QUESTIONS:

1. In the absence of ________ that a contract was formed, there is a risk of fraud.
2. One of the best ways to prove the existence of a contract is by a _______ signed by the parties.
3. The _______ __ ______ requires certain types of contract to be in writing to be enforceable.
4. ____ contracts are difficult to enforce if one of the parties dies or denies that a contract existed.
5. Unwritten information about the formation or terms of a written contract is called _____ evidence.
6. If the obligations of the parties under a contract cannot be _________ within a year, that is one type of contract the statute of frauds requires to be in writing.
7. One possible way to prove the existence of an oral contract would be to get testimony from _________ who saw the parties and heard what they agreed to.
8. A contract for the sale or transfer of an interest in ____ ________ must be in writing to be enforceable.
9. In order to satisfy the statute of frauds, the written agreement must be signed. Nowadays, a partys __________ is considered sufficient evidence that the party signed the contract.
10. A written contract does not have to include all the agreed terms, but must have all the _________ terms agreed to by the parties in order to be sufficient under the statute of frauds.
11. The statute of frauds requires a contract for the ____ __ _____ worth $500 or more to be in writing to be enforceable.
12. An ___________ clause in a written contract precludes the use of parol evidence as proof of the terms.
13. A written _________ is no longer needed to prove a partys agreement. Electronic evidence may be used instead.
14. In a lawsuit to enforce the terms of a contract governed by the statute of frauds, the plaintiff must produce a counterpart of the agreement signed by the _____ to be charged (i.e. the defendant).

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ANSWER CHOICES:

COMPLETED ESSENTIAL EVIDENCE INTEGRATION ORAL PAROL PARTY REAL PROPERTY SALE OF GOODS SIGNATURE STATUTE OF FRAUDS THUMBPRINT WITNESSES WRITING