Legal Aspects of Real Estate: Q1/Chp 1-2

Question 1

1) Under __________, legal disputes were settled on a case-by-case basis before a judge.
a. the English common law
b. the Spanish legal system
c. the Mexican civil law
d. None of the above.

Answer 1

a. the English common law

Question 2

2) Under __________ , legal disputes were settled by pre-established statutes.
a. the English common law
b. the Spanish civil law
c. the Mexican judiciary
d. None of the above.

Answer 2

b. the Spanish civil law

Question 3

3) The federal and state governments are divided into these branches:
a. executive, statutory and legislative.
b. judicial, constitutional and executive.
c. legislative, executive and judicial.
d. constitutional, statutory and regulatory.

Answer 3

c. legislative, executive and judicial.

Question 4

4) __________ is the power of the state or local government to protect the public wellbeing.
a. Eminent domain
b. Police power
c. The power to tax
d. None of the above.

Answer 4

b. Police power

Question 5

5) __________ is the right of the government to take private property for public use.
a. Judicial authority
b. Police power
c. The power to tax
d. Eminent domain

Answer 5

d. Eminent domain

Question 6

6) __________ is the power of the state or local government to generate revenue and fund state and local governmental functions under their police power.
a. The power to tax
b. The commerce clause
c. The right to vote
d. The Spanish common law

Answer 6

a. The power to tax

Question 7

7) Covenants, conditions and restrictions which limit subdivision sales to nonminorities violate:
a. federal commerce clauses.
b. equal protection laws.
c. rent control ordinances.
d. All of the above.

Answer 7

b. equal protection laws.

Question 8

8) California has a three-tiered court system consisting of:
a. trial courts, superior courts and appellate courts.
b. superior courts, night courts and trial courts.
c. supra courts, the Supreme Court and night courts.
d. trial courts, appellate courts and the Supreme Court.

Answer 8

d. trial courts, appellate courts and the Supreme Court.

Question 9

9) __________ determines the proper physical location of the court which will hear a case.
a. Jurisdiction
b. Appellate
c. Venue
d. Police power

Answer 9

c. Venue

Question 10

10) A __________ clause determines in advance which state’s law applies in a dispute.
a. due process
b. choice-of-law
c. diversity of citizenship
d. small claims

Answer 10

b. choice-of-law