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1L Contracts: Formation Basics

Offer, acceptance, consideration, and defenses.

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Question 1

Which statement best describes a valid offer in contract law?

  • A manifestation of willingness to bargain that justifies assent by the offeree
  • Any advertisement with a price
  • A private hope to make a deal later
  • A court's final judgment
Question 2

Consideration generally requires what?

  • A bargained-for exchange of legal value
  • A notarized writing in every case
  • A promise made only between relatives
  • A court seal before performance
Question 3

Under the mirror image rule, an acceptance must do what?

  • Match the offer's material terms
  • Add a new mandatory arbitration term
  • Be sent only by postal mail
  • Be signed by a judge
Question 4

A counteroffer usually has what effect on the original offer?

  • It rejects and terminates the original offer
  • It automatically accepts the original offer
  • It converts the dispute into a tort
  • It binds only the court clerk
Question 5

Promissory estoppel is most likely to matter when what is missing?

  • Traditional consideration, despite reasonable reliance
  • A plaintiff
  • A defendant
  • A written constitution
Question 6

Which doctrine may require certain agreements to be in writing?

  • Statute of Frauds
  • Res ipsa loquitur
  • Political question doctrine
  • Strict scrutiny
Question 7

If one party makes a promise after receiving a completed gift, the promise may fail for what reason?

  • Past consideration is generally not bargained-for consideration
  • All gifts are crimes
  • Courts never enforce written promises
  • The promise becomes property law
Question 8

Capacity defenses focus primarily on what issue?

  • Whether a party had legal ability to contract
  • Whether the judge agrees with the price
  • Whether the contract uses Latin
  • Whether the parties live in different states

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