Question

1- The tort of libel is the publication or broadcast of defamatory matter in writing or print.

True

False

2- Under the common law, a valid contract requires an....... followed by a properly communicated "mirror-image"........ and supported by a ....... that is "bargained for."

3-Under common law, an offeree's ____-______ to the offeror terminates the offeree's power of acceptance.

4- Under common-law, a contractual acceptance may be validly unconditional, unequivocal, and properly communicated even if the offeree silently accepts the offer when by prior course of business dealings the parties have previously manifested mutual assent.

True

False

5-Under the common law, an acceptance cannot deviate from the terms of the offer without being considered either a rejection or a counteroffer. Under UCC Article 2:

Group of answer choices

A-an acceptance is only valid if it occurs in writing

B-an acceptance is only valid if it is communicated verbally

C-an acceptance is not valid if the offeree's acceptance contains different terms from those in the offer

D-an acceptance is valid when the parties intend to form a contract⎯even though the offeree's acceptance contains different terms from those in the offer

E-an acceptance is only valid if it is made within 3 months of the offer

Answer 1

1

True

If the statement is made in writing and published, the defamation is called libel.

2. Under the common law, a valid contract requires an offer followed by a properly communicated "mirror-image" acceptance and supported by a legal purpose/capacity that is "bargained for."

3. Under common law, an offeree's counter-offer to the offeror terminates the offeree's power of acceptance.

If a counter-offer is made, then that would not be acceptance, because the counter-offer would not be a mirror image of the offer itself.

4. True

If an offer is valid, then the acceptance must be a mirror image.

5. A-an acceptance is only valid if it occurs in writing