1. How is political speech made by corporations regulated? Do you think that it is ethical for businesses to make political statements or monetary contributions to political organizations? (Chapters 1 & 4)

2. Explain the procedural steps involved in filing a legal action against an individual or business? (Chapter 3)

3. Explain the process of money laundering and the steps being taken to help prevent it. Do you think that there are other methods businesses can use to protect themselves or their customers against money laundering? (Chapter 5)

4. Explain what defamation is and the defenses one can use to defend against a legal action for defamation. Also, how can defamation be prevented within the workplace? (Chapter 6)

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Guidelines/Tips/Grading Rubric for Midterm Essays

1. Must have a cover page, reference page and running head. Please refer to the information below to check the format.

(-5 points each if not included)

2. Must use 12 font and double space your answers. (-5 points each if not used)

3. Must use citations where necessary and two outside sources at a minimum. Please refer to the information below.

(-5 points each if not used)

4. Make sure your answers are well thought out and supported with facts. Length requirement is 1?2 – 1 page per answer. This does not include repeating the question.

(-5 points if length requirement not met)

5. Must have good use of grammar and correct spelling. Please proofread and use spellcheck.

(-5 points each if not followed)

6. Incorrect or missing answer. (-5 through -25 points)

Guidelines for Writing

Absolutely no plagiarism – When using a direct quote or paraphrasing, you must cite the source directly after the quote. (author’s last name/year published) Example: (Smith 2007)

• must have a cover page and a separate reference page (see directions below)
• Cover Page –

1. The title of your paper centered in the middle of the page

2. Your name centered in the middle of the page and about four lines

below the title

3. The course title centered about four lines below your name

4. The professor’s name centered and double spaced below the course

title

5. The date centered and doubled spaced below the professor’s name

6. A running head and page number (upper right-hand corner).

This should be on every page. Example: business law 1

Reference Page –

(Book)

Last name, Initial(s). (Year). Book Title: Subtitle. City of Publication:

Publisher. (If a second line is needed, indent 5 spaces.)

Example:

Doe, J.S. (2004). Interrupted speech: Communication by intrusion.

London: Social Behavior Press. (Article)

Last name, Initial(s). (Year). Article title. Periodical Title, Volume, Pages. (If a second line is needed, indent 5 spaces.)

Example:

Doe, J. (2002). Computer simulation of laboratory rat behavior.

Journal of Computer Simulation, 18, 112-122.

(Web page)

Last name, Initial(s). (Year). Document title. Retrieved date, from Web

site: URL. (If a second line is needed, indent 5 spaces.)

Example:

Doe, J.P. (2003). Survey of freshmen attitudes towards work-study.

Retrieved October 15, 2003 from Tustin Metropolitan University, Department of Psychology Web site: http://www.tmu.edu/psych/frosh.html

Whenever you quote information from a source, always cite the information like this:

(author’s last name, year published) Ex. (Saxton, 1999) This is done in the written portion of your paper.

Here is another example that you would use on the Reference Page at the end of your paper for an internet source.

Lucas, G. (1977). Why I’m going to make a trilogy: The secret cult of citations. Retrieved May 19, 2004 from http://www.ilovecitations.com.