BLAW3310 Legal Environment Of Business

What is sovereignty? CORRECT ANSWER The legitimate authority in a government to wield coercive power to authoritatively allocate values. Popular sovereignty CORRECT ANSWER The idea that the highest political authority in a democracy is the will of the people Majority Rule CORRECT ANSWER The principle under which government follows the course of action preferred by most people Absolute majority CORRECT ANSWER Fifty percent plus one of all members or all eligible voters Simple Majority...

Civil Rights (6) CORRECT ANSWER *provide freedom* from discriminatory treatment by the government or individuals Equal Protection Clause (6) CORRECT ANSWER declares that *all people get the equal protection of the law* Black Codes (6) CORRECT ANSWER *denied most legal rights to newly freed slaves* by prohibiting African-Americans from: - voting - sitting on juries - appearing in public places (vagrancy laws) Civil Rights Act of 1866 (6) CORRECT ANSWER declared that *people born in...

Marbury v. Madison (1803) CORRECT ANSWER Established the use of judicial review McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) CORRECT ANSWER Implied and enumerated powers The first use of the implied powers clause. Maryland wanted to tax on any bank not chartered by the state of Maryland. McCulloch managed Baltimore bank, and sues Maryland. Goes to supreme court, says national bank is constitutional and congress has the power to create a national bank. "The power to tax is the power to destroy" - Con...

lobbying CORRECT ANSWER activities to influence public policy to promote/protect group interests define lobbying: CORRECT ANSWER act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in a government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. direct lobbying CORRECT ANSWER -direct contact with policy maker -one-on-one meeting; testify @ committee hearing; letters & emails; indirect lobbying CORRECT ANSWER -work through intermediates -constituents: influential peopl...

A. New Englanders over-fishing and depleting the local cod population (: CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is NOT a free-rider problem? A. New Englanders over-fishing and depleting the local cod population B. A parent choosing not to vaccinate his kid with the hope that all other parents will vaccinate theirs. C. Fred using Wikipedia to learn about free-rider problems in politics without making contributions to support the website D. Sally choosing to abstain from voting because she...

Government CORRECT ANSWER The institutions through which public policies are made for a society Politics CORRECT ANSWER The process determining the leaders we select and the policies they pursue Policymaking system CORRECT ANSWER How policy comes to being evolved Consists of peoples interests, problems and concerns Policy agenda CORRECT ANSWER The issues that attract the serious attention of public officials Public Policy CORRECT ANSWER A choice that government makes in response to ...

What is one way people can increase their chances of getting what they want? CORRECT ANSWER paying attention Who would primarily be concerned with how society's wealth is distributed? CORRECT ANSWER economists What are directives that specify how resources will be distributed or what procedures govern collective activity? CORRECT ANSWER rules The informal, unwritten expectations that guide behavior and support formal rule systems are ______. CORRECT ANSWER norms A political system in...

Autocracy CORRECT ANSWER A form of government in which a single individual rules Oligarchy CORRECT ANSWER A form of government in which a small group of landowners, military officers, or wealthy merchants controls most of the governing decisions. Democracy CORRECT ANSWER A system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the governmental process, usually through the selection of key public officials Substantive limits vs Procedural limits CORRECT ANSWER Substantive lim...

What is politics? CORRECT ANSWER -the struggle of who gets what, when and how -resolving conflict in a peaceful way -consists of negotiation, bargaining and compromise -exists when ppl are interdependent and have to make collective decisions What are institutions? CORRECT ANSWER -rules by which conflict is resolved -ex: electoral laws, congress, presidency, bureaucracy, judicial system definition of government CORRECT ANSWER collective set of political institutions political institu...