Law, Business and Society 11th Edition

Chapter 01 - Capitalism and the Role of Government Internet Exercise and Supplements Answer to Internet Exercise (p. 39) 1. Some of the criticisms found on the site, http://www.globalpolicy.org, [http://www.globalpolicy.org/globalization/globalization-of-law.html; http://www.globalpolicy.org/globalization/globalization-of-politics/movement-for-global-justice.html ] include: Global capital undermines local and national politics; no effective administrative structure regulates global businesses; globalization is a source of repression

Chapter 01 - Capitalism and the Role of Government small government will have different and more cataclysmic effects today when it is not. Answers to QuestionsPart One (p. 8) 1. The students could see the Templeton website for a variety of responses. 2. Ahmadinejad said: We have to draw up programs based on Islamic

CHAPTER 1 Capitalism and the Role of Government Chapter Goals This chapter serves as an introduction to the two fundamental questions examined throughout the entire book: What is the proper role of business, both in America and in the global society? And how much government regulation is necessary or optimal to achieve that

Part ThreeCollectivism: Increase Government? The term collectivism embraces communism and socialism and similar philosophies on the left side of the political/economic spectrum. Collectivist systems feature economic cooperation and varying degrees of centralized control as contrasted with capitalisms economic individualism and political freedom. I. Communism Although China, Cuba, North Korea, Vietnam, and a few other

Chapter 10 - Antitrust LawRestraints of Trade Internet Exercise and Supplements Answers to Internet Exercise (p. 463) The following answers are found at http://www.smallbusinessnotes.com/managing-your-business/frequently-asked-questions.html] 1. The question is whether there was agreement between the manufacturer and the dealers, which would be a violation, as opposed to the manufacturer simply establishing a policy that

Chapter 10 - Antitrust LawRestraints of Trade Answers to Chapter Questions (p. 463) 1. Sections a.-d of this question would likely result in a healthy debate that could help students gain perspective of the concepts discussed in the chapter. Therefore, students answers will vary. gain perspective of the concepts discussed in the chapter. Therefore,

CHAPTER 10 Antitrust LawRestraints of Trade Chapter Goals If instructors experiences correspond with the authors, generating student interest in antitrust law is a daunting task indeed. The numbers are so big, and the scenes of action are so remote from the students' daily lives. Dangerously simplified, people continue to face the tired, but

Chapter 11 - Antitrust LawMonopolies and Mergers Internet Exercise and Supplements Answer to Internet Exercise (p. 495) 1. On the site, http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/div_stats/antitrust-enfor-consumer.pdf, the Department of Justice has listed eight telltale signs, including evidence that competitors have agreed to price their products a certain way, to sell only a certain amount of their product

Chapter 11 - Antitrust LawMonopolies and Mergers Answers to Chapter Questions (p. 495) 1. The district court dismissed the suit and the circuit court affirmed, based on the existence of the two alternative routes. In short, there were no anti-competitive practices used to establish or maintain the alleged monopoly. Simply raising prices

CHAPTER 11 Antitrust LawMonopolies and Mergers Chapter Goals If instructors experiences correspond with the authors, generating student interest in antitrust law is a daunting task indeed. The numbers are so big, and the scenes of action are so remote from the students daily lives. Dangerously simplified, people continue to face the tired, but

Chapter 12 - Employment Law I: Employee Rights Internet Exercise and Supplements Answers to Internet Exercise (p. 543) Based on information, the following are the answers as of the time of this writing: 1. OSHA's budget for Fiscal Year 2007 is $486.9 million. The agency has a sta" of 2,150, including 1,100 inspectors. 2.

Chapter 12 - Employment Law I: Employee Rights Answers to Chapter Questions (p. 543) 1. a. Of course, under the ancient notion of respondeat superior, it is believed that employers should bear responsibility because they hired the employees: They, in effect, decided that the employees would stand in for the master. Hence the

CHAPTER 12 Employment Law I: Employee rights Chapter Goals This is an inherently interesting area of law where the cases will speak well to the students. As a consequence, a very conventional approach to this material has been taken and given somewhat less attention to the public policy issues that dominate other chapters.

