FE Mechanical Professional Practice &
Ethics 2026/2027 | NCEES Exam Prep |
Ethics, Law & Engineering Responsibility |
Practice Questions
contract - correct answer-legally binding agreement or promise to exchange
goods and services
requirements to be 'binding' - correct answer-1. clear and specific offer with no
ambiguity
2. some form of conditional future consideration (payment)
3. acceptance of the offer
requirements for an agreement to be 'enforceable' - correct answer-1. voluntary
2. legal capacity (mentally competent, sober, legal age, etc.)
3. purpose of agreement must be legal
format of a contract - correct answer-intro/purpose
name, address, and business forms
signature date of agreement
effective date
, duties/obligations
deadlines
fee amount
expiration date
boilerplate clauses
signatures
declaration of authority
supporting docs
principal - correct answer-owner
fiduciary responsibility - correct answer-agent must be honest and loyal
boilerplate clauses - correct answer-deal with the interpretation, validity, and
enforcement of an agreement
force majeure - correct answer-an event or effect that can be neither anticipated
nor controlled
subcontract - correct answer-when a party to a contract engages a third party to
perform the work in the original contract, the contract with the third party is a
subcontract
owner - correct answer-the person, partnership, or corporation that actually
owns the land, assumes financial risk, and ends up with the completed project
Ethics 2026/2027 | NCEES Exam Prep |
Ethics, Law & Engineering Responsibility |
Practice Questions
contract - correct answer-legally binding agreement or promise to exchange
goods and services
requirements to be 'binding' - correct answer-1. clear and specific offer with no
ambiguity
2. some form of conditional future consideration (payment)
3. acceptance of the offer
requirements for an agreement to be 'enforceable' - correct answer-1. voluntary
2. legal capacity (mentally competent, sober, legal age, etc.)
3. purpose of agreement must be legal
format of a contract - correct answer-intro/purpose
name, address, and business forms
signature date of agreement
effective date
, duties/obligations
deadlines
fee amount
expiration date
boilerplate clauses
signatures
declaration of authority
supporting docs
principal - correct answer-owner
fiduciary responsibility - correct answer-agent must be honest and loyal
boilerplate clauses - correct answer-deal with the interpretation, validity, and
enforcement of an agreement
force majeure - correct answer-an event or effect that can be neither anticipated
nor controlled
subcontract - correct answer-when a party to a contract engages a third party to
perform the work in the original contract, the contract with the third party is a
subcontract
owner - correct answer-the person, partnership, or corporation that actually
owns the land, assumes financial risk, and ends up with the completed project
