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Ethics and the law

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______ involves the values that govern a society’s attitude toward right and wrong.

a)

Morality

b)

Justice

c)

Ethics

d)

Integrity

2.

______ are the means for determining what a society’s values ought to be.

a)

Morality

b)

Ethics

c)

Integrity

d)

Justice

3.

The heart of the Golden Rule is ______ , which means putting yourself in another person’s position.

a)

compassion

b)

honesty

c)

empathy

d)

integrity

4.

Some people see the ______ principle as a natural way to make ethical decisions.

a)

golden rule

b)

greatest good

5.

...if ethics are just a matter of _____ or _____ , then no one can ever do anything that is wrong.

a)

morality

b)

opinion

c)

feelings

d)

justice

6.

______ allows a person to be open and truthful with other people.

a)

Integrity

b)

Compassion

c)

Justice

d)

Honesty

7.

Peer mediation is when ______ help decide disputes.

a)

students

b)

teachers

c)

parents

d)

friends

8.

It's not _____ to be a peer mediator because they have to make complicated decisions.

a)

fun

b)

easy

c)

difficult

d)

ethical

9.

It's not easy to make fair decisions when dealing with _____ or _______ .

a)

friends

b)

family

c)

classmates

d)

colleagues

10.

Which of the following is NOT one of the different methods that individuals use to choose the right thing to do?

a)

follow their friends

b)

do as parents taught them

c)

professional codes of conduct

d)

religious teachings

11.

_______ involves the values that govern a society’s attitude toward right and wrong

a)

morality

b)

ethics

12.

______ involves the means for determining what a society’s values ought to be.

a)

ethics

b)

morality

13.

______ and ______ can change depending on a person’s

feelings and opinions

a)

morality

b)

ethics

c)

right

d)

wrong

14.

Some people see a problem with ethics being a matter of feelings and _______ no one can ever do anything that is wrong

a)

right

b)

values

c)

opinion

d)

morality

15.

Because people live and ____ together in _____, every action has the potential to _____ other people.

a)

work

b)

society

c)

help

d)

affect

16.

The U.S. was founded on the tradition of _______.

a)

tolerance

b)

freedom

c)

trade

d)

ethics

17.

The ______ ______ principle is based on whether an action will create the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

a)

Golden Rule

b)

Greatest Good

18.

According to the Greatest Good principle, the more _______ that results, the more ______ the action.

a)

right

b)

better

c)

good

d)

ethical

19.

Many people prefer the ______ _______ because of its consistency and universal appeal.

a)

Greatest Good

b)

Golden Rule

20.

________ means putting yourself in another person’s position.

a)

sympathy

b)

morality

c)

empathy

d)

Greatest Good

21.

If everyone always made _______ decisions, there be no need for ______.

a)

right

b)

ethical

c)

police

d)

law

22.

______ is needed because people do not always do what they should.

a)

Ethics

b)

Law

c)

Education

d)

Police

23.

The law has the ______ to ______ people or businesses for doing things that are wrong.

a)

right

b)

power

c)

punish

d)

arrest

24.

Law enforces legal rights and duties through:

a)

courts

b)

legislature

c)

regulatory agencies

d)

law enforcement agencies

25.

Law is _______ because it’s made by people.

a)

imperfect

b)

ethical

c)

right

d)

just

26.

Legislators and judges bring their ________ views on ethics and morality to the lawmaking process.

a)

ethical

b)

personal

c)

right

d)

moral

27.

Changes in _________ or social ethics often prompt changes in the law.

a)

societal

b)

behavior

c)

individual

d)

legislature

28.

Having ____ is better than letting each individual set their own rules.

a)

law

b)

ethics