Book 2 Study 1

Question 1

_____ is expressed will of society that governs relationships among members of that society.

Answer 1

Law

Question 2

A legal wrong is called a ______.

Answer 2

Tort

Question 3

_____ law is based on precedent.

Answer 3

Common

Question 4

A _____ is an act of the legislature declaring something.

Answer 4

Statue

Question 5

Common law is based on the rule of _____ and is also known as _____.

Answer 5

Precedent, case law

Question 6

A ______ is a law passed by a legislating body.

Answer 6

Statue

Question 7

A _____ is a legal decision that serves as a binding rule in future similar cases.

Answer 7

Precedent

Question 8

_____ law is statue law arranged in a systematic collection.

Answer 8

Codified

Question 9

In Canada there are ____ basic systems of law.

Answer 9

Two

Question 10

All provinces except Quebec are subject to _____ law.

Answer 10

Common

Question 11

Quebec law is contained in _____.

Answer 11

The Civil Code

Question 12

An agreement that is enforceable at law is a ____.

Answer 12

Contract

Question 13

An agreement consists of ____ and _____.

Answer 13

An offer, an acceptance

Question 14

A contract which never legally existed is a ____ contract.

Answer 14

Void

Question 15

An offer must be ____.

Answer 15

Definitive

Question 16

_____ may be equated to the price for something.

Answer 16

Consideration

Question 17

A legally enforceable contract must contain three factors. It must have _____, the participants must have _____, and it must be for a _____ purpose.

Answer 17

Consideration
Legal capacity to contract
Legal

Question 18

A legal person can _____ and _____.

Answer 18

Sue, be sued

Question 19

_____ and _____ have limited ability to contract.

Answer 19

Infants, minors, the insane/mentally incompetent/intoxicated (any two)

Question 20

Four requirements for a valid contract in Quebec are: _____, _____, _____ and _____.

Answer 20

Consent, capacity to contract, cause of contract, object of contract

Question 21

Consent means there is an ____ which consists of an _____ and _____.

Answer 21

Agreement, offer, acceptance

Question 22

The object of a contract means the _____ of the contract.

Answer 22

Matter

Question 23

The cause or consideration is the _____ for contracting.

Answer 23

Reason

Question 24

The cause may be nullified in what four ways? _____, _____, _____ and _____.

Answer 24

Error

Fraud, violence or fear lesion

Question 25

_____ is a cause for avoiding a contract by a minor under certain circumstances.

Answer 25

Lesion

Question 26

A _____ is and adult who has been declared incapable of contracting.

Answer 26

Person of diminished capacity