Exploring Ethics and Law: Foundations of Morality in the Justice System
This document delves into key principles of ethics and law, discussing morality, the golden rule, and concepts like empathy and integrity. It addresses the necessity of laws in maintaining social order and the relationship between ethics and legal frameworks. Essential topics include the formation of laws, the significance of constitutions, and the role of common law and statutory regulations. Understand how ethical considerations shape legal decisions, and explore the implications of morality in society.
Exploring Ethics and Law: Foundations of Morality in the Justice System
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“Jeopardy” Criminal law Ch 2 1.01-2.02 Lauren lewis
Topic 1: 1 point One way to decide about right and wrong is to apply the greatest good idea? The greatest common good!
Topic 1: 2 points Do unto others as you would have them do unto you? The golden rule
Topic 1: 3 points Involves the values that govern a groups ideas about right and wrong? Morality
Topic 1: 4 points Refers to the rules used to determine the difference between right and wrong? ethics
Topic 1: 5 points Where do ethics come from? The greatest good, the golden rule, real world ethics.
Topic 2: 1 point That there are moral rules that most people know instinctively? Real world ethics
Topic 2: 2 points This word means putting yourself in another persons position? empathy
Topic 2: 3 points Means to lie to save somebody's life permissible
Topic 2: 4 points What means to treat people fairly and equality justice
Topic 2: 5 points A character trait of someone who is truthful in dealings with others. honesty
Topic 3: 1 point Means caring about other people compassion
Topic 3: 2 points Is a willingness and determination to do the right thing integrity
Topic 3: 3 points What is the relationship between ethics and law? Without ethics there would be no reason for laws!
Topic 3: 4 points What Is a system of rules of conduct established by a country's government to maintain stability and justice according to the values that are relevant to that country? law
Topic 3: 5 points What are the law and legal conflicts? Ethics and law affect eachother
Topic 4: 1 point Why are laws necessary? People do not do what they are suppose to do so the government makes laws for us to abide by
Topic 4: 2 points What is a country's formal document that spells out the principal by which its government operates? constitution
Topic 4: 3 points Each state has its own constitution. State constitutions
Topic 4: 4 points Is a set of laws made by the courts which provide a series of consistent rules that later courts must follow? Common law
Topic 4: 5 points What is a past case that a court follows when making a present decision stand? precedent
Topic 5: 1 point This means let the decision stand? Stare decisis
Topic 5: 2 points Law based on statutes Civil law
Topic 5: 3 points Is a law passed by a government body that has been made for the purpose of creating laws. statute
Topic 5: 4 points A government body that has been set up to pass statutes? Is called a legislature
Topic 5: 5 points What are 3 court decisions? Creating laws, interpreting laws, judicial review.
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