genetic basket discussions
1. Respond to the following discussion question:
- Describe the legal principle of respondeat superior. Is it a fair principle or too “harsh”?
- Read Ch1 1 FCPA Textbook pp16-38
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2. Choose one of the q’s below: TOTAL OF 100 Words
Limit your post to 50 words or less. Likewise, limit your responsive post to 50 words or less. Do not use any adjectives or adverbs in either of your posts.
- What governmental branch, between the Legislature, the President and the Supreme Court should decide Constitutional questions – and why?
- Was the Supreme Court correct in stating that, under the U.S. Constitution, it “is the province and the duty of the judicial department to say what the law is?â€
- Does this power of “judicial review” come from the text of the U.S. Constitution or some other source? If you find that the power of “judicial review” comes from some source outside the Constitution, please indicate that source.
- How does judicial review balance the governmental powers between the different governmental branches, the Legislature, the President and the Supreme Court?
Choose one of these as well:
- What powers should be particularly local, those powers given solely to the states and local governments, under a dual sovereignty system of government?
- What powers should be decided by the federal government, and only the federal government, under a dual sovereignty system of government?
- What are the advantages of having two sovereigns?
- What are the disadvantages of having two sovereigns?
- If you were writing a new Constitution for the United States, would you recommend the dual sovereignty approach?
Reading Material:
- Marbury v. Madison Judicial Review
- McCulloch v. Maryland State/Federal Relations
- Gibbons v. Ogden State/Federal Relations
- Printz v. United States Limits on Federal Power
- Federalist Paper #78 Judicial Review
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3. this one should be one page
In this session we discussed the evolution of the corporate entity and its importance in the global community. We also discussed the myth of shareholder ownership. If you were crafting a new model business corporation act, how would you restructure the relative duties, responsibilities and obligations of shareholders, board members and executive management? How would you better align “share value†with the more inclusive stakeholder centric model of “shared valuesâ€, in order to better acknowledge the impact that the global corporation has on our global community?
Will upload reading material later