SOLUTION & ANSWER GUIDE
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Business Law Today - ’ ’ ’
TheEssentials Text & Summarized Cases, Cenga
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ge, 13th edition, Roger LeRoy Miller, Chapters 1 -
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25, Complete
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,CHAPTER 1: Legal and Constitutional Foundations of Business
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—Appendix to Chapter 1: Finding and Analyzing the Law
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CHAPTER 2: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution
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CHAPTER 3: Ethics in Business
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—Appendix to Chapter 3: Code of Ethics Example
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CHAPTER 4: Tort Law
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CHAPTER 5: Intellectual Property Rights
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CHAPTER 6: Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy
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CHAPTER 7: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime
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CHAPTER 8: Agreement and Consideration in Contracts
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CHAPTER 9: Capacity, Legality, and Enforceability
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CHAPTER 10: Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies
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CHAPTER 11: Sales and Lease Contracts
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CHAPTER 12: Performance and Breach in Sales and Lease Contracts
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CHAPTER 13: Negotiable Instruments
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CHAPTER 14: Banking
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CHAPTER 15: Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy
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CHAPTER 16: Agency Relationships in Business
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CHAPTER 17: Employment Law
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CHAPTER 18: The Entrepreneur’s Options
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,CHAPTER 19: Corporations
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CHAPTER 20: Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate Gover
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nance
CHAPTER 21: Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition
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CHAPTER 22: Consumer Law
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CHAPTER 23: Personal Property, Bailments, and Insurance
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CHAPTER 24: Real Property and Environmental Law
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CHAPTER 25: International and Space Law
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, SolutionandAnswerGuide ’ ’ ’
Miller,’Business’Law’Today,’The’Essentials’Text’&’Summarized’Cases’13e,’9780357635346;’C
hapter’01:’Legal’and’Constitutional’Foundations’of’Business
Table of Contents
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Critical’Thinking’Questions’in’Features.......................................................................................................... 1
Adapting’the’Law’to’the’Online’Environment ............................................................................................ 1
Critical’Thinking’Questions’in’Cases............................................................................................................... 2
Case’1.1 ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
Case’1.2 ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Case’1.3 ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter’Review ............................................................................................................................................. 4
Practice’and’Review .................................................................................................................................. 4
Practice’and’Review:’Debate’This .............................................................................................................. 5
Issue’Spotters ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Business’Scenarios’and’Case’Problems ...................................................................................................... 5
Critical’Thinking’and’Writing’Assignments .............................................................................................. 10
Critical’Thinking’Questions’in’Appendix’Exhibit’1A–3 .................................................................................. 11
Exhibit’1A–3 ............................................................................................................................................ 11
Critical Thinking Questions in Features
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Adapting’the’Law’to’the’Online’Environment
1. One’observer’has’said’that’the’American’legal’system’should’evaluate’social’media’companies’based’on’h
ow’―they’affect’us’as’citizens,’not’only’[on’how]’they’affect’us’as’consumers.‖’What’is’your’opinion’of’this’s
tatement?
Solution
The’person’who’made’this’statement’clearly’sees’a’―citizen‖’as’having’different’motivations’and’concerns’th
an’a’―consumer.‖’Presumably,’a’citizen’is’ mostly’concerned’with’the’good’of’society’as’a’whole,’and’therefo
re’would’be’open’to’the’idea’of’government’regulation’that’restricted’the’negative’influence’of’social’media
,’regardless’of’the’First’Amendment.’A’consumer,’by’contrast,’would’be’primarily’concerned’with’having’a’
marketplace’that’offers’the’widest’possible’varieties’of’freedom’(of’choice,’of’speech,’etc.)’and’would’for’t
hat’reason’be’opposed’to’government ’regulation’of’social’media.’There’is,’however,’an’argument’to’be’ma
de’that’the’citizens’that’make’up’a’society’benefit’when’the’marketplace’of’ideas—
whether’they’are’subjectively
―positive‖’or’―negative‖—is’ allowed’to’flourish’in’the’absence’of’government’regulation.
2. Tim’Cook,’Apple‘s’chief’operating’officer,’has’suggested’that’the’United’States’Congress’should’pass’a’law’l
imiting’the’ability’of’Apple’and’other’tech’countries’to’keep’consumer’data’private.’Why’would’a’business
’executive’make’such’a’request?
