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Is a promise to do something which you are already legally obligated to do considered as consideration?

1) True
2) False

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A promise to do something you are already legally obligated to do is not considered valid consideration in contract law and is therefore false. The necessary and proper clause has expanded, not limited, the power of the national government.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the context of contract law, a promise to do something which you are already legally obligated to do is not considered valid consideration. Consideration is the value that each party brings to a contract, and it must be something new or an actual change in the state of affairs. If the obligation is already existing, then the promise does not add anything additional to constitute new consideration.

Therefore, the correct answer to whether a promise to do something which you are already legally obligated to do is considered as consideration is 2) False.

Regarding the example provided about the role of judgment, it illustrates a situation where moral obligations may conflict, but this is a separate issue from the legal considerations of contract law.

The Constitution

Statement 1, concerning the necessary and proper clause, is false because the necessary and proper clause has actually had the effect of expanding the power of the national government, allowing it to make laws needed to execute its constitutionally assigned duties.

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