1. If Congress passed a law making an activity specifically legal, would that automatically make it ethical? Why or why not? Analyze and evaluate the various issues presented while arguing and debating the connections between business, law, politics, and ethics.
2. In thinking about the different types of product defects discussed in your text, which types of defects might be involved in a lawsuit about separating tires? Analyze and evaluate the various issues presented while arguing and debating the connections between business, law, politics, and ethics.
3. Discuss the ethics of the situation where a lifetime warranty is defined as based on the "life of the product." Analyze and evaluate the various issues presented while arguing and debating the connections between business, law, politics, and ethics.
4. With the credit-card contracts, credit-card companies can unilaterally change the interest rate. Discuss whether there should be any requirements of reasonableness or fair dealing implied in the agreement. Analyze and evaluate the various issues presented while arguing and debating the connections between business, law, politics, and ethics.
5. Environmental law is both federal and state-controlled. Discuss the effect on state regulations if the federal government, through the Environmental Protection Agency, changes the standards for air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions. Analyze and evaluate the various issues presented while arguing and debating the connections between business, law, politics, and ethics.