Question 1

How do legal rules and principles bind us to act and take decisions in certain ways?

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We have a duty to pay our taxes even if ...

Question 2

Which among the following is a legal right?

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A)   The right to select a specific health care package
B)   The right to bargain collectively as part of a union
C)   The right to select a particular pension fund
D)   The right to select the number of paid holidays

Question 3

Which of the following traditions seeks a full and detailed description of those character traits that would constitute a good and full human life?

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A)   Kantian ethics
B)   Principle-based ethics
C)   Utilitarianism
D)   Virtue ethics D

Question 4

The essence of utilitarianism is its:

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A)   focus on personal character.
B)   reliance on consequences.
C)   focus on principles.
D)   reliance on moral systems.

Question 5

What is an ethical framework? What does it address?

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An ethical framework is nothing more than an attempt to provide a systematic answer to the fundamental ethical question: How should human beings live their lives? Not only do ethics attempt to answer the question of how we should live,but they also provide reasons to support their answer.Ethical frameworks seek to provide a rational justification for why we should act and decide in a particular way

Question 6

The "market" version of utilitarianism argues that questions of safety and risk should be determined by experts who establish standards that the business is required to meet.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

One of the major challenges to an ethics based on rights points to practical problems in applying a theory of rights to real life situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following approaches emphasizes the need to follow legal rules regardless of unfavorable consequences?

Accepted Answer

A)   Virtue ethics
B)   Utilitarianism
C)   Principle-based
D)   Egoism

Question 9

The three major categories of an ethical framework are:

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A)   utility, virtue, and values.
B)   universal rights, values, and moral principles.
C)   universal rights, cultural norms, and morals.
D)   consequences, principles, and personal character.

Question 10

Legal rules,organizational rules,role-based rules,and professional rules,all form a part of a ____,which functions to organize and ease relations between individuals.

Accepted Answer

social contract
Explanation: Legal rules...

Question 11

Which of the following approaches shifts the focus from questions about what a person should do,to a focus on who that person is?

Accepted Answer

A)   Altruism
B)   Principle-based
C)   Utilitarianism
D)   Virtue ethics

Question 12

_____ is commonly identified with the principle of "maximize the overall good" or,in a slightly different version,of producing "the greatest good for the greatest number."

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Utilitarianism
Explanation: Utilitariani...

Question 13

Principle-based ethics direct us to consider the moral character of individuals and how various character traits can contribute to,or obstruct a happy and meaningful human life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How does utilitarianism have a strong impact on business and business ethics?

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Utilitarianism answers the fundamental q...

Question 15

Which of the following statements is inferred from Rawls's theory of justice?

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A)   Decisions taken my seniors should be acceptable to everyone.
B)   A decision which is partial is considered an unfair decision.
C)   Each individual in the society should be treated differently.
D)   Rights to liberty depend on the economic status of individuals.

Question 16

No group could function if members were free at all times to decide for themselves what to do and how to act.Which of the following functions to organize and ease relations between individuals?

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A)   Autocracy
B)   Self-rule
C)   Social contract
D)   Personal norms C

Question 17

Which of the following ethical approaches binds us to act or decide in certain ways?

Accepted Answer

A)   Kantian ethics
B)   Utilitarianism
C)   Virtue ethics
D)   Principle-based ethics

Question 18

Explain Immanuel Kant's view on the ethical principles of human rights.

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German philosopher Immanuel Kant argued ...

Question 19

Distinguish between legal and employee rights.

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Legal rights are those granted to employ...

Question 20

A principle-based framework defines a set of rules that enforces us to act or decide in certain ways.

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A) True 
 B)False

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One of the major challenges to an ethics based on rights points to practical problems in applying a theory of rights to real life situations.

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Legal rules,organizational rules,role-based rules,and professional rules,all form a part of a ____,which functions to organize and ease relations between individuals.

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The three major categories of an ethical framework are:

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Explain Immanuel Kant's view on the ethical principles of human rights.

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