STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ6—3ȱPRACTICEȱACTIVITYȱ
Readȱtheȱfollowingȱcasesȱandȱanswerȱtheȱquestionsȱaboutȱthem.ȱAttachȱaȱpageȱifȱadditionalȱ
spaceȱisȱneededȱforȱanswers.ȱ
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1.ȱHallȱsponsoredȱaȱboatȱraceȱinȱwhichȱtheȱfirstȱprizeȱwasȱadvertisedȱasȱaȱ14Ȭfootȱ
boatȱtrailerȱandȱaȱ20Ȭhorsepowerȱmotor.ȱAfterȱverifyingȱwithȱHallȱthatȱtheȱprizesȱ
horsepowerȱmotorȱasȱfirstȱprize.ȱBeanȱsued,ȱallegingȱthatȱheȱhadȱaȱcontractȱforȱ
theȱprizesȱoffered.ȱDoesȱBeanȱgetȱtoȱhaveȱtheȱ20Ȭhorsepowerȱboat?ȱExplain.ȱ[Hallȱ
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2.ȱSchiffȱisȱtheȱauthorȱofȱseveralȱbooksȱadvocatingȱthatȱcitizensȱareȱnotȱrequiredȱbyȱ
anyȱlawȱtoȱpayȱincomeȱtaxes.ȱWhileȱappearingȱonȱanȱeveningȱtelevisionȱshow,ȱheȱ
requiredȱtheȱfilingȱofȱaȱtaxȱreturn,ȱandȱdemandedȱtheȱmoneyȱfromȱSchiff.ȱSchiffȱ
refusedȱtoȱpayȱNewman,ȱallegingȱthatȱheȱcouldȱonlyȱacceptȱhisȱofferȱifȱheȱcalledȱ
inȱtoȱtheȱshowȱtheȱnightȱitȱwasȱbroadcast.ȱWhoȱisȱright?ȱExplain.ȱ[Newmanȱv.ȱ
Schiff,ȱ778ȱF.ȱ2dȱ460ȱ(8thȱCir.ȱ1985)]ȱ
2-12ȱChapter 6 Offer and Acceptance
STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ6—3ȱRETEACHȱ
Directions:ȱUnscrambleȱtheȱlettersȱfollowingȱeachȱquestionȱandȱwriteȱtheȱanswerȱinȱ
theȱblankȱprovided.ȱAnswersȱmayȱconsistȱofȱmoreȱthanȱoneȱword.ȱ
ȱȱ Answersȱ
ȱȱ1.ȱA(n)ȱ_____ȱoccursȱwhenȱaȱpartyȱtoȱwhomȱanȱ
offerȱhasȱbeenȱmadeȱagreesȱtoȱtheȱproposal.ȱ
1._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ2.ȱȱ Anȱofferȱmayȱbeȱmadeȱtoȱaȱgroup,ȱtheȱpublic,ȱ
2._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ3.ȱȱ Whoȱmayȱspecifyȱtheȱmethodȱusedȱtoȱ
3._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ4.ȱWhatȱareȱtheȱnewȱorȱchangedȱtermsȱcalledȱinȱ
anȱacceptanceȱmadeȱbyȱaȱconsumer?ȱȱ
4._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ5.ȱȱ Whatȱruleȱrequiresȱthatȱtheȱtermsȱinȱtheȱ
acceptanceȱexactlyȱmatchȱtheȱtermsȱinȱtheȱ
5._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ6.ȱȱ Whatȱlackȱofȱcommunicationȱcanȱnotȱbeȱusedȱ
6._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ7.ȱȱ Whatȱtypeȱofȱcontractȱrequiresȱtheȱoffereeȱtoȱ
7._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ8.ȱWhatȱtypeȱofȱcontractȱrequiresȱtheȱoffereeȱtoȱ
acceptȱbyȱpromisingȱtoȱperformȱanȱact?ȱ
8._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ9.ȱȱ Whatȱisȱtheȱonlyȱformȱofȱcontractualȱ
communicationȱthatȱbecomesȱeffectiveȱwhenȱ
9._______________________ȱ
10.ȱȱ Toȱwhomȱmustȱanȱacceptanceȱbeȱ
10._______________________ȱ
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STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ6—3ȱENRICHMENTȱ
