. immovable.
c. personalty
d. none of the above
, ◉ D. Answer: The first component of real estate is land, which includes:
a. soil. c. reasonable airspace above the earth.
b. rocks. d. All of the above.
◉ A. Answer: A fixture is:
a. personal property which has become permanently attached to real
estate.
b. real estate which has been condemned.
c. personal property which is no longer associated with real estate.
d. real estate which has been abandoned.
◉ D. Answer: The ownership interests in real estate include:
a. fee estates. c. leasehold estates.
b. life estates. d. All of the above.
◉ C. Answer: A person who holds a __________ interest in real estate
has the right to possess and
control their property indefinitely.
a. leasehold c. fee estate
b. life estate d. profit a prendre
◉ D. Answer: A(n) __________ is an interest in a parcel of real estate
lasting the lifetime of a named
PRACTICE EXAM 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ B. Answer: Under __________ , legal disputes were settled by pre-
established statutes.
a. the English common law c. the Mexican judiciary
b. the Spanish civil law d. None of the above.
◉ C. Answer: The federal and state governments are divided into these
branches:
a. executive, statutory and legislative.
b. judicial, constitutional and executive.
c. legislative, executive and judicial.
d. constitutional, statutory and regulatory.
◉ B. Answer: __________ is the power of the state or local government
to protect the public well- being.
a. Eminent domain c. The power to tax
b. Police power d. None of the above.
,◉ D. Answer: __________ is the right of the government to take private
property for public use.
a. Judicial authority c. The power to tax
b. Police power d. Eminent domain
◉ A. Answer: __________ is the power of the state or local government
to generate revenue and
fund state and local governmental functions under their police power.
a. The power to tax c. The right to vote
b. The commerce clause d. The Spanish common law
◉ B. Answer: Covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) which
limit subdivision sales to
nonminorities violate:
a. federal commerce clauses. c. rent control ordinances.
b. equal protection laws. d. All of the above.
◉ D. Answer: California has a three-tiered court system consisting of:
a. trial courts, superior courts and appellate courts.
b. superior courts, night courts and trial courts.
c. supra courts, the Supreme Court and night courts.
d. trial courts, appellate courts and the Supreme Court.
,◉ C. Answer: __________ determines the proper physical location of
the court which will hear a case.
a. Jurisdiction c. Venue
b. Appellate d. Police power
◉ B. Answer: A __________ clause determines in advance which state's
law applies in a dispute.
a. due process c. diversity of citizenship
b. choice-of-law d. small claims
◉ D. Answer: The right to possess and use property includes the right
to:
a. occupy the property.
b. sell the property.
c. lease the property.
d. All of the above.
◉ B. Answer: Real estate is characterized as:
a. movable.
b. immovable.
c. personalty
d. none of the above
, ◉ D. Answer: The first component of real estate is land, which includes:
a. soil. c. reasonable airspace above the earth.
b. rocks. d. All of the above.
◉ A. Answer: A fixture is:
a. personal property which has become permanently attached to real
estate.
b. real estate which has been condemned.
c. personal property which is no longer associated with real estate.
d. real estate which has been abandoned.
◉ D. Answer: The ownership interests in real estate include:
a. fee estates. c. leasehold estates.
b. life estates. d. All of the above.
◉ C. Answer: A person who holds a __________ interest in real estate
has the right to possess and
control their property indefinitely.
a. leasehold c. fee estate
b. life estate d. profit a prendre
◉ D. Answer: A(n) __________ is an interest in a parcel of real estate
lasting the lifetime of a named
