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CORRECT SOLUTION
The United States Actions in Grenada in 1983 would be an example of which ethical
tradition and why? - ANSWER Realism because decision-makers in the United States
believed national security would be improved by intervening
Considering American President Carter's foreign policies, it is most, it is most accurate
to say - ANSWER Carter was an idealist who sometimes had to sacrifice some ideals in
working to achieve others
What best characterizes Amstutz's moral assessment of the intentions behind President
Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative - ANSWER The intention of the Strategic Defense
Initiative were completely ethical
Which of these is the most appropriate description of moral courage described by
Amstutz - ANSWER Willingness to carry out morally inspired actions in spite of potential
dangers
Which of the following is the most accurate explanation of Act Utilitarianism - ANSWER
Judging the moral legitimacy of actions by considering the utility of each specific action
Which of the following is the most accurate explanation of Rule Utilitarianism - ANSWER
Judging the moral legitimacy of actions by considering the overall utility of such norms
According to Amstutz, which of the following was an act of moral courage - ANSWER
Nelson Mandela resisting apartheid
From an ends-based ethical perspective, nuclear deterrence is never considered
morally legitimate - ANSWER False
From and ends-based ethical perspective the American policy of famine relief for Soviet
Russia would be considered unethical because it perpetuated the leadership of a
despotic regime - ANSWER True
What are the three components of tridimensional ethics - ANSWER Consequences,
Means, Motives
Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the Bush Doctrine according
to Amstutz - ANSWER Unipolarity is conducive to peace; the US must be willing to act
unilaterally when necessary; the US must be willing to use preemptive and preventive
force; the US must champion human rights and foster democracy
,Principle realism differs from realism in that it combines the power politics of realism
with the moral values of idealism - ANSWER True
Which of the following is not a characteristic of rule utilitarianism - ANSWER ethical
legitimacy depends on the faithfulness with which moral rules are applied
Idealism holds that moral values should not be a part of the foreign policy decision
making process - ANSWER False
Amstutz's consequentialist analysis of nuclear deterrence does not include which of the
following factors - ANSWER Nuclear deterrence is the same as nuclear war
Why can the Reagan Doctrine be labeled principle realism - ANSWER In entailed a moral
crusade for liberty and robust use of military and economic power to pursue that goal
Why did Brzezinski, and others, identify human rights as one of the foremost foreign
policy achievements of the Carter administration - ANSWER the administration's human
rights policy encouraged the identification of the United States with the ideals of justice,
equity majority rule, self-determination, and human dignity
According to Amstutz, what is prudence - ANSWER pursuing the greatest good from
among morally acceptable alternatives
How do idealism and realism differ in understanding international order - ANSWER
idealists believe law and international institutions contribute decisively to world order,
realists believe that the balance of power is primarily responsible for the behavior of
states
According to Amstutz how did President Wilson contribute to idealism - ANSWER He
refined internationalism by calling for the creation of global institutions, resulting in the
League of Nations
Cosmopolitanism challenges the Westphalian order - ANSWER True
states are primary actors in communitarianism - ANSWER True
According to the principles of cosmopolitan justice, human rights and global order
should be equally protected - ANSWER False
How should poverty be eradicated in communitarian view - ANSWER promote
development
According to Amstutz what is the difference between morality and ethics - ANSWER
Morality is a set of norms, values, and beliefs about what is right and wrongs, whereas
ethics is about choosing and doing the right thing
Political theory about the source of moral values - ANSWER Constructivism,
Foundationalism, Consensualism
According to Rawls theory on International justice, just international order is only
, possible among well-ordered societies - ANSWER True
What ethical conception is rooted in "Common morality" - ANSWER Both
cosmopolitanism and communitarianism
How do communitarians and cosmopolitanism differ regarding their readiness to use
external force to correct alleged domestic injuries - ANSWER Communitarianism
reflects a reluctance to use force whereas cosmopolitanism uphold an obligation to use
force in the cases of gross human rights abuses
The following are cosmopolitan strategies to reduce poverty - ANSWER Poverty
assistance, Redistribution, Focus on meeting current needs to those in poverty
In communitarianism, the primary actor responsible for protecting human welfare is the
- ANSWER State
Which two of the following are ethical considerations relevant to NATOs intervention in
Kosovo - ANSWER NATOs goals were ethical its means were not and the rights of
groups of people to self-determination/autonomy
the following are the three distinguishing features of Moral Values - ANSWER self
enforcing, impartial, universal