Inȱtheȱcontinuingȱstudyȱofȱoffersȱandȱacceptances,ȱthisȱlessonȱdiscussedȱtheȱ
requirementsȱofȱanȱeffectiveȱacceptance.ȱInȱtheȱEnrichmentȱActivityȱforȱLessonȱ6–1,ȱ
youȱinterviewedȱanȱindividualȱaboutȱaȱspecificȱtransactionȱtoȱdetermineȱifȱitȱwasȱaȱ
legalȱcontract.ȱNowȱdetermineȱifȱtheȱindividual’sȱacceptanceȱwouldȱcreateȱanȱ
enforceableȱcontract.ȱ
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1.ȱWasȱtheȱacceptanceȱmadeȱbyȱtheȱpersonȱorȱpersonsȱtoȱwhomȱtheȱofferȱwasȱ
made?ȱ
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2.ȱDidȱtheȱacceptanceȱmatchȱtheȱtermsȱinȱtheȱoffer?ȱ
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3.ȱWasȱtheȱacceptanceȱcommunicatedȱtoȱtheȱofferor?ȱ
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4.ȱIfȱso,ȱwasȱtheȱofferȱcommunicatedȱinȱsilence,ȱasȱaȱunilateralȱacceptance,ȱorȱasȱaȱ
bilateralȱacceptance?ȱ
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5.ȱWhenȱwasȱtheȱacceptanceȱeffective?ȱ
2-14ȱChapter 6 Offer and Acceptance
STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
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CHAPTERȱ6ȱTESTȱ
SECTION I—IDENTIFY LEGAL TERMS
Directions:ȱPlaceȱaȱTȱforȱTrueȱorȱanȱFȱforȱFalseȱinȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱtoȱshowȱ
whetherȱeachȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱstatementsȱisȱtrueȱorȱfalse.ȱ
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ȱȱ1.ȱContractsȱareȱtheȱagreementsȱbetweenȱtwoȱorȱmoreȱpartiesȱthatȱ
createȱobligations.ȱ
1._______ȱ
ȱȱ2.ȱAllȱseriousȱagreementsȱareȱcontracts.ȱ2._______ȱ
ȱȱ3.ȱIfȱyouȱmakeȱanȱofferȱinȱjest,ȱbutȱaȱreasonableȱpersonȱwouldȱ
interpretȱyourȱconductȱotherwise,ȱyouȱhaveȱmadeȱanȱoffer.ȱ
3._______ȱ
isȱnotȱrequiredȱtoȱacceptȱit,ȱbutȱheȱorȱsheȱmayȱchooseȱtoȱdoȱso.ȱ
5.ȱConsiderationȱisȱtheȱlegalȱabilityȱtoȱcontract.ȱ5._______ȱ
7.ȱEveryȱoffer,ȱwhenȱproperlyȱmade,ȱisȱalwaysȱendedȱeitherȱbyȱ
acceptanceȱorȱrejectionȱbyȱtheȱofferee.ȱ
7._______ȱ
ȱȱ8.ȱEvenȱthoughȱtheȱoffereeȱhasȱgivenȱnothingȱofȱvalueȱinȱexchange,ȱ
aȱmerchantȱwhoȱmakesȱaȱfirmȱofferȱmayȱnotȱrevokeȱit.ȱ
8._______ȱ
ȱȱ9.ȱAnȱofferȱmadeȱtoȱoneȱpersonȱcanȱbeȱacceptedȱbyȱanother.ȱ9._______ȱ
10.ȱAnȱofferor’sȱattemptȱtoȱwordȱtheȱofferȱsoȱthatȱsilenceȱwouldȱ
appearȱtoȱbeȱanȱacceptanceȱisȱvalid.ȱ
10._______ȱ
SECTION II—THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT LEGAL CONCEPTS
Directions:ȱInȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱatȱtheȱrightȱofȱeachȱstatement,ȱwriteȱtheȱletterȱthatȱ
representsȱtheȱword,ȱorȱgroupȱofȱwords,ȱthatȱcorrectlyȱcompletesȱtheȱstatement.ȱ
ȱȱ Answersȱ
11.
