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1.

What best describes an agent provocateur?
- A.
  
  A Real Estate Agent
- B.
  
  An Agent Working For A Corporation
- C.
  
  A Spy
- D.
  
  An Agent Involved In Transferring Securities
Correct Answer
C. A Spy
2.

What does "agist" mean?
- A.
  
  Ancient Law, To Feed Cattle Of Strangers
- B.
  
  To Misrepresent
- C.
  
  To Be Against
- D.
  
  To Set Bail
Correct Answer
A. Ancient Law, To Feed Cattle Of Strangers
3.

The U.S. alien registration act of 1940 requires all aliens over what age to register every year?
- A.
  
  13
- B.
  
  18
- C.
  
  1
- D.
  
  21
Correct Answer
A. 13
4.

What's an allograph?
- A.
  
  A Lie Detector
- B.
  
  A Chart Of Languages
- C.
  
  A Signature Made For A Person By Another
- D.
  
  Handwriting Analysis
Correct Answer
C. A Signature Made For A Person By Another
5.

What is an instruction advising deadlocked jurors to have deference for each other's views?
- A.
  
  Allen Charge
- B.
  
  Arbitration Act
- C.
  
  Aarron Act
- D.
  
  All Fours
Correct Answer
A. Allen Charge
6.

What kind of divorce is a "mensa et thoro"?
- A.
  
  A Messy Drawn Out Violent One
- B.
  
  An Amicable Legal Divorce
- C.
  
  A Dissolution Of The Marriage
- D.
  
  A Separation Of The Parties By Law
Correct Answer
D. A Separation Of The Parties By Law
7.

What is an antecedent claim?
- A.
  
  A Claim Found To Be Expired
- B.
  
  A Bad Claim
- C.
  
  A Preexisting Claim
- D.
  
  Claim Against An Estate
Correct Answer
C. A Preexisting Claim
8.

What is an "apex juris"?
- A.
  
  An Excused Juror
- B.
  
  Public Domain
- C.
  
  A Notice To Appear
- D.
  
  Close Technicality Of Law
Correct Answer
D. Close Technicality Of Law
9.

In old English law what does apport mean?
- A.
  
  Charge, Tax
- B.
  
  Steal, Take
- C.
  
  Appoint
- D.
  
  Borrow
Correct Answer
A. Charge, Tax
10.

A transaction negotiated by unrelated parties acting in their own interest is called what?
- A.
  
  Armistice
- B.
  
  Arm's Length Transaction
- C.
  
  Bargained Transaction
- D.
  
  Sealed Order
Correct Answer
B. Arm's Length Transaction
11.

What does "magna culpa" mean?
- A.
  
  Filed, Executed
- B.
  
  Legal Complaint
- C.
  
  Gross Negligence
- D.
  
  Carried On
Correct Answer
C. Gross Negligence
12.

A Chapter 12 bankruptcy provides debt relief for whom?
- A.
  
  Any Business Doing Business In The U.S.
- B.
  
  A U.S. Based Business
- C.
  
  Any U.S. Citizen
- D.
  
  A Family Farmer
Correct Answer
D. A Family Farmer
13.

What are "prize goods"?
- A.
  
  Goods Which Are Taken On The High Seas
- B.
  
  Property Taken From A Criminal
- C.
  
  Goods From A Contest Used As Evidence
- D.
  
  Property From A Will
Correct Answer
A. Goods Which Are Taken On The High Seas
14.

What year was the twenty-sixth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, establishing the voting age at 18, enacted?
- A.
  
  1950
- B.
  
  1949
- C.
  
  1966
- D.
  
  1971
Correct Answer
D. 1971
15.

The 1966 Supreme Court ruling stating that suspects must be read their rights is from which case?
- A.
  
  Miranda V. Us
- B.
  
  Roth V New York
- C.
  
  Miranda V. Arizona
- D.
  
  Roe V Wade
Correct Answer
C. Miranda V. Arizona

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Law Test Trivia

What best describes an agent provocateur?

What does "agist" mean?

The U.S. alien registration act of 1940 requires all aliens over what age to register every year?

What's an allograph?

What is an instruction advising deadlocked jurors to have deference for each other's views?

What kind of divorce is a "mensa et thoro"?

What is an antecedent claim?

What is an "apex juris"?

In old English law what does apport mean?

A transaction negotiated by unrelated parties acting in their own interest is called what?

What does "magna culpa" mean?

A Chapter 12 bankruptcy provides debt relief for whom?

What are "prize goods"?

What year was the twenty-sixth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, establishing the voting age at 18, enacted?

The 1966 Supreme Court ruling stating that suspects must be read their rights is from which case?