NSGD 2147 EXAM QUESTIONS & ANS!!
Doctrine - CORRECT ANSWER-Seldom seen as authoritative by common law judges;
depends on the respect accorded to, and the stature of, the author of the work by the
legal community and, in particular, by judges; articles, texts, treatises, and other
materials by legal scholars and academics elucidating a particular area of law.
Custom - CORRECT ANSWER-Least authoritative; must be a complete absence of
guidance from other sources before courts will resort to custom; principles and rules of
a particular trade.
Civil Code of Quebec, Statutes, and Regulations - CORRECT ANSWER-Binding on all
courts; the Code is often used as an aid in interpreting statutes and takes precedence,
unless the statute says otherwise; the Code embodies rules, definitions, and legal
principles regulating many areas of provincial law.
Morality - CORRECT ANSWER-culturally based beliefs and norms about what is right
and wrong
Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER-the systematic exploration of what is right and wrong
Ethical Theory - CORRECT ANSWER-the study of the nature and justification of
general ethical principles that can be applied to moral problems
Biomedical Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER-a field which explores ethical questions and
moral issues associated with healthcare
Nonnormative - CORRECT ANSWER-approaches to ethics involve analyzing morality
without taking a moral position
Normative - CORRECT ANSWER-Ethics attempts to answer questions of what is right
or wrong
Teleological - CORRECT ANSWER-considers outcomes and consequences
(utilitarianism)
Utilitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER-action is right if it leads to the greatest good and
the least amount of harm for the greatest number of people (no absolute right or wrong)
Deontological Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER-rules established to determine right or
wrong based on principles and values
Doctrine - CORRECT ANSWER-Seldom seen as authoritative by common law judges;
depends on the respect accorded to, and the stature of, the author of the work by the
legal community and, in particular, by judges; articles, texts, treatises, and other
materials by legal scholars and academics elucidating a particular area of law.
Custom - CORRECT ANSWER-Least authoritative; must be a complete absence of
guidance from other sources before courts will resort to custom; principles and rules of
a particular trade.
Civil Code of Quebec, Statutes, and Regulations - CORRECT ANSWER-Binding on all
courts; the Code is often used as an aid in interpreting statutes and takes precedence,
unless the statute says otherwise; the Code embodies rules, definitions, and legal
principles regulating many areas of provincial law.
Morality - CORRECT ANSWER-culturally based beliefs and norms about what is right
and wrong
Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER-the systematic exploration of what is right and wrong
Ethical Theory - CORRECT ANSWER-the study of the nature and justification of
general ethical principles that can be applied to moral problems
Biomedical Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER-a field which explores ethical questions and
moral issues associated with healthcare
Nonnormative - CORRECT ANSWER-approaches to ethics involve analyzing morality
without taking a moral position
Normative - CORRECT ANSWER-Ethics attempts to answer questions of what is right
or wrong
Teleological - CORRECT ANSWER-considers outcomes and consequences
(utilitarianism)
Utilitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER-action is right if it leads to the greatest good and
the least amount of harm for the greatest number of people (no absolute right or wrong)
Deontological Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER-rules established to determine right or
wrong based on principles and values
