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1 Elizabeth graduated from an accredited four‐year program in interior design and has been working in the industry for three years at an office furnishings dealership. She has been in one of the professional associations since being a student and has recently taken the NCIDQ examination. Through a relative, Elizabeth had the opportunity to meet one of the state legislators who will be on the committee to review her state coalition's interior design legislative proposal. This legislator expressed to Elizabeth her skepticism about the necessity for legislation of “decorating.” As if you were Elizabeth, frame a response to this legislator on why interior design legislation is necessary to protect the public.

2 Andrew's client, the Peters family, was unhappy with his performance in the design of the Peters' summer cabin. He was constantly making changes in the design, causing cost overruns and delays in completion. Andrew blamed the problems on suppliers and contractors. The Peters family hired an attorney to investigate this allegation and it was found that Andrew's errors were the cause of the problems—not other companies. The client contacted the professional association to which Andrew claimed to belong and decided to file an ethics complaint. Andrew said that they had no standing to file an ethics complaint because he was never a member of the association and had, in fact, no knowledge of the codes of ethics.

3 Carl Jones of Jones Interior Design has been designing hospitality spaces in the Midwest for three years. One of those clients has decided to open a restaurant in a suburb of Las Vegas. The restaurant will be more than 75,000 square feet, and the owner wants to include a small casino area off the lobby. The owner is looking for a design concept reminiscent of the Old West casinos, so he has hired an architect from Colorado to do the structural design. The client wants Jones Interior Design to do the interior planning and specification, but the architect wants to do the interiors himself.Carl Jones is not registered in the Midwestern state where his business is located. He has told the client that he really would like to be involved in the project in Nevada, but he isn't licensed to do work there. The client is insisting that Carl's company do the interior and says he doesn't understand why Carl is reluctant.