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Law for Business and Personal Use: Activities and Study Guide

by: Adamson, John E.

Law for Business and Personal Use: Activities and Study Guide

by: Adamson, John E.

ISBN 13:
9780538683548
ISBN 10:
0538683546
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 04/02/1999
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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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.

Unit 1---Law, Justice and You

Our Laws

Our Laws and Legal System

(2)

Types of Laws

(4)

Ethics in Our Law

What is Ethics?

(2)

Reasoning About Right and Wrong

(2)

How is Ethics Reflected in Our Laws

(2)

Constitutional Rights

Foundations of Our Constitution

(2)

Amendments to the Constitution

(2)

Division and Balance of Powers

(2)

The Court System

Dispute Resolution and the Courts

(2)

Federal Court System

(2)

State Court Systems

(2)

Our Criminal Laws

Criminal Law

(4)

Criminal Procedure

(4)

Personal Injury Laws

Offenses Against Individuals

(2)

Intentional Torts, Negligence, and Strict Liability

(4)

Civil Procedure

(2)

Offer and Acceptance

Creation of Offers

(2)

Termination of Offers

(2)

Acceptances

(2)

Unit 2---Fundamentals of Contracts

Genuine Agreement

Creation of Offers

(2)

Mistake, Misrepresentation, and Fraud

(4)

Mutual Consideration

What is Consideration

(2)

Legal Value and Bargained-For Exchange

(4)

When Is Consideration Not Required?

(2)

Law of Capacity

Capacity Rights

(4)

Limitation on Capacity Rights

(2)

Legality of Contracts

Which Agreements Are Illegal?

(4)

Enforceability of Illegal Contracts

(2)

Written Contracts

What is the Statute of Frauds

(4)

Contracts Within and Exceptions to the Statute of Frauds

(2)

How Are Contracts Interpreted?

(2)

Contractual Duties

Transfer of Contractual Obligations

(2)

Performance of Duties

(4)

How Courts Enforce Contracts

Remedies for Breach of Contract

(4)

Denial of Remedies for Breach of Contract

(4)

Unit 3---Sales and Other Contractual Situations

Sales Contracts

Sales

(4)

Ownership

(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

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

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