Corporate Liability
What is corporate personhood?
A corporation can sue and be sued, just like a person
What chamber does the filibuster happen in?
Senate
What political figure did Citizens United make a film about?
Hillary Clinton
What bank made fake customer accounts to meet quotas?
Wells Fargo
List 2 reasons why corporate liability laws are important
1. protects public
2. Holds organizations accountable
3. Encourages ethical behavior
What is cloture, and how many senators are needed to enact cloture?
What was the addictive substance that Purdue Pharma marketed?
OxyContin
What was the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) section that was relevant to Citizens United v FEC
Companies can't take general revenue and spend it on campaign material
Define Vicarious liability
Company's are responsible for a worker's actions
True or false: a filibuster must be relevant to the bill
False!
How much did Hobby Lobby make in 2023?
$8 Billion
Volkswagen tampered with emission tests with what type of cars?
Diesel engine cars
What is the difference between a company and corporation?
A corporation has shareholders and is publicly traded, a company is owned by individuals
Name a politician who used the filibuster
Strom Thurmond, Ted Cruz, etc
What was Justice Samuel Alito's - and the majority opinion's - argument in siding with Hobby Lobby?
Providing contraceptives was close enough to covering abortion, which violates religious freedom
What Supreme Court justice was vocally against he majority opinion, citing the need to protect third-party rights
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Give 2 different benefits to the filibuster
Encourages debate, protects minority party, limits one party from dominating, etc.
How much was Volkswagen fined? Within 2 billion
$30 billion
What was the name of Elizabeth Holmes's pharmaceutical company?
Theranos