’ ’ ’
Business Law Today - ’ ’ ’
TheEssentials Text & Summarized Cases, Cenga
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
ge, 13th edition, Roger LeRoy Miller, Chapters 1 -
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
25, Complete
’ ’
,CHAPTER 1: Legal and Constitutional Foundations of Business
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
—Appendix to Chapter 1: Finding and Analyzing the Law
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 2: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 3: Ethics in Business
’ ’ ’ ’
—Appendix to Chapter 3: Code of Ethics Example
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 4: Tort Law
’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 5: Intellectual Property Rights
’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 6: Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 7: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 8: Agreement and Consideration in Contracts
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 9: Capacity, Legality, and Enforceability
’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 10: Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 11: Sales and Lease Contracts
’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 12: Performance and Breach in Sales and Lease Contracts
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 13: Negotiable Instruments
’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 14: Banking
’ ’
CHAPTER 15: Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy
’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 16: Agency Relationships in Business
’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 17: Employment Law
’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 18: The Entrepreneur’s Options
’ ’ ’ ’
,CHAPTER 19: Corporations
’ ’
CHAPTER 20: Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate Gover
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
nance
CHAPTER 21: Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 22: Consumer Law
’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 23: Personal Property, Bailments, and Insurance
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 24: Real Property and Environmental Law
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
CHAPTER 25: International and Space Law
’ ’ ’ ’ ’
, SolutionandAnswerGuide ’ ’ ’
Miller,’Business’Law’Today,’The’Essentials’Text’&’Summarized’Cases’13e,’9780357635346;’C
hapter’01:’Legal’and’Constitutional’Foundations’of’Business
Table of Contents
’ ’
Critical’Thinking’Questions’in’Features.......................................................................................................... 1
Adapting’the’Law’to’the’Online’Environment ............................................................................................ 1
Critical’Thinking’Questions’in’Cases............................................................................................................... 2
Case’1.1 ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
Case’1.2 ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Case’1.3 ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter’Review ............................................................................................................................................. 4
Practice’and’Review .................................................................................................................................. 4
Practice’and’Review:’Debate’This .............................................................................................................. 5
Issue’Spotters ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Business’Scenarios’and’Case’Problems ...................................................................................................... 5
Critical’Thinking’and’Writing’Assignments .............................................................................................. 10
Critical’Thinking’Questions’in’Appendix’Exhibit’1A–3 .................................................................................. 11
Exhibit’1A–3 ............................................................................................................................................ 11
Critical Thinking Questions in Features
’ ’ ’ ’
Adapting’the’Law’to’the’Online’Environment
1. One’observer’has’said’that’the’American’legal’system’should’evaluate’social’media’companies’based’on’h
ow’―they’affect’us’as’citizens,’not’only’[on’how]’they’affect’us’as’consumers.‖’What’is’your’opinion’of’this’s
tatement?
Solution
The’person’who’made’this’statement’clearly’sees’a’―citizen‖’as’having’different’motivations’and’concerns’th
an’a’―consumer.‖’Presumably,’a’citizen’is’ mostly’concerned’with’the’good’of’society’as’a’whole,’and’therefo
re’would’be’open’to’the’idea’of’government’regulation’that’restricted’the’negative’influence’of’social’media
,’regardless’of’the’First’Amendment.’A’consumer,’by’contrast,’would’be’primarily’concerned’with’having’a’
marketplace’that’offers’the’widest’possible’varieties’of’freedom’(of’choice,’of’speech,’etc.)’and’would’for’t
hat’reason’be’opposed’to’government ’regulation’of’social’media.’There’is,’however,’an’argument’to’be’ma
de’that’the’citizens’that’make’up’a’society’benefit’when’the’marketplace’of’ideas—
whether’they’are’subjectively
―positive‖’or’―negative‖—is’ allowed’to’flourish’in’the’absence’of’government’regulation.
2. Tim’Cook,’Apple‘s’chief’operating’officer,’has’suggested’that’the’United’States’Congress’should’pass’a’law’l
imiting’the’ability’of’Apple’and’other’tech’countries’to’keep’consumer’data’private.’Why’would’a’business
’executive’make’such’a’request?