Deck 31: Part II: The Public and International Environment

Question 1

Pitter Pater Corporation is a U.S.firm that does business internationally.Among the ethical challenges facing Pitter Pater and other firms is the role of women be?cause some countries

A)accept any professional role for women.
B)expect any professional role for women.
C)protect any professional role for women.
D)reject any professional role for women.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Arnie posts online a note that "I have good pix of child & me" with a link to several pictures of minors engaged in sex.Arnie is charged with violating a statute that makes it a crime to distribute material intended to make others believe it is child pornography.He argues that the statute is unconstitutional.The court is most likely to hold that the statute is

A)unconstitutional because it criminalizes speech.
B)unconstitutional because it is overbroad.
C)unconstitutional because it is impermissibly vague.
D)valid because it does not prohibit a substantial amount of protected speech.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Omni Oil,Inc. ,a Delaware firm,wants to use its corporate resources to influence the political process with respect to issues that do not relate to its business.Delaware attempts to block this use of resources.In a challenge to Delaware's action,under the First Amendment the most important question is whether

A)Omni and other corporations are protected by the free speech clause.
B)Omni should leverage political power through its economic skills.
C)Omni's speech is political in nature.
D)Omni's speech relates to an economic matter.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Lauren,a basketball coach at State University,schemes to fraudulently obtain scholarships for her team's players.This is most likely

A)honest-services fraud,a federal crime.
B)a violation of collegiate athletic rules but no crime.
C)a breach of university rules but no civil or criminal wrong.
D)unethical but no crime.

Question 5

Catalyst Corporation is a small,U.S.-based business that makes sophisticated polymers for export.Under the National Export Initiative,the federal government is

A)erecting barriers to deny free access to foreign markets.
B)boosting lending to small businesses,especially for export purposes.
C)placing less emphasis on exports than other governments.
D)playing a less active role in promoting exports in emerging markets.

Question 6

DrugCo,Inc. ,makes and markets Evenflo,a prescription drug.Food and Drug Administration (FDA)rules require ads for prescription drugs to disclose all of the potential negative side effects.Display ads on the Web are not amenable to such lists.Thus to comply with FDA rules,on the Web DrugCo should run

A)a general,disease-related search ad.
B)an ad for Evenflo without a list of side effects.
C)a tweet.
D)no ads.