Part FiveEmployee Privacy Privacy on the Job? Typically, employers have dress codes requiring a neat, clean appearance. Other employers might have specific requirements, such as covering tattoos during work hours. Employer oversight extends well beyond appearance policies. Drug tests, integrity tests, personality tests, surveillance, searches for applicants online reputations are routine personnel practices

Chapter 13 - Employment Law II: Discrimination Internet Exercise and Supplements Answers to Internet Exercise (p. 597) 1. Workplace Bullying is repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators that takes one or more of the following forms: verbal abuse; offensive conduct/behaviors (including nonverbal) which are

Chapter 13 - Employment Law II: Discrimination Answers to Ricci v DeStefano Questions (p. 586) 1. a. It appears that fear of disparate impact liability based on the statistical disparity and the public outcry over the results led to the decision to not certify the exam results. public outcry over the results led to

CHAPTER 13 Employment Law II: Discrimination Chapter Goals At the outset, the law of discrimination should be placed in the historical and social context from which it arises. Students cannot be expected to objectively evaluate the merits of the campaign against discrimination without being reminded of the conditions of life in America for

III. Equal Pay The Equal Pay Act of 1963 directly forbids discrimination on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees of one sex at a rate less than the rate paid to employees of the opposite sex for equal work on jobs requiring equal skill, effort and responsibility and performed

Chapter 14 - Employment Law III: LaborManagement Relations Internet Exercises and Supplements Answer to Internet Exercise (p. 639) Go to National Labor Relations Boards frequently asked questions [http://www.nlrb.gov/faq/nlrb]. 1. Explain what an employee at a unionized workplace who is unhappy with the union can do. According to the website cited above, the employees can

Chapter 14 - Employment Law III: LaborManagement Relations Supplementary Materials I. Appropriate Bargaining Unit (p. 616) By a unanimous vote, the U.S. Supreme Court approved a 1989 NLRB policy dividing workers into eight collective bargaining units (e.g., one for nurses and one for technicians) for private hospitals throughout the nation. The policy marked

CHAPTER 14 Employment Law III: LaborManagement Relations Chapter Goals In order to place the law in context, the chapter begins with a summary of the working conditions and general societal circumstances that gave rise to the union movement. Given business students characteristic skepticism regarding unions, we believe that the instructor would be well advised

C. Appropriate Bargaining Unit The key consideration in establishing an appropriate employee bargaining unit is the community of interest among the employees. The NLRB searches for an appropriate bargaining unit because collective bargaining will not be stable and efficient if it involves employees with diverse interests. Certain classes of employees, such as

Chapter 15 - Consumer Protection Internet Exercises and Supplements Internet Exercise (p. 678) a. Texas: Covers new cars (with defect that substantially impairs the use or market value of the vehicle) with four unsuccessful repairs in no more than two years or 24,000 miles; or two unsuccessful repairs of a serious safety hazard;

Chapter 15 - Consumer Protection Therefore, all she can expect is a reasonably amicable result stemming out of the arbitration procedures. Therefore, all she can expect is a reasonably amicable result stemming out of the arbitration procedures. Therefore, all she can expect is a reasonably amicable result stemming out of the arbitration procedures. c.

CHAPTER 15 Consumer Protection Chapter Goals The consumer protection materials can be approached in a straightforward fashion. The many cases and readings should provide ample material for discussion. The authors have made no attempt here at an in-depth treatment of any of the topics. An overview of the rather arcane law of truth

Chapter 16 - International Ethics and Law Internet Exercises and Supplements Answer to Internet Exercise (p. 727) Each students answer will differ based on the multinational firm they choose. Student Projects 1. Find a report of an international business legal or ethical issuethat is, a legal or ethical business issue that involves more than country or

CHAPTER 16 International Ethics and Law Chapter Goals Globalization is now a fact. By globalization, one means the breaking down of national boundaries and rules to allow free interchange around the world of people, businesses, goods, services, investments, communications, and ideas. The world really is becoming one world. One cant stop it; therefore,

C. Employment-Related Regulations Social responsibility principles such as those in the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights set aspirational goals for countries and business managers, but they are not enforceable laws. In the absence of enforceable global labor standards, MNEs are left with the obligation to apply substantially varying laws to

Chapter 17 - Environmental Protection Internet Exercises and Supplements Answer to Internet Exercise (p. 771) 1. This is an internet exercise can be assigned by the instructor to the whole class or for extra credit or for in-class participation credit. A good discussion may be encouraged by asking students to determine what behavioral

