Wichelhaus (Buyer) purchased a shipment of Surat cotton from Raffles (Seller) "to arrive on Peerless from Bombay.". Wichelhaus expected the goods to be shipped on the ship Peerless sailing from Bombay in October. Raffles expected to ship the goods on a different ship Peerless, which sailed from Bombay in December. When the cotton arrived two months later than expected, the buyer refused to take
delivery. This situation illustrates which defense to the enforcement of a contract?
a. Bilateral or mutual mistake c. Misrepresentation
b. Unilateral mistake d. Duress
A
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a. more difficult for women and minorities. b. completely dependent on religious identity. c. the process by which people are taught their society's values and prepared for citizenship. d. the way in which people are made to conform to the ideas of a political party or group. e. a range of devices to bend the will of the people to its rulers.
Too much freedom can lead to __________, a state in which everyone does as he or she chooses without regard to others
A) anarchy B) aristocracy C) democracy D) oligarchy E) tyranny
What is the first step in conducting historical research?
a) evaluating authenticity and accuracy of evidence b) formulating a hypothesis c) defining a topic or problem d) integrating data
Prior to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, most urban schools had a policy of __________, moving children through grades with their age peers regardless of their actual learning achievement
a. social promotions b. social reproduction c. mandatory advancement d. environmental adaptation