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Whichȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱisȱ
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ȱoneȱofȱtheȱmajorȱrequirementsȱforȱaȱ
contract?ȱ(a)ȱtime,ȱ(b)ȱgenuineȱassent,ȱ(c)ȱcapacity,ȱ(d)ȱconsideration
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11._______ȱ
12.ȱAȱvalidȱofferȱmustȱbeȱcommunicatedȱtoȱtheȱoffereeȱandȱ(a)ȱtheȱ
offerorȱmustȱintendȱtoȱcreateȱaȱlegalȱobligation,ȱ(b)ȱtheȱtermsȱmustȱ
beȱdefiniteȱandȱcomplete,ȱ(c)ȱbothȱaȱandȱb,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱtheseȱȱ
12._______ȱ
13.ȱAnȱunacceptedȱofferȱmayȱbeȱterminatedȱbyȱ(a)ȱaȱcounteroffer,ȱ(b)ȱaȱ
reasonableȱlengthȱofȱtime,ȱ(c)ȱtheȱrejectionȱofȱtheȱofferee,ȱ(d)ȱallȱofȱ
theseȱȱ
13._______ȱ
14.ȱAȱfirmȱofferȱisȱbindingȱ(a)ȱforȱaȱstatedȱtime,ȱ(b)ȱforȱnotȱmoreȱthanȱ
threeȱmonths,ȱ(c)ȱevenȱwhenȱnothingȱisȱpaidȱbyȱtheȱofferee,ȱ(d)ȱallȱ
ofȱtheseȱȱ
14._______ȱ
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Thereȱisȱnoȱcontractȱ(a)ȱwithoutȱtheȱexchangeȱofȱmoney,ȱ(b)ȱ
withoutȱbothȱofferȱandȱacceptanceȱonȱmutuallyȱagreedȱterms,ȱ(c)ȱ
bothȱaȱandȱb,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱtheseȱȱ
15._______ȱ
16.ȱSocialȱarrangementsȱ(a)ȱareȱnotȱlegalȱobligations,ȱ(b)ȱareȱlegalȱ
contracts,ȱ(c)ȱareȱsubjectȱtoȱbreachȱofȱcontract,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱtheseȱȱ
16._______ȱ
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Capacityȱtoȱcontractȱmeansȱthatȱtheȱpersonȱ(a)ȱhasȱaȱgenuineȱneedȱ
forȱtheȱgoodsȱorȱservicesȱpurchased,ȱ(b)ȱhasȱampleȱroomȱtoȱstoreȱ
17._______ȱ
18.ȱWhenȱtheȱpriceȱisȱnotȱspecifiedȱinȱcontractsȱbetweenȱindividualsȱ
18._______ȱ
19.
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Offersȱthatȱrequireȱtheȱoffereeȱtoȱacceptȱbyȱcommunicatingȱtheȱ
requestedȱpromiseȱtoȱtheȱofferorȱareȱ(a)ȱunilateralȱcontracts,ȱ(b)ȱ
bilateralȱcontracts,ȱ(c)ȱmatchingȱofferȱcontracts,ȱ(d)ȱmirrorȱimageȱ
rulesȱ
19._______ȱ
20.ȱWhenȱtheȱtermsȱofȱacceptanceȱmustȱexactlyȱmatchȱtheȱtermsȱ
containedȱinȱtheȱoffer,ȱitȱisȱcalledȱ(a)ȱaȱunilateralȱcontract,ȱ(b)ȱaȱ
bilateralȱcontract,ȱ(c)ȱaȱmatchingȱofferȱcontract,ȱ(d)ȱaȱmirrorȱimageȱ
ruleȱ
20._______ȱ
SECTION III—APPLY LEGAL PRACTICES
21.ȱDickȱhadȱaȱverbalȱagreementȱwithȱtheȱJonesȱbrothersȱtoȱrepairȱtheȱbarnȱforȱaȱ
specifiedȱamount.ȱTheȱagreementȱwasȱforȱhalfȱtheȱmoneyȱtoȱbeȱpaidȱupȱfrontȱsoȱ
