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21. Sam and Tom entered into a one-year contract wherein Sam agreed to supply Tom with all of the paper goods that Tom needed for his restaurant on a monthly basis. Tom agreed not to purchase paper goods from any other supplier. The parties performed the contract for six months until Tom learned of another vendor who was able to supply paper goods for his restaurant at half the cost of his contract with Sam. Consequently, Tom told Sam that he no longer required any paper goods from Sam. If Tom asserts that the contract with Sam is not binding on him, will Tom prevail?

27. Sandra’s Aunt Bessie wanted to buy Sandra a beautiful hat for Easter. Sandra didn’t really like to wear hats, but she wanted to please her Aunt. Aunt Bessie promised that if Sandra would accompany her and wear the hat to church on Easter Sunday, Aunt Bessie would reimburse Sandra for the cost of the hat. Sandra bought the hat for $250 and went with Aunt Bessie to church wearing the hat. Unfortunately, Aunt Bessie died shortly thereafter before she could reimburse Sandra. Aunt Bessie’s estate now refuses to reimburse Sandra. What legal theory would offer Sandra her best chance of success in court?

12. Mom sent to her son, Jeff, a letter on his 16th birthday, while he was away at military school.  In the letter, Mom promised to give Jeff $150,000 for college, if he “stayed clear of girls and alcohol and drugs.” Jeff studiously stayed away from alcohol and drugs and girls until he graduated from military school. When Jeff called mom for the college money she had promised, Mom said, “I’ve been practicing yoga, it is life changing, and I have decided to open a yoga studio, so I need every penny. Sorry, but I cannot give you the money.” Jeff sued Mom for the $150,000. How should the court rule?     

Sociological Theory  Racism, Sexism, Social Class Inequality are related to ___________________. 

14. Dean offered to sell his show dog, Rover, to Tom for $10,000. In return for the $100 that Tom gave him, Dean handed Tom a signed written statement dated March 1. The statement included the terms of the offer and that Dean promised not to revoke for a period of 30 days. On March 10, Tom wrote to Dean and stated, “I cannot pay more than $8,000 for Rover. Please let me know if you want to go through with the sale for that amount.“  Dean did not respond to Tom’s March 10 letter. On March 15, Tom wrote another letter to Dean, stating “I haven’t heard from you. I can agree to buy Rover for $9,000. If you cannot accept that amount, I cannot go through with the deal.”  On March 18, after receiving Tom’s letter, Dean sold Rover to Jane.  Tom learned of the sale on March 24. On March 25, Tom wrote a third letter to Dean. This letter stated, “I accept your offer to sell Rover. Enclosed is my check for $10,000.” Tom’s power to accept Dean’s offer:

_________________ coined the term Sociology in 1838 to describe a new way of thinking. 

Sociological Theory  Trying to understand how children invent games on a playground or observing how pedestrians respond to homeless people they pass on the street is related to the ______________. 

9. Amy decided to redecorate her house and she hires Helen, a professional decorator. As part of the contract, Helen purchases furniture, window treatments, and other items for Amy’s home. Helen’s fee includes an hourly charge for the interior design services, as well as charges for the items that Helen purchased for Amy’s home.  The final charges are approximately $20,000 for Helen’s design services and $25,000 for the new furnishings for the home. Under the majority view, what is the controlling law?

To draw a card, the program calls getCard() to pop it from gameDeckList. In which position, in gameDeckList, is the card that is about to be popped located?

Users may play the game as many times as they want. After each game, the program asks if the user wants to play again. Which of the following options would be understood by the program as “yes, play again”? Select all that apply.