Ethics Final

Ethics Final A theme in this book is the contradiction between formal codes of ethics and_________. - ANSWER Subcultures Where do most terrorists attacks occur in the world? - ANSWER Africa Donald Trump's decision to fire missiles at a Syrian airbase were considered by some to be a humanitarian, and therefore, justified by: - ANSWER Natural law The "just war" arguments are primarily based on: - ANSWER Natural law The deliberate, negligent, or reckless use of force against noncombatants, by state or non-state actors for ideological ends and in the absence of a substantively just legal process is called: - ANSWER Terrorism The concept that allows for an unintended bad consequences as long as the means and end are good is called the: - ANSWER Principle of double effect ______________ is the ethical justification for all the counter-terrorism measures discussed in the text. - ANSWER Utilitarianism Which of the following statements about the Patriot Act is false? - ANSWER The Patriot Act has remained unchanged since it was first passed. "National security letters" are issued by the _____________ to access private information without a warrant. - ANSWER FBI The case that dealt with a U.S. citizen held without due process protections as an enemy combatant was: - ANSWER Hamdi v. Rumsfeld Renditions are: - ANSWER Kidnappings Bagram prison is in: - ANSWER Afghanistan In the case of ____________, the U.S. Supreme Court held that detainees in Guantanamo could challenge their detention in U.S. federal courts, a petition known as habeas corpus. - ANSWER Hamdi v. Rumsfeld In the case of Clark v. Martinez, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the government may not indefinitely detain ____________ without some due process. - ANSWER Illegal immigrants In the case of _______________, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the military commissions were outside the President's power to create and were, therefore, invalid. - ANSWER Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Which of the following statements about Abu Ghraib is false? - ANSWER Soldiers responsible for the abuses successfully used the "superior orders" defense to escape prosecution. Waterboarding - ANSWER Simulates drowning The "doctrine of necessity" argues that - ANSWER There must be secrecy concerning interrogation tactics so they can be more effective. The concept of a "torture warrant" is most closely associated with the work of: - ANSWER Alan Deshowitz According to the text, which of the following is not true about information obtained through torture? - ANSWER Torture victims are likely to offer additional information in an attempt to win favor from th