HFT 3603 CH. 1-4 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What are the six elements of a contract? - Answers - 1. Mutuality 2. Contractual
Capacity 3. Legality 4. Consideration 5. Proper Form 6. Genuine Assent
Complaint, Answer, and Reply are all known as - Answers - Pleadings
If the jury is ______, the judge will call a mistrial and the plaintiff can begin with a new
trial. - Answers - Hung
A ruling that the amount of money awarded by the jury is unreasonable is called
______. - Answers - remittitur
Most cases end up at trial. - Answers - False
Which is not included in a complaint? - Answers - A request for discovery
Civil Law - Answers - -Wrong done to an individual -Law applicable to Legal Wrongs
other than crimes
Fraud - Answers - An intentional, untruthful statement made to induce reliance by
another person or for the purpose of misleading someone, usually for PERSONAL
GAIN.
Issue - Answers - A legal question that the parties have asked the judge to resolve
Reasoning - Answers - The basis and rationale for the decision
If one person fails to abide by the agreement, the other can sue for breach of _______.
- Answers - Contract
Contract - Answers - An agreement between two or more parties/people that is
ENFORCEABLE in court
Rape - Answers - Forcible sexual intercourse against the victim's will
Assault - Answers - The tort of intentionally putting someone in fear of harmful physical
contact, such as making a fist in a suggestive way of an imminent punch.
-Crime of intentionally causing physical injury to another person
ANSWERS
What are the six elements of a contract? - Answers - 1. Mutuality 2. Contractual
Capacity 3. Legality 4. Consideration 5. Proper Form 6. Genuine Assent
Complaint, Answer, and Reply are all known as - Answers - Pleadings
If the jury is ______, the judge will call a mistrial and the plaintiff can begin with a new
trial. - Answers - Hung
A ruling that the amount of money awarded by the jury is unreasonable is called
______. - Answers - remittitur
Most cases end up at trial. - Answers - False
Which is not included in a complaint? - Answers - A request for discovery
Civil Law - Answers - -Wrong done to an individual -Law applicable to Legal Wrongs
other than crimes
Fraud - Answers - An intentional, untruthful statement made to induce reliance by
another person or for the purpose of misleading someone, usually for PERSONAL
GAIN.
Issue - Answers - A legal question that the parties have asked the judge to resolve
Reasoning - Answers - The basis and rationale for the decision
If one person fails to abide by the agreement, the other can sue for breach of _______.
- Answers - Contract
Contract - Answers - An agreement between two or more parties/people that is
ENFORCEABLE in court
Rape - Answers - Forcible sexual intercourse against the victim's will
Assault - Answers - The tort of intentionally putting someone in fear of harmful physical
contact, such as making a fist in a suggestive way of an imminent punch.
-Crime of intentionally causing physical injury to another person
