Quiz legal aspects 1

Question 1

Under ______ , legal disputes were settled on a case-by-case basis before a judge.

Answer 1

the English common law

Question 2

Under ______ , legal disputes were settled by pre-established statutes.

Answer 2

the Spanish civil law

Question 3

The federal and state governments are divided into these branches:

Answer 3

legislative, executive and judicial.

Question 4

______ is the power of the state or local government to protect the public well- being.

Answer 4

Police power

Question 5

_______is the right of the government to take private property for public use.

Answer 5

Eminent domain

Question 6

_____ is the power of the state or local government to generate revenue and fund state and local governmental functions under their police power

Answer 6

The power to tax

Question 7

Covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) which limit subdivision sales to nonminorities violate:

Answer 7

equal protection laws.

Question 8

California has a three-tiered court system consisting of:

Answer 8

trial courts,appellate courts and the Supreme Court.

Question 9

_____determines the proper physical location of the court which will hear a case.

Answer 9

venue

Question 10

A _______ clause determines in advance which state’s law applies in a dispute.

Answer 10

choice-of-law

Question 11

The right to possess and use property includes the right to:

Answer 11

occupy the property..
sell the property..
lease the property

Question 12

Real estate is characterized as:

Answer 12

Immovable

Question 13

The first component of real estate is land, which includes:

Answer 13

soil.
rocks.
reasonable airspace above the earth

Question 14

A fixture is:

Answer 14

personal property which has become permanently attached to real estate

Question 15

The ownership interests in real estate include:

Answer 15

fee estates.
life estates.
leasehold estates

Question 16

A person who holds a ______ interest in real estate has the right to possess and control their property indefinitely.

Answer 16

Fee estate

Question 17

A(n) _______ is an interest in a parcel of real estate lasting the lifetime of a named individual, called a controlling life.

Answer 17

life estate

Question 18

A leasehold estate conveys to a tenant the right to______ a feeowner’s real estate.

Answer 18

possess

Question 19

In a ______ , a landlord and tenant agree to successive rental periods of the same length, such as in a month-to-month tenancy.

Answer 19

periodic tenancy

Question 20

A(n) _____ grants its holder a nonexclusive personal privilege to use property.

Answer 20

license

Question 21

______ are improvements made to leased property to meet the needs of the occupying tenant.

Answer 21

Tenant improvements

Question 22

An improvement which a tenant is required to make in exchange for a reduction in rent is an example of a:

Answer 22

mandatory improvement

Question 23

An improvement which is authorized but not required by the landlord is called a:

Answer 23

permissive improvement

Question 24

On expiration of a lease, the passage of real estate fixtures from the tenant to landlord is a conveyance called:

Answer 24

reversion

Question 25

______ are improvements unique to the tenant’s business which may be removed by the tenant upon expiration of a lease or rental agreement.

Answer 25

Trade fixtures

Question 26

A _______ sets the terms of a fixed-term tenancy.

Answer 26

lease agreement

Question 27

A rental agreement sets the terms of a:

Answer 27

periodic tenancy

Question 28

On expiration of a lease, a tenant who remains in possession of a property without an agreement or acceptance of rent by the landlord for the extended occupancy becomes a(n):

Answer 28

holdover tenant

Question 29

A tenancy relationship may be changed by:

Answer 29

notice.

expiration of a lease.

Question 30

An occupant of a vacation property, motel or hotel for less than 30 days is classified as a:

Answer 30

transient occupant.