Essential Questions

  • How much of the material we have covered can you recall?
  • What are the six elements of a contract?
  • What are the characteristics of a contract?
  • Can you name and explain each of the classes of contracts?

Sunday, January 31, 2010

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17. _________________ ________________ allow a lawsuit to be brought even if both the ____________ and the ________________ are deceased.



18. Tort remedies include ________________ _____________, and ________________.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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15. Please list the Four Elements of Negligence.



16. What is Strict Liability and how does it differ from an Intentional Tort and Negligence?

Monday, January 25, 2010

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13. Which test is given to see if someone has committed a breach of duty? What type of test is this?



14. An action by the _________________ may actually cause the ________________ injury but still not be the ______________ _____________.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

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11. Please list the three major types of torts.



12. The art of ________________ can assist in the resolution of conflict. What are the steps of this skill? (you can find these answers on page 55 of your book.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

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9. Please list five types of Intentional Torts (If you can do this without you book, you are where you need to be on this section of the chapter).



10. There are four reasons someone can file suit for slander, please list them.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

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7. Where is Haiti? What is its capital? What is its language?



8. This country is the ___________ in the western hemisphere? What happened there almost two days ago?

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

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5. Please name two types of intentional torts that we have also learned to be crimes.



6. Which of the intentional torts do you consider to be most serious?

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

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3. What is the Latin for tort? How does it literally translate into English?



4. Who are tortfeasors? Who brings the case to trial in a civil suit? How should we refer to them?

Sunday, January 3, 2010

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1. What is a tort?



2. The law of torts is grounded in what (hint: There are four.)?