6 UAE SS 1.2.3 - Fair Distribution

6 UAE SS 1.2.3 -

How is Fair Distribution Accomplished?

​Learning Outcomes

​Explain that distributive justice is about scarce resources - such as wealth, work or positions (e.g. leadership positions) - being allocated fairly within a group or in the wider community.

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​Understand the importance and contested nature of identifying what is fair.

​Justice

​Remember what justice means:

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Justice is a idea on law that means that people behave in a way that is fair, equal and balanced for everyone.​

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Multiple Select

What would happen if people behaved how they liked with no justice for their behaviour?

There is more than one answer.

• Life would be happy for them and others 

• There would be lots of people doing what they liked but upsetting other people

• There would be lots of poor behaviour because no one is following any laws

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Open Ended

If you knew the meaning of the word 'distribute' to mean to divide amongst people, then what do you think distributive justice might mean?

Write in complete and full sentences.

Multiple Choice

What did the Emperor have to choose?

• Someone to grow flowers with

• Someone who could take over the throne from him

• Someone who could tell him how to grow flowers

Multiple Choice

Why did the Emperor put up his announcement in every city in China?

• Because he is the Emperor and he wanted people to see his importance

• Because he wanted to get lots of people to help him in his garden

• Because he wanted everyone to have a fair chance to take over this throne

• Because he wanted to find a gardening expert

Multiple Choice

What did the Imperial Announcement actually say?

• Whoever grew a flower became friends with the Emperor

• If you could grow a flower, to bring it back a year later and you would get to take over the throne

• If you can grow flowers, then you had a job as a gardener for the Emperor

Multiple Choice

What did people bring back to the Emperor after one year?

• A nice bamboo plant

• Some trees

• A pot with a flower in it

• A pot but no flower

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Multiple Choice

What did Chunhua bring back after one year?

• A pot with bamboo in it

• A pot with a flower in it

• A pot with no flower

• A pot with nice colourful stones in it

​The Emperor

Open Ended

What was Chunhua's rights?

What was she allowed to do?

Open Ended

What were the other people's rights?

What were they allowed to do?

Open Ended

How did the Emperor chose the person to take over from him?

Was this a fair decision? Why?

Multiple Choice

How did the Emperor show fair distribution?

• He let the girls grow the flowers

• He let the men grow the flowers

• He gave everyone a chance to grow a flower

• He chose people to grow a flower