Law for Business and Personal Use: Activities and Study Guide

by Adamson, John E.

• ISBN13: 9780538683548
• ISBN10: 0538683546
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-02
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

The student activities and study guide contains lesson outlines, vocabulary reviews, concept reviews, and goals reviews for every chapter of the text. Helping users to master chapter concepts, these activities can also be used to prepare for tests.

Table of Contents

Unit 1---Law, Justice and You
Our Laws
Our Laws and Legal System	1	(2)
Types of Laws	3	(4)
Ethics in Our Law
What is Ethics?	7	(2)
Reasoning About Right and Wrong	9	(2)
How is Ethics Reflected in Our Laws	11	(2)
Constitutional Rights
Foundations of Our Constitution	13	(2)
Amendments to the Constitution	15	(2)
Division and Balance of Powers	17	(2)
The Court System
Dispute Resolution and the Courts	19	(2)
Federal Court System	21	(2)
State Court Systems	23	(2)
Our Criminal Laws
Criminal Law	25	(4)
Criminal Procedure	29	(4)
Personal Injury Laws
Offenses Against Individuals	33	(2)
Intentional Torts, Negligence, and Strict Liability	35	(4)
Civil Procedure	39	(2)
Offer and Acceptance
Creation of Offers	41	(2)
Termination of Offers	43	(2)
Acceptances	45	(2)
Unit 2---Fundamentals of Contracts
Genuine Agreement
Creation of Offers	47	(2)
Mistake, Misrepresentation, and Fraud	49	(4)
Mutual Consideration
What is Consideration	53	(2)
Legal Value and Bargained-For Exchange	55	(4)
When Is Consideration Not Required?	59	(2)
Law of Capacity
Capacity Rights	61	(4)
Limitation on Capacity Rights	65	(2)
Legality of Contracts
Which Agreements Are Illegal?	67	(4)
Enforceability of Illegal Contracts	71	(2)
Written Contracts
What is the Statute of Frauds	73	(4)
Contracts Within and Exceptions to the Statute of Frauds	77	(2)
How Are Contracts Interpreted?	79	(2)
Contractual Duties
Transfer of Contractual Obligations	81	(2)
Performance of Duties	83	(4)
How Courts Enforce Contracts
Remedies for Breach of Contract	87	(4)
Denial of Remedies for Breach of Contract	91	(4)
Unit 3---Sales and Other Contractual Situations
Sales Contracts
Sales	95	(4)
Ownership	99	(2)
Special Rules for Sales Contracts	101	(2)
Ownership and Risk of Loss in Sales Transactions
The Power to Transfer Ownership	103	(4)
Risk of Loss and Insurable Interest	107	(4)
Consumer Protection
Federal Protection	111	(4)
State and Local Protection and Product Liability	115	(2)
Warranties	117	(4)
Legal Considerations in Marriage and Divorce
Legal Aspects of Marriage	121	(2)
Legal Aspects of Divorce	123	(2)
Unit 4---Property
Property
Classes of Property	125	(4)
Acquiring Property	129	(2)
Forms of Ownership	131	(2)
Bailments
Bailment Relations	133	(2)
Duties in Bailments	135	(4)
Common Bailments	139	(2)
Real Property
Real Property	141	(4)
Nature and Transfer of Ownership	145	(4)
Other's Rights in Your Land	149	(4)
Renting Realty
Types of Leases	153	(2)
Tenant's Rights and Duties	155	(2)
Landlord's Rights and Duties	157	(2)
Insuring Your Future
Insurance and How it Works	159	(4)
Property and Casualty Insurance Coverage	163	(4)
Life and Social Insurance Coverage	167	(2)
Dealing With Death: Wills, Estates and Trusts
Legal Consequences of Death	169	(4)
Trusts	173	(2)
Unit 5---Law of Jobs
Creation of Agency
Overview of Agency	175	(2)
Scope of Agency Authority	177	(2)
Operation of Agency
Agent's Fiduciary Duties	179	(2)
Other's Liabilities in Agency	181	(2)
Employment Contracts
Creation of Employment Contracts	183	(4)
Employer's Basic Duties	187	(2)
Termination of Employment Contracts	189	(2)
Unions
How Are Unions Established	191	(4)
Relations in a Unionized Workplace	195	(4)
Employment Discrimination
Illegal Employment Discrimination	199	(2)
Proving Illegal Discrimination	201	(4)
Specific Laws Making Unjustified Discrimination Illegal	205	(2)
Employee Injuries
Employer's Tort Liability	207	(2)
Worker's Compensation	209	(2)
OSHA	211	(2)
Unit 6---Forms of Business Organization
Forms of Business Organization
Basic Attributes of Business Organizations	213	(2)
Creating and Terminating Partnerships	215	(4)
Operating Partnerships	219	(4)
Creating, Running and Terminating a Corporation
Creating a Corporation	223	(4)
Financing, Operating, and Terminating a Corporation	227	(4)
Corporate Powers and Shareholder Rights	231	(2)
Forms of Organization for Small Business
Traditional Small Business Forms	233	(2)
New and Evolving Small Business Forms	235	(2)
Governmental Regulation of Business
Constitutional and Historical Basis for Regulation	237	(2)
Areas of Regulation	239	(2)
Unit 7---Borrowing Money and Paying Bills
Commercial Paper
Basic Types of Commercial Paper	241	(4)
Specialized Forms of Commercial Paper	245	(2)
Negotiability and Negotiation of Commercial Paper
Requirements of Negotiability	247	(4)
Proper Indorsement and Negotiation	251	(2)
Rights of Holders of Commercial Paper
Collection and Discharge of Commercial Paper	253	(2)
Defenses to Collection of Commercial Paper and Electronic Fund Transfers	255	(4)
Secured and Unsecured Credit Obligations
Establishing a Security Interest	259	(2)
Creation and Perfection of Security Interests	261	(4)
Debtors, Creditors, and Bankruptcy
Legal Protection of Creditors	265	(4)
Legal Protection of Debtors and Use of Credit Cards	269	(2)
Bankruptcy	271