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Dawn Bennett-Alexander, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
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_____ should serve as a guide for the governmental bodies of a society that make,
interpret and enforce the law. - ANSWER: Morals

Rules of conduct established by the government of a society to maintain harmony
are called ________ - ANSWER: law

Ethics is ________ - ANSWER: a way of establishing the morals of a society, and a
way to apply and enforce them

Those who believe in natural law believe that law comes from an objective and
superior force, generally - ANSWER: a God

True or false: The theory of positive law is often confused with the theory of natural
law, since they are both dependent on outside forces for their understanding of law,
morality and human rights. - ANSWER: True

Morals should serve as a guide for those in a society empowered to create, interpret
and enforce the laws, including: - ANSWER: the executive branch
the courts
administrative agencies
the legislature

Private business can not create ________ that impacts citizens. - ANSWER: law

Ethics is: - ANSWER: a basis for the laws of a society; i.e., laws should be grounded in
morality.
a way to interpret and enforce the values of a society.
an attempt to develop the values (or morals) of a society.

Generally, ________ is the source of laws in a Natural Law setting - ANSWER: God

Under the theory of positive law, people ________ their rights - ANSWER: discover

Values that govern society's beliefs of right and wrong or good and evil are called: -
ANSWER: morals

The law defines the legal ______ and ______ of the people in a society. - ANSWER:
rights; duties

Making ethical decisions means making ________. - ANSWER: judgments

, Morals: - ANSWER: Are values that govern the difference between
right and wrong and good and evil

Ethics: - ANSWER: Is the attempt to develop a means of determining what the values
of society is and formulating and applying rules that enforce these values

Rules or conduct are also sometimes known as ________. - ANSWER: canons

Which Philosopher said that people will enter into a(n) social contract in order to
protect their most fundamental rights to live and to live in peace and security. -
ANSWER: Thomas Hobbes

________ contract would disintegrate if most people did not adhere to it and were
not punished for failing to adhere to its rules. - ANSWER: Social

A(n) ________ theory is one that simply describes the values that exist within a
social system rather than explaining their origin. - ANSWER: descriptive

Making ethical decisions means an individual must make ________ - ANSWER:
judgments

The theory of utilitarianism says that the morality of an action is determined by its
ultimate effects. The more good that results, the more ________ the behavior -
ANSWER: ethical

Rules of ________ often describe behavior that is encouraged or discouraged -
ANSWER: conduct

Social contract ethics presumes an implied agreement among all of the people
within a social system. English philosopher, ________ is credited with formulating
the modern theory of social contract ethics in his book Leviathan. - ANSWER:
Thomas Hobbes

In utility thinking, the concept of the "greatest good" is defined in terms of the
________ - ANSWER: market

In a social contract who may not violate the tenants of life and security - ANSWER:
No one can violate the tenants

The philosophical theory of rational ethics says that ethical values can be determined
by properly applying ________ reason. - ANSWER: human

A(n) ________ theory is one that strives to explain how the values that permit
society to run smoothly were arrived at in the first place. - ANSWER: prescriptive

In general, penumbra rights must often be interpreted by ________. - ANSWER:
judges

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