This course provides an overview of the American legal system with reference to business law and the Universal Commercial Code. Key concepts include contracts and torts, the role of courts, regulation, litigation and constitutional issues.

The following competitive events are examples of events that can be integrated into this course. Additional events may also be appropriate depending on the scope, content and structure of the course. These are suggestions for using competitive events in your classroom. They are not intended to restrict you or your students to certain competitive events. Any DECA member can enter any competitive event.

Sample

Event Name/Guidelines	Sample Event	Skills	Classroom Ideas
Business Law and Ethics Management Team Decision Making

Competitive Events Description

The Business Law and Ethics Management Team Decision Making Event is a case study event in a role–play format. Team members are given a real–world, decision–making case study situation involving competing social values that may reasonably be argued from either side.