Reference no: EM132272134

1. Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding promises to marry?

If the potential groom or bride backs out close to the wedding date, after many of the items for the pending marriage have been purchased or contracted for, he or she may be responsible for paying these costs if the other has paid those costs.

A.  In the 19th century, many courts recognized an action for breach of a promise to marry.

B. The fact that most courts do not currently recognize a breach of a promise-to-marry lawsuit is based on current social norms.

C. Today, most courts recognize a breach of a promise-to-marry lawsuit.

D. An action for breach of a promise to marry is based on breach-of-contract theory.

2. Regarding engagement, some states follow the_____ rule, which works as follows: If the person who gave the engagement ring breaks off the engagement, the other side gets to keep the engagement ring; if the person who has accepted an engagement ring breaks off the engagement, that person must return the engagement ring.

A. absolute liability

B. no-fault

C. promise-to-marry

D. strict liability

E. fault

3. Regarding engagement, the _____ rule states that if the engagement is broken off, the person who was given the ring must return the engagement ring, regardless of who broke off the engagement.

subjective

objective

fault

promise-to-marry

strict liability

4. Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding marriage requirements?

A. Neither party can currently be married to someone else.

B. All states provide that persons under a certain age, such as 14 or 15 years of age, cannot be married.

C. States prohibit marriages between persons who are closely related.

D. A brother could not marry his half-sister.

E. States never permit persons under the age of 18 (in other words, minors) to be married

5. States will permit younger persons to be married if they are _____ from their parents, meaning that the person is not supported by his or her parents and provides for himself or herself.

A. emaciated

B. emancipated

C. alienated

D. dissolved

E. Rescinded

6. Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding marriage licenses?

A. Marriage licenses are usually obtained at the secretary of state's office.

B. Some states require that the parties take a blood test prior to obtaining a license.

C. State law requires that to be legally married, the parties must obtain a marriage license issued by the state.

D. In most states, marriage is a public record, but some states permit couples to designate that the marriage license not be made public.

E. Some states require that in addition to a marriage license, there must be some sort of marriage ceremony.

7. _____ marriage is a type of marriage some states recognize in which a marriage license has not been issued but certain requirements are met.

A. Common law

B. Implied-in-law

C. Implied-in-fact

D. Executory law

E. Statutory law

8. Which of the following is NOT a requirement of common law marriage?

A. the parties are eligible to marry

B. the parties live together

C. the parties are financially solvent (in other words, they have positive net worth based on their collective assets being greater than their collective liabilities)

D. the parties voluntarily intend to be husband and wife

E. the parties hold themselves out as husband and wife

9. Which of the following is NOT true about the case, Obergefell v. Hodges?

A. In this case, same-sex partners challenged several states' laws that prohibited same-sex marriage.

B. In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark opinion in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges.

C. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court held that state laws that prohibit same-sex marriage violate the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

D. The Court, in this decision, held that states could decide whether or not same-sex couples could marry in their state.

E. It follows that the Court also must hold long dash and it now does hold long dash that there is no lawful basis for a state to refuse to recognize a lawful same-sex marriage performed in another state on the ground of its same-sex character.

10. Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding parent's rights and duties?

A. The state may remove a child, either temporarily or permanently, from situations of child neglect.

B. Parents have an obligation to provide necessities to their children until a child reaches age 16.

C. A parent must see to it that his or her child attends school up until 16 or 18 years of age, depending on the state unless the child is homeschooled.

D. A parent's refusal to obtain medical care for a child cannot be punished as a crime.

E. Child neglect occurs when a parent fails to provide a child with the necessities of life or other basic needs.