QUESTIONS,gWITHgSOLUTIONSgANDgEXPLANATIONS,
FROMgPRIORgBULg4310gEXAMSgOFgTESTgTWOgMATERIAL
©gRobertgW.gEmerson,gJuneg8,g2020
Theghundredsgofgquestionsgbelowghavegbeengputgintogthesegthreegoverallgtopics,gcoveredgingthisg
ordergduringgthisgsemester.
Contractsg(Questionsg1-277) Pagesg g 1-119
ThegFirstgAmendmentgandgFreedomgofgSpeechg(Questionsg278-297) Pagesg119-
127gEmploymentgDiscriminationgLawg(Questionsg298-340) Pagesg127-143
Itgisgveryglikelygusefulgforgyougtogpracticegtakinggtestsgbygstartinggwithgthegothergdocumentgalsogpost
edgongthegcoursegwebsite,gcontaininggthesegquestionsgbutgwithoutgtheganswersgandgexplanations.g Af
tergyougpractice,gthengyougcanglookgatgthisgdocumentgandgreadgthegexplanations,gevengforgthegquestio
nsgyougansweredgcorrectly.g (Yougmaygstillglearngfromgdiscussiongorgpagegreferencesgthatgyoughadgn
otgalreadygthoroughlygconsidered.)g Alsognote:gwhilegtheregnowgaregonlygmultiple-
choicegquestionsgongthegtests,gtheregweregtrue-
falsegingthegpast,gsogagnumbergofgthegpracticegquestionsgheregaregtrue-
false.g Thegsubstancegofgthosegtrue-
falsegquestionsgremainsgquitegpertinent,gandgagnumbergofgmultiple-
choicegquestionsgongtestsgmayghavegagtrue-
falsegelementgtogthemg (e.g.,g “Pickg theg trueg statement”g org “pickgtheg falseg statement”g (ofg theg fiveg sta
tements,g a-e,gforgthatgquestion).
Asgwithgallgmaterialgpostedgongthegcoursegwebsite,gyougaregfreegtogprintgthisgoutgandgbringgitgtogthegte
st.g Igamgneithergrecommendinggthatgapproachg(lotsgofgpaper!),gnorgdiscouraginggit,gbutgsimplygnotin
ggthatgitgisgentirelygyourgcallgwhethergtogemploygthatgstrategy.
Barron’sgreferencesgaregtogRobertgW.gEmerson,gBusinessgLawg(Barron’s,g6thged.g2015).gReference
sgtog“LSB”garegtogRobertgW.gEmerson,gLaw,gSocietygandgBusinessgTargetgCopy,g2020).gThegnumberg
aftergagbookgreferencegisgagpagegnumberg–
ge.g.,gLSBg28gmeansgtheg28thgpagegofgthegLSBgbook.g Pagegreferencesgareggeneralgandgmay,gongocca
sion,gbegoffgbygagpagegorgtwo.
Referencesgtoganswersgcominggfromglectures,gofgcourse,gusuallygrefergtoglecturesgfromgpreviousgsem
esters,gasgordinarilygweghavegnotggottengtogthatgmaterialgyetgthisgsemester.g Mostgofgthoseglecturegdis
cussionsglikelygwillgoccurgthisgsemestergasgwell.
Asgwithgallgmaterialgpostedgongthegcoursegwebsite,gyougaregfreegtogprintgthisgoutgandgbringgitgtogthegtest
.g Igamgneithergrecommendinggthatgapproachg(lotsgofgpaper!),gnorgdiscouraginggit,gbutgsimplygnotingg
thatgitgisgentirelygyourgcallgwhethergtogemploygthatgstrategy.
Contractsg(Questionsg1-277)
1. Pickgthegtruegstatement.
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,a. FactgPattern:gSam,gagknowngalcoholicgwhoglivesgnextgdoor,gcomesgovergonegdaygandgsaysgth
atgsincegyoughavegbeengsuchgaggreatgneighbor,ghegwillgsellgyoughisg$100,000ghousegforgonly
$60,000.g Samgisgobviouslygintoxicated.gYougimmediatelygagreegandgdraftgagcontractgforgthe
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, sale.gSamgsignsgitgandgleaves,gbutgagweekglaterghegcomesgtogyougandgclaimsghegdidn’tgknowgwhatg
hegwasgdoinggandgwantsgtogdisaffirmgthegcontract.
Statement:gSamgisglegallygboundgtogthegtermsgofgthegcontract.
