Business Ethics
Utilitarians believe that ethics is measured by actions that do the most good for the most people.
What is true?
In a living-document view, the U.S. Constitution is a document that:
has to be interpreted to accommodate both stability and flexibility.
Which is not protected under the privileges and immunities clause?
What is the right to go to another state and vote in local elections?
A(n)___________ is the power to adopt laws that protect the general welfare, health, safety, and morals of the people.
What is State's police power?
Federal judges of the United States:
are appointed by the President, with the approval of the Senate.
What is the Utilitarian Theory based on?
What is based on doing the most good for the most people?
Within the past five years, the U.S Supreme Court has:
placed some limitations on the commerce clause.
The concept of equal protection of the law
applies to both state and federal government
What is soemthing that is not reserved solely to the national government?
What is power to tax?
The power to tax income:
may be exercised concurrently by both state and federal governments.
Ethical egoism believes that feeling guilty about poor ethical decisions will lead to better future decisions.
What is false?
A written document establishing the structure of the government and its relationship to the people
What is a Constitution?
If an act is legal, then it is moral.
What is Positive Law?
The laws that define the rights of one person against another
What is Civil Laws?
Federal supremacy refers to:
What is the power of the federal government to legislate in certain areas?
Ethical violations can cause lasting detriment to a company's ability to do business through impacts on the company's reputation.
What is true?
The three branches of the government
What is legislative, executive, and judicial?
What is a federal law that prohibits price discrimination?
What is the Clayton Act?
Powers that are held by both the national and state government.
What is shared powers?
Federal law preempts any conflicting state law
What is Express Federal Regulation?
The ethical category of integrity and truthfulness is best expressed as maintaining one's values and principles:
What is regardless of the consequences or costs?
Powers expressly given to the national government by the Constitution.
What is Delegated Powers?
Higher standards of conduct than positive law.
What is Natural Law?
certain things that the state and national government are prohibited from doing
What is Prohibited Laws?
Federal law __________ conflicting state regulation when a federal law regulates that particular subject.
preempts