Chapter 17 - Environmental Protection improve the situation, under the theory that private companies would have to charge a sustainable rateto be able to stay in business. improve the situation, under the theory that private companies would have to charge a sustainable rateto be able to stay in business. improve the situation, under

CHAPTER 17 Environmental Protection Chapter Goals Once again, the authors believe that the technical details of the law are less important to the student than a general grasp of environmental law policy and its implications for the business community and the population at large. Therefore, the authors suggest setting a foundation by building

Chapter 18 - Internet Law and Ethics Internet Exercise and Supplements Answer to Internet Exercise (p. 813) 1. Students answers will differ based on the vendors web site they choose to look at. At the time this was going to print, the following were examples that students might have found: Amazon.coma link to

Chapter 18 Internet Law and Ethics Chapter Objectives The nature of this subject matter makes it an ideal topic with which to conclude the investigation of the interrelationships among business, law, and society, as well as the consideration of the change mechanisms of market forces, law, and ethics. Particularly appropriate is the fact

Chapter 02 - Business Ethics Internet Exercise and Supplements Answers to Internet Exercise (p. 81) 1. a. Their answer: Like Socrates, most psychologists would agree that ethics can be taught. Research has found that dramatic changes occur in young adults in their 20s and 30s with regard to the problem-solving strategies they use to

Chapter 02 - Business Ethics Answers to Practicing Ethics: Bribe the Terrorists? Questions (p. 79) 1. Chiquitas general counsel claimed that the bribes were morally proper to save lives. Originally, the payments had been lawful, and Chiquita argued they were not voluntary and were a response to extortion. Prosecutors said that Chiquita could

CHAPTER 2 Business Ethics Chapter Goals The objective in Chapter Two is to introduce self-regulation as a technique for achieving a more desirable role for business in society. One finds that students often do not recognize the relationship between the free market, ethics and the law. Therefore, the instructor might remind the students

its prescriptive force is independent of its consequences. Kant believed that every rational creature can act according to his or her categorical imperative because all such persons have autonomous, self-legislating wills that permit them to formulate and act on their own systems of rules. II. Using Ethical Reasoning: Two Cases The instructor

Chapter 03 - The Corporation and Public Policy: Expanding Responsibilities Internet Exercise and Supplements Answer to Internet Exercises (p. 127) 1. The Corporate Watch web site (http://www.corpwatch.org) includes a substantial database devoted to the globalization issue from a critical perspective. The data base includes pages on topics such as Corruption, Beyond 9-11, Money

Chapter 03 - The Corporation and Public Policy: Expanding Responsibilities Answers to Shareholder Approach Questions (p. 122) 1. Costcos compensation philosophy has led to one of the most productive and loyal workforces in all of retailing. Only 6% of employees leave after the first year. That saves tons, since Walmart says it

CHAPTER 3 The Corporation and Public Policy: Expanding Responsibilities Chapter Goals The social responsibility materials are, in a sense, a continuation of the discussion of ethics in Chapter Two. The social responsibility doctrine grows out of ethical concerns and is, in part, an applied, macro version of some of the themes raised in Chapter

every year who might otherwise not have done so, funding is provided for many unprofitable sports including womens programs, and sports revenues often support academic programs. What Have We Lost? What have people lost when the innocence and idealism of sports are forfeited in favor of profit? Or are innocence and idealism simply

Chapter 04 - The American Legal System Internet Exercises and Supplements Answer to Internet Exercise (p. 181) 1. Students answers will vary based on the state and the article that they select. Student Projects 1. Find a report of a civil lawsuit where a corporation is one of the parties. Identify the parties to the

Chapter 04 - The American Legal System Answers to QuestionsPart Two (p. 171) 1. Jurisdictional requirements serve a number of purposes. Among those are the followingthe desire to separate local and national issues, the practical value of deciding issues close to their source when possible, the value of specialized courts with distinctive

CHAPTER 4 The American Legal System Chapter Goals Chapter Four follows a well-trod path. Here, as in all other undergraduate law texts of this general character, an outline in very broad strokes has been given of the nature of the law and of the legal system that has been erected to process that law.