Answer:gFalse.gAgkeygfactgisgthatgthisghomegworthg$100,000gwasgsoldgforg$60,000g–
gagvastlyglowgpricegthatgthegneighborgmustghavegknowngwasgridiculouslyglow.gTheregwasgnogot
hergconsiderationgtogcompensategforgthatghugegdifferential.g Thus,gthegneighborgwasgputgongn
oticegthatgagmistakegorgthatgSamg–gknowngtogbegagdrunkard,gandgobviouslygintoxicatedg–
gwasgincapacitated.gSeegLSBg272.-gHabitualgdrunkardgstatutes.gBarron’sgpageg132.
b. FactgPattern:gSidneygandgHallegcreategangintegratedgcontractgthatgcompletelygandgunambiguo
uslyglaysgoutgthegtermsgofgtheirgagreement.g SidneygisgtogwashgHalle’sgcargwithgsoapgandgwater,gv
acuumgeverygroomgingherghouse,gandgmowgherglawn.g HallegisgtogpaygSidneyg$200gforgallgofgthis.g
Agdisputegeruptsgbetweengthegtwogpartiesgovergthegtermsgofgtheirgcontract.g HallegarguesgthatgSid
neyghadgmentionedgthatgSidneygwouldgwaxgthegcar,galso.g Hallegattemptsgtogoffergevidencegthatg
Sidneygagreedgtogwaxgitgandgevengaskedgwhatgkindgofgwaxgtoguse.gStatement:gOrdinarily,gHallegc
angpresentgthatgevidence.
Answer:gFalse.g LSBg300-
301.gIngangintegratedgcontract,gcourtsgmustgstickgtogthegexpressgtermsgofgthegcontractgandgexcl
udeganygextraneousgevidence.gHere,gthegcontractgspecificallygonlygmentionsgsoapgandgwater.
c. Statement:gSeekinggangordergofgspecificgperformancegcangservegasgagvaluablegpost-
gjudgmentgbargaininggtoolgtoginducegaglosinggdefendantgtogagreegtogagnewgcontractgmoregattractivegt
ogthegplaintiff.
Answer:gTrue.g Barron’sgpageg171-
172.g“SpecificgPerformance”gcoversgthisgquestion.gLSBg336gcoversgthisgasgwell.g Note:gAnginju
nctiongorderinggspecificgperformancegcompelsgtheglosinggpartygtogtakegactionsgtogconformgwit
hgthegtermsgofgthegcontractg-
ge.g.,gturngovergthegdeedgtogthegproperty,ghandgovergthegraregcoin,getc.gSometimes,grathergthang
dogthat,gagdefendantgmaygprefergtogreachganothergagreementgwithgthegwinninggplaintiffg-
ge.g.,gpayghimgsomethinggtogholdgontogthegrealgestategorgthegraregcoin.
d. FactgPattern:gSalgownsgagbaseballgcardgstoregandgisgsellinggagRobgEmersongrookiegcardgforg5
0gcents.gThirteen-year-
oldgTimmygcomesgingandgbuysgthegcard.g AsgTimmygwalksgout,gSalgopensgagpricegguidegandgseesgtha
tgthegcardghasggonegupgingvaluegsincegtheglastgissue,gtog$500.g HegcatchesgTimmygoutsidegthegstoregan
dgtellsgTimmygthatghegmadegagmistakegandgthegcardgmustgbegreturnedgorgTimmygmustgpaygtheg$500.
Statement:gTimmygmustgreturngthegcardgorgpaygtheg$500.
Answer:gFalse,gmistakegingvaluegisgnotgvalidggroundsgforgvoidinggagcontractgandgunilateralgmis
takegbygthegpartygbestgsuitedgforgcatchinggsuchgagmistakegisgnotgvoidable.g Timmy’sginfancygca
nnotgbegusedgagainstghim.gLSBg266.
e. Statement:gAgmerchant’sgfailuregtoganswergagcustomer’sgmaterialgquestiongaboutgtheg
merchant’sggoodsggenerallygwillgnotgsufficegasgangelementgofgfraud.
Answer:gFalse.gSilencegisgnotgagfraud,gbutgfailuregtoganswergagquestiongis.g SeegLSBg258-
259;gLectures;gBarron’sgpageg118.
2. Janegwalksgintogangelectronicsgshopgtoglookgatgstereos.g Shegfindsgagstereogthatghasglabelsgongitgre
adingg“allgthegfeaturesgyougcouldgwantgandgmore.”gJanegdecidesgtogpurchasegthegstereo.g Thegstore
gclerkgtellsgJanegthatgsheghasgtengdaysgtogtrygoutgthegstereogrisk-
free,gduringgwhichgshegcangreturngitgforgagfullgrefund.g Agmonthglater,gJanegbringsgbackgthegstereog
andgsaysgthatgitgdoesgnotghavegsurround-
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, soundgfeaturesgasgshegoriginallygthoughtgitgmust,gandgthereforegshegwantsgher
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FROMgPRIORgBULg4310gEXAMSgOFgTESTgTWOgMATERIAL
©gRobertgW.gEmerson,gJuneg8,g2020
Theghundredsgofgquestionsgbelowghavegbeengputgintogthesegthreegoverallgtopics,gcoveredgingthisg
ordergduringgthisgsemester.
