Chapter 7 Law
A promise that can be enforced in a court is called a
(a) Contract
According to the mirror image rule, when accepting an offer, it must be:
(a) In absolute agreement with each and every term of an offer.
An executed contract is
(a) One that is fully performed
Whether or not a reasonable person would believe an offer has been made is called:
(a) The reasonable person standard
Silence is rarely an effective acceptance of an offer because an acceptance must be:
(a) communicated
the "master of the offer" is the
(a) offeror
A contract imposed by the court to prevent unjust enrichment is called:
(b) A quasi contract
In forming a contract, either online or in writing, the party accepting the offer is called the:
(b) Offeree
When a promise is given in exchange for a future performance of an act, it is called a:
(b) Unilateral contract offer
If a court decision or statute makes the subject matter of an offer illegal, the offer
(b) is immediately terminated
Rejections are effective to terminate offers when they are:
(b) received by the offeror
If the offeror of a unilateral contract proposes acceptance by performance:
(b) then only performance can operate as an acceptance
When an offeror makes an offer, and the offeree accepts the terms of that offer, it is called:
(c) Mutual assent
if the offer and acceptance contain different or conflicting terms, a contract is
(c) formed, but the conflicting terms do not become part of the contract.
A receipt from the post office that an acceptance was mailed will prove that a contract exists according to the
(c) mailbox rule
The difference between an expressed contract and an implied contract is:
(c-a&b) An expressed contract is stated in words and an implied contract is manifested by conduct
a contract is
(c-a&b) an agreement to do or not to do a certain thing enforceable by the courts
damages may require
(c-a&b) the payment money enforceable by the courts
Moral promises are
(d-a&b) Not binding and not enforceable
Acceptance under the "mirror image rule" must be:
(d-all) Unequivocal, unqualified, and in absolute agreement with each and every term of the offer.
standard clauses in contracts are often referred to as
boilerplate clauses
When using an online site, if a person is required to click the "I agree" box before continuing, it is called a
clickwrap agreement