Describe the Supreme Court decision known as Citizens United and the resulting ethical implications.

What will be an ideal response?


The Supreme Court decision known as Citizens United tossed out previously banned corporate contributions in support of any political office. Companies still can’t give money directly to candidates for federal office but they can spend money to encourage others to vote for or against a candidate. Companies can now pay employees to engage in political activities to support a candidate and can solicit donations from the workplace. Now these actions are legal and the question for a PR professional is whether or not this activity should be done.

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Language that denigrates people on the basis of their gender is known as racist language.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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This term describes nonverbal behavior used to control who speaks during a discussion.

A. regulators B. proxemics C. vocal cues D. haptics

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Identify and discuss three of the five different types of conflict.

What will be an ideal response?

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Which personality variable discussed in Chapter 2 distinguishes between people who are

changeable, dissatisfied, and easily annoyed and those who are stable, calm, and well-balanced? A) dogmatism B) neuroticism C) emotional maturity D) general anxiety

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