Contractsg(Questionsg1-277) Pagesg g 1-119
ThegFirstgAmendmentgandgFreedomgofgSpeechg(Questionsg278-297) Pagesg119-
127gEmploymentgDiscriminationgLawg(Questionsg298-340) Pagesg127-143
Itgisgveryglikelygusefulgforgyougtogpracticegtakinggtestsgbygstartinggwithgthegothergdocumentgalsogpost
edgongthegcoursegwebsite,gcontaininggthesegquestionsgbutgwithoutgtheganswersgandgexplanations.g Af
tergyougpractice,gthengyougcanglookgatgthisgdocumentgandgreadgthegexplanations,gevengforgthegquestio
nsgyougansweredgcorrectly.g (Yougmaygstillglearngfromgdiscussiongorgpagegreferencesgthatgyoughadgn
otgalreadygthoroughlygconsidered.)g Alsognote:gwhilegtheregnowgaregonlygmultiple-
choicegquestionsgongthegtests,gtheregweregtrue-
falsegingthegpast,gsogagnumbergofgthegpracticegquestionsgheregaregtrue-
false.g Thegsubstancegofgthosegtrue-
falsegquestionsgremainsgquitegpertinent,gandgagnumbergofgmultiple-
choicegquestionsgongtestsgmayghavegagtrue-
falsegelementgtogthemg (e.g.,g “Pickg theg trueg statement”g org “pickgtheg falseg statement”g (ofg theg fiveg sta
tements,g a-e,gforgthatgquestion).
Asgwithgallgmaterialgpostedgongthegcoursegwebsite,gyougaregfreegtogprintgthisgoutgandgbringgitgtogthegte
st.g Igamgneithergrecommendinggthatgapproachg(lotsgofgpaper!),gnorgdiscouraginggit,gbutgsimplygnotin
ggthatgitgisgentirelygyourgcallgwhethergtogemploygthatgstrategy.
Barron’sgreferencesgaregtogRobertgW.gEmerson,gBusinessgLawg(Barron’s,g6thged.g2015).gReference
sgtog“LSB”garegtogRobertgW.gEmerson,gLaw,gSocietygandgBusinessgTargetgCopy,g2020).gThegnumberg
aftergagbookgreferencegisgagpagegnumberg–
ge.g.,gLSBg28gmeansgtheg28thgpagegofgthegLSBgbook.g Pagegreferencesgareggeneralgandgmay,gongocca
sion,gbegoffgbygagpagegorgtwo.
Referencesgtoganswersgcominggfromglectures,gofgcourse,gusuallygrefergtoglecturesgfromgpreviousgsem
esters,gasgordinarilygweghavegnotggottengtogthatgmaterialgyetgthisgsemester.g Mostgofgthoseglecturegdis
cussionsglikelygwillgoccurgthisgsemestergasgwell.
Asgwithgallgmaterialgpostedgongthegcoursegwebsite,gyougaregfreegtogprintgthisgoutgandgbringgitgtogthegtest
.g Igamgneithergrecommendinggthatgapproachg(lotsgofgpaper!),gnorgdiscouraginggit,gbutgsimplygnotingg
thatgitgisgentirelygyourgcallgwhethergtogemploygthatgstrategy.
Contractsg(Questionsg1-277)
1. Pickgthegtruegstatement.
1
,a. FactgPattern:gSam,gagknowngalcoholicgwhoglivesgnextgdoor,gcomesgovergonegdaygandgsaysgth
atgsincegyoughavegbeengsuchgaggreatgneighbor,ghegwillgsellgyoughisg$100,000ghousegforgonly
$60,000.g Samgisgobviouslygintoxicated.gYougimmediatelygagreegandgdraftgagcontractgforgthe
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, sale.gSamgsignsgitgandgleaves,gbutgagweekglaterghegcomesgtogyougandgclaimsghegdidn’tgknowgwhatg
hegwasgdoinggandgwantsgtogdisaffirmgthegcontract.
Statement:gSamgisglegallygboundgtogthegtermsgofgthegcontract.