VII. The Civil Trial Process Civil procedure varies by jurisdiction. The following generalizations merely typify the process. (See Figure 4.2.) [For a vast catalog of law on the Internet, see http://www.catalaw.com] A. Pleadings Pleadings are the documents by which each party sets his or her initial case before the court. A civil

Chapter 05 - Constitutional Law and the Bill of Rights Internet Exercises and Supplements Answer to Internet Exercise (p. 224) 1. The First Amendment Center identifies topics of debate regarding the First Amendment such as prayer in schools, flag-burning, hard-core music lyrics, tobacco advertising, hate speech, pornography, and various forms of symbolic speech.

Chapter 05 - Constitutional Law and the Bill of Rights Skilling v. United States 130 S.Ct. 2896 (2010) (p. 218) Syllabus The honest-services statute, Section 1346, Skilling maintains, is unconstitutionally vague Skillings honest-services prosecution, the Government concedes, was not prototypical. The Government did not, at any time, allege that Skilling solicited or accepted

CHAPTER 5 Constitutional Law and the Bill of Rights Chapter Goals Essentially, this chapter is a brief exploration of the primary intersections between the Bill of Rights and the practice of commerce in the United States. The chapter primarily focuses on freedom of religion, freedom of speech, search and seizure, takings, due process,

Chapter 06 - Contracts Internet Exercise and Supplements Answer to Internet Exercise (p.273) 1. Hairtech International has filed a $35 million breach of contract action against Paris Hilton claiming she had failed to promote and wear the companys hair extensions. Students can use this link: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/ claiming she had failed to promote and wear

Chapter 06 - Contracts Stambovsky v. Ackley et al., 169 A.D.2d 254 (S.Ct.N.Y., App. Div., 1st Dept. 1991) (p. 249) Syllabus Stambovsky sought to rescind the contract under which he bought a house from Adler, after learning that the house had a reputation for being haunted by poltergiests, a reputation promoted by Adlers

CHAPTER 6 Contracts Chapter Goals Chapter Six sets forth the basic requirements to have a valid contract and then proceeds to discuss the interpretation and enforcement of contracts. It starts, however, by tying the importance of the law of contracts to any capitalist free market system, both practically and philosophically. It is new

Public Policy The courts may decline to enforce certain otherwise binding contracts because to do so would not be in the best interest of the public. Noncompete clauses are common and may be fully lawful depending largely on whether the time and geographic restrictions imposed are reasonable. If unreasonable, the courts

Chapter 07 - Business Torts and Product Liability Internet Exercise and Supplements Answers to Internet Exercise (p.321) 1. Saints: States that have relatively low monetary tort losses and/or few litigation risks and relatively strong tort rules on the books. These states are well-positioned to contain their tort liability costs in the future if

Chapter 07 - Business Torts and Product Liability Marilyn Merrill v. Navegar Inc. 28 P.3d 116 (Cal. S.Ct. 2001) (p. 299) Syllabus In 1993, an individual went into a law firm in San Francisco with three weapons, two of which were manufactured by the defendant. He killed eight people, wounded six others, and

Chapter 07 - Business Torts and Product Liability Supplementary Materials I. Warnings (p. 302) Contrast the following to Brown Forman: William Hon died of pancreatitis at age 26. Mr. Hon drank two to three cans of Stroh beer four nights per week for six years. Mrs. Hon sued Stroh Brewing Co. claiming it should

CHAPTER 7 Business Torts and Product Liability Chapter Goals In this edition, instructors can expand their coverage to include an overview of torts, focusing on torts in a business context and including both torts against persons and against property. Relative to the bulk of the topics in this text, tort law is accessible and

Chapter 08 - Government Regulation of Business Internet Exercise and Supplements Answer to Internet Exercise (p. 373) 1. This can be a discussion based question. Some of the information which can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_helmets_in_New_Zealand is as follows. In New Zealand, the response to the law was to decrease bicyclinga 19% decrease at

Chapter 08 - Government Regulation of Business Answers to Voyeur Dorm v. City of Tampa Questions (p.350) 1. a. The court pointed out that the owners were not offering adult entertainment to members of the public at that location, but rather in virtual space. It held that the city code could not be

CHAPTER 8 Government Regulation of Business Chapter Goals The start of this chapter is a good opportunity to remind students of the intersection between the market, ethics, and the law. The relationship between those forces remains cloudy in student minds. Certainly some of the reasons for turning to the law (e.g., Market Failure,

