Is the definition of "consideration" on one of your contracts flashcards? No? What???? You have no flashcards???? Uh Oh!
You MUST have accurate definitions of all key terms memorized before your exams, and those definitions must be at your fingertips ready to go.
Think about speed dial.... In order to phone the right number, YOU must first enter the correct data and then the machine must encode it and keep it and have the mechanics to then automatically dial out that encoded information at your command.
Your brain must learn to function that way with rules of law, elements of rules, key definitions and legal terminology.
You must learn it correctly to begin with --bad data in and your phone dials the wrong number! And, you must be attentive to detail. One word CAN change a definition. (Lawyers are supposed to be detail freaks --don't worry!).
Then, you must develop your memory so that the information is stored in your brain and can be retrieved on command. Ways to memorize include reading the applicable material repeatedly, over and over, until you can recite it by heart; writing it out 50 times; or recording it into a tape recorder and playing it back for yourself over and over. Some people are greatly aided by charting concepts, others by making flashcards and quizzing themselves or having others quiz them. You may want to use memory tricks such as pneumonics. Hypotheticals help too; by placing rules into context you are more apt to train your memory than by learning the rules in a vacuum.
In this speed dial age, our memories are often not on "high" quite the way they were in previous generations when phoning home meant having your number memorized. You must therefore work harder to not only learn the applicable rules, theories and concepts as well as to train your application skills so you know how to use that knowledge on exams, but you also must do memory "workouts" to get your memory into the best shape possible come exam time!
So, what is the definition of consideration? Define "merchant" under the UCC. What are the exceptions to the statute of frauds? Get going!!!!! There is no time to waste!
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