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A  Thought Experiment 

B  Superman 

C  Eugenics 

D  Utopia 

A  It is useful for the rich to share their wealth 

B  Wealthy have money only because they are lucky 

C  In the long run its good for the wealthy, because they will be able to sell more merchandise to the poor

D  Insignificant burden for the few wealthy people can create significant happiness for many 

A  Government allows freedoms and privileges for the people 

B  Government acknowledges and protects fundamental human rights 

C  People participate in government through representation by voting 

D  All citizens are equal, because wealth is distributed evenly 

A  Understanding that all wars occurred because of religions 

B  Realizing that the worst crimes in human history may have been the result of my own bad karma

C  In waging a “just war” through legitimate authority 

D  Harshly condemning those, who instigated Auschwitz and Hiroshima  

A  Any form of mandatory arrest

B  Prostitution of minors 

C  Government collecting any form of tax from its citizens 

D  Mandatory minimum wage 

A  Thomas More 

B  John Rawls 

C  Robert Nozick

D  John Locke 

A  Libertarianism = Laissez-Faire Government 

B  USA Republicanism = John Rawls

C  Thought Experiment = Robert Nozick 

D  Egalitarianism = Libertarianism 

A  Consent alone is not enough, ethical contracts must be available for change if one of the parties has decided to change the terms because of his/her inability to do the job professionally 

B  Evidence of written or oral agreement between responsible adults is sufficient to make the contracts ethical 

C  Contracts can be ethical only if they lack any self-interest or profiteering of any kind

D  Consent is important, but ethical contracts must be a result of well-informed parties using equal bargaining position  

A  Locke  

B  Thomas More 

C  Malthus  

D  Nietzsche

A  Libertarian 

B  Republican 

C  Oligarch 

D  Democrat 

A  To make fair laws for the society it is important to experiment with different types of taxation systems eventually adopting the most suitable law 

B  One needs to dream about the prefect Utopian state which will eventually become reality 

C  It is important for the lawmakers to assume that they do not know their financial or societal condition, because in this case they would make fair laws

D  Best way of making laws is to be able to think about the rich, the poor and the middle class 

A  Lower taxes for the rich, because taxing them excessively would be stealing 

B  Laissez-Faire government 

C  Reasonable taxation of the wealthy to provide opportunities for the poor 

D  A government where all talents are equal

A  Minimum Government 

B  Socialist Government 

C  Utopian Government 

D  Egalitarian Government 

A  If economic gains outweigh human loss 

B  If war is declared by a legitimate authority or government 

C  If war is sanctioned by a religious authority 

D  Gaining advantage during negotiations 

A  Totalitarianism 

B  Vaticanism 

C  Theocracy 

D  Republicanism 

A  Consent and contract cannot guarantee morality, true ethics is higher than consent 

B  As long as there is consent and contract, agreement is moral 

C  Morality has nothing to do with business 

D  Contracts are moral only if executed without duress (pressure) 

A  Women’s Right to Choose to terminate pregnancy 

B  Private Property Rights 

C  Egalitarianism 

D  Climate Change related pollution reduction 

A  Achieving peace 

B  Saving art works from being destroyed 

C  Establishing the right religion 

D  Destroying the enemy 

A  Ghandi only fought against colonialism, Malcom X – against capitalism 

B  Ghandi believed in non-violent resistance, but Malcolm X believed responding with violence to violence is the only way to justice 

C  They both taught the same thing 

D  Ghandi expressed Hindu views and Malcolm X expressed Muslim views  

A  Feminists supported eugenics and Neo-Malthusians believed eugenics may cause poverty 

B  Feminists wanted reproductive freedom and agreed that overpopulation could be a problem, therefore women should be freed from the role of “baby makers” 

C  neo-Malthusianism and Feminism are similar concepts 

D  Feminists and Neo-Malthusians agreed that human sexual desire was the main driving force of economy