Utilitarianism asserts that an action is ethical if
a. the actor follows a basic rule as a guide to action.
b. a majority of people support it.
c. it results in the greatest good for the greatest number of persons.
d. it is sanctioned by governmental authority.
c
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Which of the following examples involves the violation of a third-generation right?
a. a person not being allowed to worship as she chooses in France b. citizens being imprisoned for expressing their opinion in America c. industrial workers living in poverty in Great Britain d. black people suffering from apartheid in South Africa
The Seventeenth Amendment gave the people the power to elect which of the following?
a. state executives b. local officials c. the president d. senators
The time limit for ratification of Constitutional Amendments
A. can be set by Congress. B. was set to one year by the framers of the Constitution. C. never expires. D. is two years, beginning when the first state ratifies an amendment. E. is always five years, as established by Congress.
All of the following are distractions that keep people from voting in a U.S. presidential election except people
a. are often working. b. must often find childcare. c. often have school commitments. d. often prefer to relax on the weekend.