Understanding the Law

Important legal principles and their impact on daily life and our society. Elective for either Program

This High School Course is also offered as part of the College Prep Correspondence Diploma program and the General Correspondence Diploma program.

Credits: 1 Unit

Course ID: LM02

Course Area: Social Studies

Course Type: College Prep, General

Study Method: Correspondence

Key Topics:
Our legal system; constitutional rights; the courts; criminal and personal injury laws; offer and acceptance; genuine agreement; mutual consideration; law of capacity; contracts; sales transactions; consumer protection; marriage and divorce; property; bailments; proportions; real property; renting property; wills, estates, and trusts; agency; employment contracts; employment discrimination and injury; business organization; creating, running, and terminating a corporation; forms of organization for small business; governmental regulation of business; commercial paper; negotiability and negotiation of commercial paper; rights of holders of commercial paper; secured and unsecured credit obligations; debtors, creditors, and bankruptcy.

Text:
Law for Business and Personal Use, South-Western