establishing confidence in the enforcement of laws b. Providing a certain degree of predictability as to what will happen if the laws are violated 4. If any society is to survive, its citizens must be able to determine What is legally right and wrong and be able to determine what sanctions may be imposed on them if they commit wrongful acts 5. Why should you care about the law? a. The law affects virtually ALL business transactions and activities, including:
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1. At what point, if ever, did the parties have a contract? After reading “Theory to Practice,” I believe the two parties, although never had a signed written contract, did reach a verbal agreement. The deal between Big Time Toymaker (BTT) and Chou begin when BTT paid Chou $25,000 for exclusive negotiation rights for a 90-day period. Three days before the end, the two parties reach an agreement and Chou volunteered to draft the contract. When a manager from BTT sent an email that outlined all the
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CITE UCC AS ANALGOUS LAW THAT HAS APPEAL FOR C/L AND REVERSE UNCONTRACTS- Ways to avoid contractual liability other than simply performing the contract. There was no offer-KOON hypo GROG hypo 1. A reasonable person would know I really was joking (objective standard) a. See Lucy (applying the objective standard of assent and holding there was an offer even in the face of many facts that pointed the other way) b. See Pepsico (holding no offer since item offered to large, military
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Axia College Material Appendix A Midterm Exam • Access the Week Four Electronic Reserve Readings located under the materials section of your student website. • Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. • Write a paragraph of approximately 100 words for each section listed below. 1. Using the critical thinking skills you have gained so far and referring to the materials provided for this assignment, identify two possible strategies that Thomas Hutchinson or Samuel Adams likely
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Topic Two: Human Rights Rights The nature and development of concepts of human rights. State sovereignty, ‘natural law’ doctrine, historic constitutional documents, movement for slavery abolition, trade unionism, universal suffrage and universal education Human Rights Human rights are the basic rights to which all human beings are entitled to. The most recognized document in modern human rights is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, created by the UN. Human rights can be said to
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What Is Democratic Socialism? Democratic Socialists believe that the economy and society should be run democratically - to meet the needs of the whole community, not to make profits for a few. To achieve a more just society, many structures of our government and economy must be trasnsformed to through greater economic and social democracy so that ordinary Americans can participate in the decisions that affect our lives. Democracy and socialism go hand in hand. All over the world, wherever the idea
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that greatly raised the political stakes was a. economic prosperity. b. the Peggy Eaton affair. c. a lessening of political party organizations. d. the demise of the Whig Party. e. slavery. 54. The new two party political system that emerged in the 1830s and 1840s a. divided the nation further. b. was seen at the time as a weakening of democracy.
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through reward and punishment * Natural Law—the divine inspiration of sense of justice, fairness and righteousness by internal dictates of reason alone ; basic understanding of right and wrong dictated his moral nature ; reasonable basis of state law * Moral Law— is the totality of the norms of good and right conduct from the collective sense of every community ; no definite legal sanction but induces social reaction, either positive or negative ; not absolute, but varies from time to time
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of negotiating contracts 7. right-to-work laws- outlaw union shop contracts 8. benefits for group membership: solidarity- make people feel good for joining a group and working with others to make the world a better place. 9. Material- include things like discounts on goods or services, or low cost life or auto insurance. 10. Information- provide members with information that they find interesting and useful. 11. “Federalist Number 10”- how the new government created by the Constitution
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government in situations of participation in political processes, the role as the protector of rights and privileges as identified in the Constitution must be weighed against its role as a regulator of the political process. A primary principle of the First Amendment is to protect and encourage the rights of individuals and organizations to participate in our civic process (Federal Campaign Finance Law). This right to be involved in the political system is an important privilege and should not be taken
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