BUSINESS LAW I
Chapter 1 – Laws and Their Ethical Foundation
Assignment: Vocabulary & Text Questions – Ethics/Part B
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21 pts. possible
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The driving business thought that the most important goal is making a profit for the
stockholders.
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The ability to do right, even under pressure.
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Deciding what is right or wrong in a reasoned, impartial manner.
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The duty a business has to its shareholders, consumers, employees and society.
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This form of ethical reasoning recognizes that penalties often follow bad reasoning.
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Acts are judged as right or wrong under this type of ethical rule.
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Employers protect themselves from an employee who may steal or damage
customers’ goods by taking out this insurance policy on the employee.
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Government jobs, for example, may require that a potential employee provide clear
evidence that they are trustworthy before being issued a __.
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An individual who has no respect for the law.
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Reasoned decisions usually make reference to the law or a religious belief or text.
These references are known as a written __.
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Peaceful violation of a law one feels to be unjust.
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An individual who reports inappropriate/illegal actions taken by his or her employer
is known as a __.
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__ is the action of envisioning everyone taking part in some particular action.
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Standards by which we live and make decisions.
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Practical applications of ethical principals.
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Congressional legislation passed in 1989 to protect employees who report on certain
actions of their employers.
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One who contributes (usually large sums) to various charitable causes.
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Question
Ethics is a practice of deciding what is right or wrong in a reasoned, ___ manner.
The two forms of ethical reason almost never reach the same conclusions.
Which of the following best describes the elements involved in civil disobedience? (a)
violating the law, (b) violating the law openly, (c) violating the law openly and peacefully, (d)
violating the law openly, peacefully, and accepting punishment for the violation.
Majority rule usually involves which of the following types of ethical reasoning? (a) reasoning
based on consequences, (b) rule-based reasoning.