"Three Cheers for the Nanny State" Vocab

Impose

• Moral rule or set of ideas about right or wrong that influences individuals to behave in a certain way

• Able to be defended as correct reasonable and logical

• Force a law, idea, or belief on someone by using authority

• Able to make decisions based on reason rather than emotion; sensible

Rational

• Able to make decisions based on reason rather than emotion; sensible

• Existing state or condition at a particular time

• Moral rule or set of ideas about right or wrong that influences individuals to behave in a certain way

• Able to be defended as correct; reasonable and logical

Justifiable

• Able to be defended as correct; reasonable and logical

• Moral rule or set of ideas about right or wrong that influences individuals to behave in a certain way

• Able to make decisions based on reason rather than emotion; sensible

• Existing state or condition at a particular time

Principle

• Force a law, idea, or belief on somebody by using authority

• Existing state or condition at a particular time.

• Able to make decisions based on reason rather than emotion; sensible

• Moral rule or set of ideas about right or wrong that influences individuals to behave in a certain way.

Status Quo

• Force a law, belief, or idea on someone using authority

• Able to be defended as correct; reasonable and logical

• Existing state or condition at a particular time.

• Moral rule or set of ideas about right or wrong that influences individuals to behave in a certain way.

I don't want anybody to (blank) their forced opinions upon me.

Marcy needs to form a (blank) thought before jumping to conclusions.

You need to have a (blank) reason for wanting to throw a person in prison.

The basic (blank) was that those who worked hard would be rewarded.

The first option was for a "blank blank" and no ban.