Social Responsibility

question 22

Multiple Choice

Social responsibility

• A) has little or no associated costs.
• B) can be extremely expensive and provides very little benefit to a company.
• C) has become less important as businesses become more competitive.
• D) is generally a crafty scheme to put competitors out of business.
• E) is costly but provides tremendous benefits to society and the business.

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Definitions:

Reconstruction

The period (1865–1877) following the American Civil War, during which attempts were made to address the inequalities of slavery and integrate freed slaves into society and politics.

Federalism

A system of government in which power is divided between the central government and the states.

Civil Rights Bill 1866

A landmark piece of legislation in the United States that established all persons born in the U.S., regardless of race, color, or previous condition, are hereby declared to be citizens.

Reconstruction Amendments

The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution, adopted between 1865 and 1870, aimed at abolishing slavery, granting citizenship and equal protection under the laws, and securing voting rights irrespective of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.