B. Legislative Functions The agencies create rules that, in effect, are laws. In day-to-day business practice, the rules are likely to be much more important than the original congressional legislation. Rules Agencies enact three types of rules: Procedural rulesdelineate the agencys internal operating structure and methods. Interpretative rulesoffer the agencys view of the meaning

Chapter 09 - Business Organizations and Securities Regulation Internet Exercises and Supplements Answers to Internet Exercise Questions (p. 429) 1. As revealed at the Frequently Asked Questions section of http://securitieslaw.com, brokers have a fundamental responsibility for fair dealing and owe their customers a duty of loyalty and good faith. These require the broker

Chapter 09 - Business Organizations and Securities Regulation Escott v. BarChris Construction Corp., 283 F. Supp. 643 (S.D.N.Y. 1968) (p. 416) Syllabus BarChris constructed bowling alleys. In 1961, it decided to raise some capital by selling bonds, which required the filing of a registration statement with the SEC. When BarChris went bankrupt in

CHAPTER 9 Business Organizations and Securities Regulation Chapter Goals This chapter is intended to be a straightforward introduction to the legal principles governing the creation and propagation of a business. Part One offers a brief survey of the basic business forms and the advantages and disadvantages of each. The student should simply be encouraged

Social Businesses on the Horizon? The concept of a social business has been promoted by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, an economist and winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. The concept occupies a unique place on the continuum that runs from for-profit businesses to not-for-profit organizations. A social business is distinguished from a

Distributors purchase goods from a seller, then negotiate sales to foreign buyers on their own behalf. Answer: True Feedback: Distributors purchase goods from the seller, then negotiate sales to foreign buyers on their own behalf. In so doing, a distributor may be more likely to invest resources to develop a foreign market

According to Milton Friedman, the firm that maximizes its profits is not necessarily maximizing its contribution to the society. Answer: False Feedback: Milton Friedman, employing free-market reasoning, believed a firm that maximizes its profits is necessarily maximizing its contribution to society. Furthermore, heargued that any dilution of the profit-maximizing mode-such as

Employers who have contracts of $100,000 or more with the federal government or receive aid from the government must provide drug-free awareness programs for their employees. Answer: True Feedback: The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 applies to employers who have contracts of $100,000 or more with the federal government or who

Articles IV and VI, as well as the 14th Amendment, address the relationship between the federal government and the states. Answer: True Feedback: Articles IV and VI, as well as the 14th Amendment, address the relationship between the federal government and the states. Article VI provides in Clause 2(the Supremacy Clause)

Article III establishes the court system. Answer: True Feedback: Article I creates Congress, Article II sets up the executive branch, headed by the president, and Article III establishes the court system. Answer: True Feedback: Article I creates Congress, Article II sets up the executive branch, headed by the president, and Article III

Although shareholders are the owners of the corporation, control rests with the board. Answer: True Feedback: Although shareholders own the corporation, control rests with the board. State law significantly restricts the shareholders' ability to control management, other than indirectly through the annual election of the board. Answer: True Feedback: Although shareholders own

Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Act keeps creditors from a debtor's assets while the debtor, under the supervision of the court, works out a financial reorganization plan and continues to pay creditors. Answer: True Feedback: Bankruptcy is an adjudication relieving a debtor of all or part of his/her/its liabilities. Any person, partnership,

One of the primary tasks of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is conducting elections for union representation within the chosen bargaining unit. Answer: True Feedback: One of the primary tasks of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) isconducting elections for union representation within the chosen bargaining unit. Other tasks of

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requires all dischargers to secure a permit, most often from the Environmental Protection Agency, before pouring effluent into a navigable stream. Answer: True Feedback: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requires all dischargers to secure a permit, most often from the Environmental Protection Agency,

Jurisdiction refers to a court's power and authority to hear a dispute. Answer: TrueFeedback: A plaintiff may not simply proceed to trial at the court of his or her preference. The plaintiff must go to a court with the proper jurisdiction-that is, a court with the necessary power and authority to

Section 8(b) of the National Labor Relations Act permits a labor organization to try to make an employer compensate workers for services not performed. Answer: False Feedback: Section 8(b) of the National Labor Relations Act lists activities constituting unfair labor practices by a labor organization. Under this section, a labor organization