suppliesȱcouldȱbeȱpurchasedȱandȱtheȱotherȱhalfȱtoȱbeȱpaidȱwhenȱtheȱworkȱwasȱ
finished.ȱAfterȱoneȱweekȱofȱwork,ȱtheȱJonesȱbrothersȱneverȱreturned.ȱIsȱaȱverbalȱ
agreementȱaȱbindingȱcontract?ȱȱ
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22.ȱMaryȱordersȱaȱboxȱofȱNavelȱorangesȱandȱaȱboxȱofȱRubyȱRedȱgrapefruitȱfromȱtheȱ
schoolȱfundȱraiser.ȱWhenȱherȱorderȱcameȱin,ȱtheyȱhadȱsubstitutedȱregularȱ
grapefruitȱforȱtheȱRubyȱRedȱgrapefruitȱdueȱtoȱaȱlackȱofȱsupply.ȱDoesȱMaryȱhaveȱ
toȱacceptȱthisȱsubstitution?ȱWhatȱcanȱsheȱdo?ȱ
2-18ȱChapter 6 Offer and Acceptance
ANSWERS
Lessonȱ6—1ȱ
Quiz
2.ȱFȱ
3.ȱTȱ
5.ȱTȱ
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Practice Activity
1.ȱNo,ȱtheȱcontractȱisȱnotȱenforceableȱbecauseȱthereȱisȱnoȱcontract.ȱTheȱcourtȱsaidȱ
thatȱalthoughȱtheȱpartiesȱmayȱhaveȱhadȱaȱmanifestedȱintentȱtoȱmakeȱaȱcontract,ȱifȱ
theȱcontentȱofȱtheȱagreementȱisȱundulyȱuncertainȱandȱindefinite,ȱnoȱcontractȱisȱ
formed.ȱHere,ȱtheȱagreementȱbetweenȱMs.ȱCheeverȱandȱtheȱpublisherȱlackedȱ
2.ȱYes,ȱthereȱwasȱaȱcontract.ȱAlthoughȱTreece’sȱoriginalȱstatementȱofȱdrewȱlaughterȱ
fromȱtheȱaudience,ȱtheȱsubsequentȱstatements,ȱconduct,ȱandȱtheȱcircumstances,ȱ
showedȱintentȱtoȱleadȱanyȱhearerȱtoȱbelieveȱhisȱstatementsȱwereȱmadeȱseriously.ȱ
Reteach
Enrichment Activity
Answersȱwillȱvary.ȱ
Lessonȱ6—2ȱ
Quiz
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Practice Activity
1.ȱNo,ȱtheȱparentsȱdoȱnotȱrecoverȱfromȱtheȱinsuranceȱcompany.ȱTheȱofferȱtoȱextendȱ
theȱlifeȱinsuranceȱpolicyȱpastȱtheȱnineȬmonthȱperiodȱwasȱnotȱacceptedȱbyȱtheȱ
2.ȱNo,ȱDonald’sȱclaimȱisȱnotȱcorrect.ȱWhenȱDwayneȱchangedȱDonald’sȱoriginalȱ
Chapter 6 Offer and Acceptance 2-19
2-20ȱChapter 6 Offer and Acceptance
Reteach
6.ȱinsanityȱ
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Enrichment Activity
Lessonȱ6—3ȱ
Quizȱ
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13.ȱJuanȱmadeȱaȱunilateralȱcontractȱwhichȱallowsȱtheȱoffereeȱaȱreasonableȱamountȱofȱ
Practice Activity
1.ȱYes,ȱBeanȱgetsȱtheȱ20Ȭhorsepowerȱboat.ȱTheȱissueȱisȱwhetherȱBeanȱacceptedȱtheȱ
2.ȱThereȱisȱnoȱcontractȱuponȱwhichȱNewmanȱcanȱrecover.ȱAccordingȱtoȱtheȱoriginalȱ
Reteach
Enrichment Activity
ANSWERS TO TEST QUESTIONS
SECTION I
ȱ4.ȱTȱ
ȱ8.ȱTȱ
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SECTIONȱIIȱ
SECTION III
22.ȱMaryȱdoesȱnotȱhaveȱtoȱacceptȱtheȱsubstitutionȱandȱunlessȱtheȱcompanyȱindicatedȱ
Chapter 6 Offer and Acceptance 2-21