1What is an agreement?
An offer and acceptance to enter into a contract.
2What is a false token
A false document used for fraud
3When was the Interstate Commerce Commission created?
near the end of the nineteenth century
4What does actus reus mean?
Wrongful behavior in criminal liability.
5What is the purpose of criminal law?
To punish offenders for harm to public health, safety, or morals.
6Who files charges in a criminal proceeding?
The government
7What does defense of property allow?
Reasonable force to defend property.
8What types of interests in land exist?
Temporary, permanent, and future.
9What powers do agencies have?
Legislative, judicial, and executive.
10Who cannot enter into legally binding contracts?
Minors, intoxicated individuals, and those with mental illness.
11When does a person gain full legal capacity to enter contracts?
When they become emancipated.
12What is the role of the offeror in an agreement?
To make the offer to enter into a contract.
13What is a common use of false tokens?
Counterfeiting money.
14Which agency was the first federal administrative agency?
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC).
15What is the Latin term for guilty act?
Actus reus.
16Who files charges in a criminal action?
The government.
17When is the use of deadly force in defense of property justified?
Rarely, if ever.Rarely, if ever.
18What determines the duration of ownership interest in land?
the duration of ownership interest in land?
The type of estate one holds.
19What are the three types of power agencies?
Legislative, judicial, and executive.
20What types of cases do state courts have the power to hear?
All cases not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal court system.
21What is consideration in a contract?
What a person will receive in return for performing a contract obligation.