Social Accountability Accreditation Services accredits companies that meet the Social Accountability 8000 standards in the area of child labor. Answer: True Feedback: Social Accountability Accreditation Services in New York City accredits companies that meet the SA8000 standards in the areas of child labor, forced labor, health and safety, freedom of association,

Congressional authority is formally limited to certain enumerated powers. Answer: True Feedback: Congressional authority is formally limited to certain enumerated powers (Article I, Section 8), such as the authority to regulate commerce. The 10th Amendment provides that all power not expressly accorded to the federal government in the Constitution resides in

Contracts for services are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). Answer: False Feedback: Section 2-105 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) defines goods as tangible, movable things. Hence cars, clothing, appliances, and the like are covered. Real estate, stocks, bonds, money, and so forth are not covered. Nor are contracts

Private clubs are not exempt from Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Answer: False Feedback: Private clubs are exempt from Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and religious organizations may discriminate in employment on the basis of religion. Broadly, Title VII forbids discrimination in hiring,

The greater the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), the more likely the government will be concerned about the merger. Answer: True Feedback: The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is employed to measure market concentration. The greater the HHI and the greater the increase in the HHI, the more likely the government will be concerned about

The perception of business misdeeds or indifference, in conjunction with the growing influence of business values throughout American life, has led in recent decades to the development of the doctrine of corporate social responsibility. Answer: True Feedback: The business community is intensely criticized. That broadly shared perception of business misdeeds or

Supreme Court justices are appointed by the Senate. Answer: False Feedback: The Supreme Court consists of nine justices. Those justices (along with the federal district and appeals court judges) are appointed for life by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Answer: False Feedback: The Supreme Court consists of nine justices. Those

In an implied-in-fact contract, the contract is inferred on the basis of the behavior of the parties. Answer: True Feedback: In an implied-in-fact contract, the contract is inferred on the basis of the behavior of the parties. The contract is inferred on the basis of the facts-that is, by the behavior of

Sole proprietorships are mutual agencies. Answer: False Feedback: Partnerships are mutual agencies. A sole proprietorship comes into existence by the mere decision of the proprietor to pursue a venture. Thus, it is the default business form for single owners. Answer: False Feedback: Partnerships are mutual agencies. A sole proprietorship comes into existence

The National Labor Relations Act recently changed labor laws related to closed-shop arrangements, permitting labor unions to pursue closed-shop arrangements. Answer: False Feedback: Closed-shop arrangements are forbidden by the National Labor Relations Act. At one time, powerful unions insisted on closed-shop arrangements wherein employers could hire only individuals who already belonged

Corporations incur the disadvantage of double taxation. Answer: True Feedback: One of the disadvantages of a corporation is double taxation. Because the corporation is a separate legal entity, it is subject to taxation in its own right. In the United States, a corporation pays tax on its income. When it later

Employment quotas and affirmative action justified broadly by 'societal discrimination" are constitutional. Answer: False Feedback: Affirmative action is a means of remedying past and present discriminatory wrongs in a more expeditious and thorough manner than the market might achieve on its own. However, both quotas and affirmative action justified broadly by 'societal

A number of states forbid random drug testing or limit it to safety-sensitive situations. Answer: True Feedback: A number of states forbid random drug testing or limit it to safety-sensitivesituations. The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld such testing for public-sector employees where public safety is involved and for those having access

A police officer may not secure drugs that have been abandoned or that are in plain view if a warrant has not been obtained. Answer: False Feedback: Incident to an arrest, a search may lawfully include the person, a car, and the immediate vicinity of the arrest. Furthermore, a police officer

Generally, when a subsidiary is sued, the parent company is also liable. Answer: False Feedback: When a subsidiary is sued, the parent company is not generally liable. Forexample, in U.S. v. Philip Morris, Inc., the U.S. district court dismissed British AmericanTobacco (BAT) from the federal government's suit against various cigarette manufacturers

The cap-and-trade program leads to the use of the least cost-effective pollution reduction methods to reach the desired environmental goals. Answer: False Feedback: Programs such as the cap-and-trade program allow the most cost-effectivepollution reduction methods to be used to reach the desired environmental goals. The United States was very successful using

A mere interest in the problem at hand is sufficient to grant standing to sue. Answer: FalseFeedback: Before a plaintiff may ask a court to hear her or his case, that litigant must demonstrate standing to sue. That is, the person must show that her or his interest in the outcome