MOLINA FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT SOLUTIONS!!

Determinism - The thesis that everything that occurs happens of necessity by a series of causes. -One thing is caused by another in a chain of events. Also, other factors outside of you controls your actions FACTORS: Upbringing, environment, and genetics Freewill - NOT everything that occurs happens of necessity by a series of causes. Some actions or behaviors occur by free decision. 6 Arguments Against Capital Punishment - 1. The whole point of capital punishment is to protect society. 2. You risk executing someone innocent 3. You risk executing someone mentally challenged 4. Capital punishment does NOT deter. (Deterrence; using capital punishment to scarring criminals not to commit crimes) 5. Capital punishment targets minorities and poor people who cannot afford good lawyers. 6. Albert Camus "an eye for an eye" is absurd/ illogical 5 Arguments in favor of Capital Punishment - 1. So what if you risk executing a mentally challenged person! 2. Prison system is messed up! (Kill staff, escape, etc.) Capital punishment is the most efficient way to protect our society. 3. Psychological closure to victim's friends/ family. 4. Social Contract theorist (if you murder someone you forfeit the right to live) 5. Capital Punishment DOES deter. *States with capital punishment tend to have large number of big cities *Capital punishment does deter average people and low level criminals. 3 Types of Affirmative Action - 1. Quota: Set a target number of minorities for a position even if they are slightly less qualified.*Ruled Unconstitutional (Bakke vs. University of California Med School) 2. Handicapping: curve/ boost scores of minorities on standardized tests (MCAT, SAT, LSAT, etc) 3. Preference: of 2 equally qualified candidates you pick the minority. Race= tiebreaker 2 Part Supreme Court Decisions - 1. Quotas are unconstitutional 2. Race maybe considered in fostering diversity 2 Types of Arguments IN FAVOR of Affirmative Action - 1. Backward looking: Justify affirmative action as compensation for past injustices 2. Forward looking: Notice that minorities have inferior education opportunities/ status/ income. So use affirmative action to bring up their level and make things better for future generations. 7 Arguments AGAINST Affirmative Action - 1. Affirmative Action is just reverse racism. ( Shoildnt race be irrelevant by now? 2. Why should young whites today have to suffer for what their ancestors did? 3. Some companies don't always like the minorities they hire. They are simply trying to reach a magic % in order to get government contracts and loans. 4. Sure a minority maybe qualified. But don't you want someone super qualified? It's doesn't matter what color the super qualified person is! 5. Large numbers of our population came to this country in early 1900's. They were discriminated against but never received affirmative action 6. Why base affirmative action on race? It should be base on income. 7. Affirmative action looks bad from a public image perspective. Gives the impression that minorities always need a boost