Agreement

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/agreement

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the essential elements of a contract?Offer, acceptance, consideration, intention to create legal relations, and legal capacity
2. What is the legal framework?Forms the basis of contract law, constitutional law, and international law
3. Why do we need agreements?Agreements help people stay safe and work together by making rules that everyone agrees to, so there is less fighting and more teamwork.
4. How did agreements change over time?At first, people talked out loud and trusted each other, but later they wrote down rules in books, and now they can sign agreements on computers.

Social Contract: A philosophical concept where individuals implicitly agree to surrender certain freedoms for societal order and protection.
Consideration: The bargained-for exchange of something of legal value between parties to a contract.
Smart Contract: A self-executing contract with the terms of the agreement directly written into code, often on a blockchain.