strayer university LEG500 final exam part 1 and part 2

All of the following are considered exceptions to the general rule that there is no duty to rescue except:

Answer

• Question 2

4 out of 4 points

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the rights of shareholders?

I. voting power on major issues and ownership in a portion of the company

II. right to transfer ownership and dividend entitlement

III. hire and fire management and select and appoint a chief executive

Answer

• Question 3

4 out of 4 points

Select the best definition of ethics:

Answer

• Question 4

4 out of 4 points

Which of the following views on outsourcing would be consistent with the free market ethics approach advocated by Milton Friedman?

Answer

• Question 5

4 out of 4 points

The Ethic of Care is

Answer

• Question 6

4 out of 4 points

Under the legal doctrine of “employment at will” an employee can be lawfully terminated from her job for:

I. wearing a shirt that clashes with her suit

II. any non-discriminatory reason

III. complaining about illegal activity in the workplace

IV. only for good cause

Answer

• Question 7

4 out of 4 points

To determine whether a public employee receives First Amendment protection from speech (and therefore cannot be fired for it), the Supreme Court has stated that all of the following are important except:

Answer

• Question 8

4 out of 4 points

In the essay, Work Matters, by law professor Marion Crain, all of the following are the result of working except:

Answer

• Question 9

4 out of 4 points

Exceptions to the rule of employment-at-will include which of the following?

I. organization of unions

II. passage of Sarbanes Oxley Act

III. raising of public policy issues

IV. promise of implied-contract or covenant-of-good-faith

Answer

• Question 10

4 out of 4 points

There are several reasons why whistleblowing may not be protected on an international level. These include:

Answer

• Question 11

4 out of 4 points

A majority of states have enacted "lifestyle rights laws" that protect workers' off-duty activities including cases of smoking, cohabitation, drinking. and single parenthood. What is the least effective argument by an employer to regulate off-the-clock activities in a state that has not enacted such lifestyle rights legislation?

Answer

• Question 12

4 out of 4 points

One reason employers use to justify giving honesty or integrity tests is:

Answer

• Question 13

4 out of 4 points

The United States Constitution, Fourth Amendment provides "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated... " Privacy rights are triggered under the Fourth Amendment:

Answer

• Question 14

4 out of 4 points

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA):

Answer

• Question 15

4 out of 4 points

According to the article excerpted in the text entitled, The Functions of Privacy, by Alan Westin, privacy has several functions in today’s society. These include:

Answer

• Question 16

4 out of 4 points

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Which of the following federal government agencies is charged with enforcing this statute?

Answer

• Question 17

4 out of 4 points

To establish a prima facie case of religious discrimination, the employee has to show all of the following except which one:

Answer

• Question 18

4 out of 4 points

Employment practices without business justification applied to all employees that result in a less favorable effect for one group than for another group may state a claim for:

Answer

• Question 19

4 out of 4 points

Equal protection is the constitutional guarantee:

Answer

• Question 20

4 out of 4 points

All of the following are true statements regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601, et seq.), EXCEPT which of the following?

Answer

• Question 21

4 out of 4 points

According to the court in the World Trade Center, the Fifth Amendment Substantive Due Process clause has all of the following meanings except:

Answer

• Question 22

4 out of 4 points

Employers have __________ been held criminally responsible for workplace injuries and deaths to workers.

Answer

• Question 23

4 out of 4 points

With the adoption of the ____________, the U.S. began to address the need to prevent, or minimize, workplace accidents and health hazards.

Answer

• Question 24

4 out of 4 points

One example of modern day slavery, as discussed in the interview with Kevin Bales, is:

Answer

• Question 25

4 out of 4 points

Typically individual stockholders are not held responsible for the actions of a corporation. Exceptions usually relate to comingling of funds, underinsuring, or similar actions by the corporate leadership. This is called:

Answer

• Final part 2

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• 1

All of the following are considered exceptions to the general rule that there is no duty to rescue except:

Answer

• Question 2

4 out of 4 points

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the rights of shareholders?

I. voting power on major issues and ownership in a portion of the company

II. right to transfer ownership and dividend entitlement

III. hire and fire management and select and appoint a chief executive

Answer

• Question 3

4 out of 4 points

Select the best definition of ethics:

Answer

• Question 4

4 out of 4 points

Which of the following views on outsourcing would be consistent with the free market ethics approach advocated by Milton Friedman?

Answer

• Question 5

4 out of 4 points

The Ethic of Care is

Answer

• Question 6

4 out of 4 points

Under the legal doctrine of “employment at will” an employee can be lawfully terminated from her job for:

I. wearing a shirt that clashes with her suit

II. any non-discriminatory reason

III. complaining about illegal activity in the workplace

IV. only for good cause

Answer

• Question 7

4 out of 4 points

To determine whether a public employee receives First Amendment protection from speech (and therefore cannot be fired for it), the Supreme Court has stated that all of the following are important except:

Answer

• Question 8

4 out of 4 points

In the essay, Work Matters, by law professor Marion Crain, all of the following are the result of working except:

Answer

• Question 9

4 out of 4 points

Exceptions to the rule of employment-at-will include which of the following?

I. organization of unions

II. passage of Sarbanes Oxley Act

III. raising of public policy issues

IV. promise of implied-contract or covenant-of-good-faith

Answer

• Question 10

4 out of 4 points

There are several reasons why whistleblowing may not be protected on an international level. These include:

Answer

• Question 11

4 out of 4 points

A majority of states have enacted "lifestyle rights laws" that protect workers' off-duty activities including cases of smoking, cohabitation, drinking. and single parenthood. What is the least effective argument by an employer to regulate off-the-clock activities in a state that has not enacted such lifestyle rights legislation?

Answer

• Question 12

4 out of 4 points

One reason employers use to justify giving honesty or integrity tests is:

Answer

• Question 13

4 out of 4 points

The United States Constitution, Fourth Amendment provides "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated... " Privacy rights are triggered under the Fourth Amendment:

Answer

• Question 14

4 out of 4 points

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA):

Answer

• Question 15

4 out of 4 points

According to the article excerpted in the text entitled, The Functions of Privacy, by Alan Westin, privacy has several functions in today’s society. These include:

Answer

• Question 16

4 out of 4 points

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Which of the following federal government agencies is charged with enforcing this statute?

Answer

• Question 17

4 out of 4 points

To establish a prima facie case of religious discrimination, the employee has to show all of the following except which one:

Answer

• Question 18

4 out of 4 points

Employment practices without business justification applied to all employees that result in a less favorable effect for one group than for another group may state a claim for:

Answer

• Question 19

4 out of 4 points

Equal protection is the constitutional guarantee:

Answer

• Question 20

4 out of 4 points

All of the following are true statements regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601, et seq.), EXCEPT which of the following?

Answer

• Question 21

4 out of 4 points

According to the court in the World Trade Center, the Fifth Amendment Substantive Due Process clause has all of the following meanings except:

Answer

• Question 22

4 out of 4 points

Employers have __________ been held criminally responsible for workplace injuries and deaths to workers.

Answer

• Question 23

4 out of 4 points

With the adoption of the ____________, the U.S. began to address the need to prevent, or minimize, workplace accidents and health hazards.

Answer

• Question 24

4 out of 4 points

One example of modern day slavery, as discussed in the interview with Kevin Bales, is:

Answer

• Question 25

4 out of 4 points

Typically individual stockholders are not held responsible for the actions of a corporation. Exceptions usually relate to comingling of funds, underinsuring, or similar actions by the corporate leadership. This is called:

Answer