Answer:gFalse.gAgkeygfactgisgthatgthisghomegworthg$100,000gwasgsoldgforg$60,000g–
gagvastlyglowgpricegthatgthegneighborgmustghavegknowngwasgridiculouslyglow.gTheregwasgnogot
hergconsiderationgtogcompensategforgthatghugegdifferential.g Thus,gthegneighborgwasgputgongn
oticegthatgagmistakegorgthatgSamg–gknowngtogbegagdrunkard,gandgobviouslygintoxicatedg–
gwasgincapacitated.gSeegLSBg272.-gHabitualgdrunkardgstatutes.gBarron’sgpageg132.
b. FactgPattern:gSidneygandgHallegcreategangintegratedgcontractgthatgcompletelygandgunambiguo
uslyglaysgoutgthegtermsgofgtheirgagreement.g SidneygisgtogwashgHalle’sgcargwithgsoapgandgwater,gv
acuumgeverygroomgingherghouse,gandgmowgherglawn.g HallegisgtogpaygSidneyg$200gforgallgofgthis.g
Agdisputegeruptsgbetweengthegtwogpartiesgovergthegtermsgofgtheirgcontract.g HallegarguesgthatgSid
neyghadgmentionedgthatgSidneygwouldgwaxgthegcar,galso.g Hallegattemptsgtogoffergevidencegthatg
Sidneygagreedgtogwaxgitgandgevengaskedgwhatgkindgofgwaxgtoguse.gStatement:gOrdinarily,gHallegc
angpresentgthatgevidence.
Answer:gFalse.g LSBg300-
301.gIngangintegratedgcontract,gcourtsgmustgstickgtogthegexpressgtermsgofgthegcontractgandgexcl
udeganygextraneousgevidence.gHere,gthegcontractgspecificallygonlygmentionsgsoapgandgwater.
c. Statement:gSeekinggangordergofgspecificgperformancegcangservegasgagvaluablegpost-
gjudgmentgbargaininggtoolgtoginducegaglosinggdefendantgtogagreegtogagnewgcontractgmoregattractivegt
ogthegplaintiff.
Answer:gTrue.g Barron’sgpageg171-
172.g“SpecificgPerformance”gcoversgthisgquestion.gLSBg336gcoversgthisgasgwell.g Note:gAnginju
nctiongorderinggspecificgperformancegcompelsgtheglosinggpartygtogtakegactionsgtogconformgwit
hgthegtermsgofgthegcontractg-
ge.g.,gturngovergthegdeedgtogthegproperty,ghandgovergthegraregcoin,getc.gSometimes,grathergthang
dogthat,gagdefendantgmaygprefergtogreachganothergagreementgwithgthegwinninggplaintiffg-
ge.g.,gpayghimgsomethinggtogholdgontogthegrealgestategorgthegraregcoin.
d. FactgPattern:gSalgownsgagbaseballgcardgstoregandgisgsellinggagRobgEmersongrookiegcardgforg5
0gcents.gThirteen-year-
oldgTimmygcomesgingandgbuysgthegcard.g AsgTimmygwalksgout,gSalgopensgagpricegguidegandgseesgtha
tgthegcardghasggonegupgingvaluegsincegtheglastgissue,gtog$500.g HegcatchesgTimmygoutsidegthegstoregan
dgtellsgTimmygthatghegmadegagmistakegandgthegcardgmustgbegreturnedgorgTimmygmustgpaygtheg$500.
Statement:gTimmygmustgreturngthegcardgorgpaygtheg$500.
Answer:gFalse,gmistakegingvaluegisgnotgvalidggroundsgforgvoidinggagcontractgandgunilateralgmis
takegbygthegpartygbestgsuitedgforgcatchinggsuchgagmistakegisgnotgvoidable.g Timmy’sginfancygca
nnotgbegusedgagainstghim.gLSBg266.
e. Statement:gAgmerchant’sgfailuregtoganswergagcustomer’sgmaterialgquestiongaboutgtheg
merchant’sggoodsggenerallygwillgnotgsufficegasgangelementgofgfraud.
Answer:gFalse.gSilencegisgnotgagfraud,gbutgfailuregtoganswergagquestiongis.g SeegLSBg258-
259;gLectures;gBarron’sgpageg118.
2. Janegwalksgintogangelectronicsgshopgtoglookgatgstereos.g Shegfindsgagstereogthatghasglabelsgongitgre
adingg“allgthegfeaturesgyougcouldgwantgandgmore.”gJanegdecidesgtogpurchasegthegstereo.g Thegstore
gclerkgtellsgJanegthatgsheghasgtengdaysgtogtrygoutgthegstereogrisk-
free,gduringgwhichgshegcangreturngitgforgagfullgrefund.g Agmonthglater,gJanegbringsgbackgthegstereog
andgsaysgthatgitgdoesgnotghavegsurround-
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, soundgfeaturesgasgshegoriginallygthoughtgitgmust,gandgthereforegshegwantsgher
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