Legal Aspects of Real Estate UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Long established rules derived from judicial decisions fofunded on English law are sometimes
referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWER - common law
Procedural law: - CORRECT ANSWER - sets out the methods of enforcing substantive
rights
A litifant is: - CORRECT ANSWER - -the plaintiff
-the defendant
A tort is a: - CORRECT ANSWER - civil wrong
Amendments to the Constitution guarantee which of the following with regards to property and
the real estate profession? - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
-due process
-equal protection
-just compensation
The laws adopted by Congress and the state legislatures are called: - CORRECT
ANSWER - acts or statutes
A proposed law in Congress is called a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER - bill
Most legislation becomes effective: - CORRECT ANSWER - January 1 of the next year
,The rules of law developed by judges are called: - CORRECT ANSWER - case law
A court decision may be binding on all other judges. It depends on: - CORRECT
ANSWER - All of the above
-jurisdiction
-position in the court hierarchy
-a written opinion
An opinion written by a court states: - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
-the decision
-the facts of the case
-the court's reasoning
An appellate court will NOT change a trial court's decision if: - CORRECT ANSWER -
the losing party considered the jury incompetent
A case will NOT necessarily be heard in state court if: - CORRECT ANSWER - the U.S.
government is a party
Litigants are able to find out more about the disputed facts in a case through: - CORRECT
ANSWER - the discovery process
The oldest method of describing land is: - CORRECT ANSWER - metes and bounds
The starting point of a metes and bounds description is called the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - point of beginning
The government survey system is also called the: - CORRECT ANSWER - rectangular
survey method
, Which of the following lines do NOT run east and west? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Principal meridians
The square of land located at the intersection of a range and township tier is called a: -
CORRECT ANSWER - township
Irregular sections are called: - CORRECT ANSWER - government lots
Many final subdivision maps include which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -
All of the above
-measurements of area
-easement locations and dimensions
-location of survey markers
A bench mark is a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER - marker that states the location relative to
the datum
Natural attachments that are planted and cultivated are called: - CORRECT ANSWER -
fructus industriales
Which of the following is NOT a test for a fixture? - CORRECT ANSWER - Age of the
fixture
Fixtures installed for use in a tenant's business are called: - CORRECT ANSWER - trade
fixtures
Which of the following is a water right? - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
-riparian
-overlying
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Long established rules derived from judicial decisions fofunded on English law are sometimes
referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWER - common law
Procedural law: - CORRECT ANSWER - sets out the methods of enforcing substantive
rights
A litifant is: - CORRECT ANSWER - -the plaintiff
-the defendant
A tort is a: - CORRECT ANSWER - civil wrong
Amendments to the Constitution guarantee which of the following with regards to property and
the real estate profession? - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
-due process
-equal protection
-just compensation
The laws adopted by Congress and the state legislatures are called: - CORRECT
ANSWER - acts or statutes
A proposed law in Congress is called a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER - bill
Most legislation becomes effective: - CORRECT ANSWER - January 1 of the next year
,The rules of law developed by judges are called: - CORRECT ANSWER - case law
A court decision may be binding on all other judges. It depends on: - CORRECT
ANSWER - All of the above
-jurisdiction
-position in the court hierarchy
-a written opinion
An opinion written by a court states: - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
-the decision
-the facts of the case
-the court's reasoning
An appellate court will NOT change a trial court's decision if: - CORRECT ANSWER -
the losing party considered the jury incompetent
A case will NOT necessarily be heard in state court if: - CORRECT ANSWER - the U.S.
government is a party
Litigants are able to find out more about the disputed facts in a case through: - CORRECT
ANSWER - the discovery process
The oldest method of describing land is: - CORRECT ANSWER - metes and bounds
The starting point of a metes and bounds description is called the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - point of beginning
The government survey system is also called the: - CORRECT ANSWER - rectangular
survey method
, Which of the following lines do NOT run east and west? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Principal meridians
The square of land located at the intersection of a range and township tier is called a: -
CORRECT ANSWER - township
Irregular sections are called: - CORRECT ANSWER - government lots
Many final subdivision maps include which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -
All of the above
-measurements of area
-easement locations and dimensions
-location of survey markers
A bench mark is a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER - marker that states the location relative to
the datum
Natural attachments that are planted and cultivated are called: - CORRECT ANSWER -
fructus industriales
Which of the following is NOT a test for a fixture? - CORRECT ANSWER - Age of the
fixture
Fixtures installed for use in a tenant's business are called: - CORRECT ANSWER - trade
fixtures
Which of the following is a water right? - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
-riparian
-overlying
