SECTION II—THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT LEGAL CONCEPTS
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11.ȱTheȱgeneralȱrequirementȱforȱanȱagentȱisȱthatȱheȱorȱsheȱmustȱbeȱȱȱȱ(a)ȱ
ableȱtoȱunderstandȱtheȱtransaction,ȱ(b)ȱ18ȱyearsȱofȱageȱorȱolder,ȱ(c)ȱ
ableȱtoȱdrive,ȱ(d)ȱmarriedȱ
12.ȱTheȱpowerȱtoȱdoȱanythingȱthatȱisȱreasonablyȱnecessaryȱtoȱcarryȱoutȱ
theȱdutiesȱexpresslyȱauthorizedȱisȱ(a)ȱapparentȱauthority,ȱ(b)ȱexȬ
pressȱauthority,ȱ(c)ȱimpliedȱauthority,ȱ(d)ȱratificationȱ
13.ȱTheȱdutyȱofȱaccountingȱshouldȱnotȱinvolveȱ(a)ȱcommingling,ȱȱ
(b)ȱformalȱstatements,ȱ(c)ȱpromptȱnotificationȱofȱreceipts,ȱ(d)ȱtrustȱ
accountsȱ
14.ȱIfȱaȱclient’sȱfundsȱareȱplacedȱinȱaȱpersonalȱorȱofficeȱaccount,ȱsuchȱ
actionȱwouldȱsubjectȱtheȱagentȱtoȱ(a)ȱliabilityȱtoȱtheȱprincipalȱforȱ
anyȱloss,ȱ(b)ȱprofessionalȱsanctions,ȱ(c)ȱbothȱaȱandȱb,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱ
theseȱ
15.ȱTheȱprincipalȱwillȱbeȱliableȱifȱ(a)ȱtheȱagentȱengagedȱinȱanȱillegalȱ
activityȱatȱtheȱprincipal’sȱdirection,ȱ(b)ȱtheȱagentȱwasȱactingȱtoȱadȬ
vanceȱtheȱinterestsȱofȱtheȱprincipal,ȱ(c)ȱtheȱagent’sȱunauthorizedȱ
actsȱwereȱratified,ȱ(d)ȱallȱofȱtheseȱ
16.ȱEmploymentȱcontractsȱmayȱbeȱterminatedȱ(a)ȱbyȱperformance,ȱȱȱȱ(b)ȱ
atȱtheȱwillȱofȱeitherȱtheȱemployerȱorȱtheȱemployee,ȱ(c)ȱbyȱmaterialȱ
breach,ȱ(d)ȱbyȱallȱofȱtheȱaboveȱȱ
17.ȱAnȱemployerȱowesȱaȱdutyȱtoȱtheȱemployeeȱtoȱ(a)ȱprovideȱsafeȱ
workingȱconditions,ȱ(b)ȱtreatȱworkersȱinȱaȱreasonableȱmanner,ȱȱ
(c)ȱabideȱbyȱtheȱFairȱLaborȱStandardsȱAct,ȱ(d)ȱallȱofȱtheseȱ
18.ȱAnȱemploymentȱcontractȱterminatedȱbyȱmaterialȱbreachȱisȱendedȱ
becauseȱ(a)ȱȱtheȱobligationsȱofȱtheȱemploymentȱcontractȱareȱnotȱfulȬ
filled,ȱ(b)ȱtheȱemployeeȱwishesȱtoȱresign,ȱ(c)ȱtheȱemployerȱneedsȱtoȱ
downsize,ȱ(d)ȱtheȱemployeeȱisȱaȱwhistleblowerȱȱ
19.ȱTheȱCivilȱRightsȱActȱofȱ1964ȱ(a)ȱforbidsȱemployers,ȱemploymentȱ
agencies,ȱandȱunionsȱfromȱdiscriminatingȱinȱhiring,ȱpaying,ȱtrainȬ
20.ȱWorkers’ȱcompensationȱstatutesȱ(a),ȱimposedȱlimitsȱonȱtheȱ
amountsȱthatȱinjuredȱemployeesȱcouldȱreceiveȱforȱtheirȱinjuries,ȱ(b)ȱ
requireȱmostȱemployersȱtoȱobtainȱinsuranceȱtoȱpayȱbenefitsȱtoȱinȬ
juredȱemployees,ȱ(c)ȱbothȱaȱandȱb,ȱ(d)ȱneitherȱaȱnorȱbȱ
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Unit 5 Tests Chapters 21–25 5-85