Deck 6: Capacity: The Ability to Contract

Question 1

Upon release, a convicted felon can create which of the following?

A)Valid contracts
B)Void contracts
C)Voidable contracts
D)None of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The legal ability to enter into a contract includes which of the following?

A)Being of sound mind
B)Being of legal age
C)All of the above
D)None of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Under the law, minors create void contracts.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Persons who are intoxicated create a ___________ contract.

A)void
B)voidable
C)valid
D)unilateral

Question 5

When minors misrepresent their age, a contract will always be consummated.

Question 6

An affidavit may accompany which of the following?

A)Pleading
B)Motion
C)All of the above
D)None of the above

Question 7

Minors will never be responsible for any contract they make with any party.

Question 8

When a minor accepts benefits from a contract, the contract is

A)void.
B)implied.
C)disaffirmed.
D)ratified.

Question 9

Aliens have the capacity to contract, except in which circumstance?

A)When hostilities erupt
B)When they are convicted of a crime
C)All of the above
D)None of the above

Question 10

Persons who are intoxicated can create voidable contracts.

Question 11

Necessities for which a minor can be responsible include which of the following?

A)Food
B)Clothing
C)Shelter
D)All of the above

Question 12

Capacity is a necessary element in a contract.

Question 13

Persons who are intoxicated may disaffirm or ratify a contract when sobriety occurs.

Question 14

Person who always lack the capacity to contract are mentally handicapped persons.

Question 15

Upon sobriety, intoxicated persons can

A)ratify a contract.
B)disaffirm the contract.
C)all of the above.
D)none of the above.

Question 16

If a person is declared incompetent by a court, such a person will always create void contracts.

Question 17

Persons who lack the capacity to contract are minors.

Question 18

Disaffirmance is a method of __________ a contract.

A)accepting
B)rejecting
C)voiding
D)defining

Question 19

Convicted felons who are released from prison do not have the capacity to contract.

Question 20

A person who is mentally incapacitated can create

A)a void contract.
B)a voidable contract.
C)all of the above.
D)none of the above.