In a Classroom Exercise, You Are Asked to Pair Up

question 117

Multiple Choice

In a classroom exercise, you are asked to pair up with another person for an activity. For the activity, you will both discuss the languages spoken in your homes. Based on the characteristics of residents of the United States, you would expect the language(s) spoken in your partner's home to MOST likely be:

• A) Spanish.
• B) French.
• C) Spanish and English.
• D) English.

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Definitions:

Promissory Estoppel

The legal enforcement of an otherwise unenforceable contract due to a party’s detrimental reliance on the contract.

Negligent Misrepresentation

A false statement of material fact made by a party who thinks it is true but who would have known the truth about the fact had he or she used reasonable care to discover or reveal it.

Statute of Frauds

A legal doctrine requiring certain contracts to be in writing and signed by the parties involved to be enforceable.

Lifetime Employment

A practice, often associated with Japanese companies, where employees are hired with an understanding or expectation of employment security until retirement.