Title: CON 216 – Contract Law Fundamentals | Exam 1 Practice Questions – U.S. Department of Defense – Academic Year 2024–2025 – Multiple Choice Test Review

CON
216
EXAM
1

Total possible points: 85

Part I: Multiple Choice (2 points each)

1. Sources of contract law include .
a. executive orders issued by the president
b. the U.S. Constitution
c. statutes enacted by Congress
d. all of the above
2. Fiscal law is derived from .
a. general statutory provisions
b. legislation authorizing the appropriation
c. the terms of the Appropriations Act
d. all of the above

3. Which of the following are types of appropriations?
a. military pay
b. experimental research
c. operations and maintenance
d. both A and C

4. authority is, as the wording indicates, created by
explicit language, conveyed either orally or in writing.
a. Implied
b. Express
c. Apparent
d. none of the above

5. Which of the following contracts must be in writing?
a. contracts for the sale of land
b. promises to answer for the debt of another
c. promises made upon the consideration of marriage
d. all of the above

6. The Authorization Act for FY 1998 amended 10 USC 2410a to allow
Department of Defense (DoD) agencies to obligate funds in the
current year to finance any severable service contract with a
period of performance not exceeding
.

, a. 6 months
b. 12 months
c. 36 months
d. 48 months