According to consensualism, moral values are rooted in the shared norms of
conventions, agreements, declarations, and international law - ANSWER True
The doctrine of cultural relativism is an acceptable ethical theory - ANSWER False
What is not a reason for which Singer argues the world needs a "new ethics" - ANSWER
Old ethics is full of jargon and outdated language that is not well-suited for the issues of
the modern era
What best describes Krauthammer's opinion of Senator John McCains position on
torture - ANSWER Krauthammer thinks senator McCain is hypocritical for supporting
laws to ban torture while also saying that i may be used sometimes
"honesty" is an example of morality while choosing to be honest is an example of ethics -
ANSWER TRUE
"truth telling" is an example of morality while analyzing the sources of "truth telling" as a
moral value is an example of ethics - ANSWER TRUE
Krauthammer believes which tortures are acceptable - ANSWER high-level terrorist with
slow-fuse information scenario and the ticking time bomb scenario
Under what circumstance does Shue believe torture should be acceptable - ANSWER
NO CIRCUMSTANCES
Normative analysis includes ethics but not morality - ANSWER FALSE
CORRECT SOLUTION
The United States Actions in Grenada in 1983 would be an example of which ethical
tradition and why? - ANSWER Realism because decision-makers in the United States
believed national security would be improved by intervening
Considering American President Carter's foreign policies, it is most, it is most accurate
to say - ANSWER Carter was an idealist who sometimes had to sacrifice some ideals in
working to achieve others
What best characterizes Amstutz's moral assessment of the intentions behind President
Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative - ANSWER The intention of the Strategic Defense
Initiative were completely ethical
Which of these is the most appropriate description of moral courage described by
Amstutz - ANSWER Willingness to carry out morally inspired actions in spite of potential
dangers
Which of the following is the most accurate explanation of Act Utilitarianism - ANSWER
Judging the moral legitimacy of actions by considering the utility of each specific action
Which of the following is the most accurate explanation of Rule Utilitarianism - ANSWER
Judging the moral legitimacy of actions by considering the overall utility of such norms
According to Amstutz, which of the following was an act of moral courage - ANSWER
Nelson Mandela resisting apartheid
From an ends-based ethical perspective, nuclear deterrence is never considered
morally legitimate - ANSWER False
From and ends-based ethical perspective the American policy of famine relief for Soviet
Russia would be considered unethical because it perpetuated the leadership of a
despotic regime - ANSWER True
What are the three components of tridimensional ethics - ANSWER Consequences,
Means, Motives
Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the Bush Doctrine according
to Amstutz - ANSWER Unipolarity is conducive to peace; the US must be willing to act
unilaterally when necessary; the US must be willing to use preemptive and preventive
force; the US must champion human rights and foster democracy
,Principle realism differs from realism in that it combines the power politics of realism
with the moral values of idealism - ANSWER True
Which of the following is not a characteristic of rule utilitarianism - ANSWER ethical
legitimacy depends on the faithfulness with which moral rules are applied
Idealism holds that moral values should not be a part of the foreign policy decision
making process - ANSWER False
Amstutz's consequentialist analysis of nuclear deterrence does not include which of the
following factors - ANSWER Nuclear deterrence is the same as nuclear war
Why can the Reagan Doctrine be labeled principle realism - ANSWER In entailed a moral
crusade for liberty and robust use of military and economic power to pursue that goal
Why did Brzezinski, and others, identify human rights as one of the foremost foreign
policy achievements of the Carter administration - ANSWER the administration's human
rights policy encouraged the identification of the United States with the ideals of justice,
equity majority rule, self-determination, and human dignity
According to Amstutz, what is prudence - ANSWER pursuing the greatest good from
among morally acceptable alternatives
How do idealism and realism differ in understanding international order - ANSWER
idealists believe law and international institutions contribute decisively to world order,
realists believe that the balance of power is primarily responsible for the behavior of
states
According to Amstutz how did President Wilson contribute to idealism - ANSWER He
refined internationalism by calling for the creation of global institutions, resulting in the
League of Nations
Cosmopolitanism challenges the Westphalian order - ANSWER True
states are primary actors in communitarianism - ANSWER True
According to the principles of cosmopolitan justice, human rights and global order
should be equally protected - ANSWER False
How should poverty be eradicated in communitarian view - ANSWER promote
development
According to Amstutz what is the difference between morality and ethics - ANSWER
Morality is a set of norms, values, and beliefs about what is right and wrongs, whereas
ethics is about choosing and doing the right thing
Political theory about the source of moral values - ANSWER Constructivism,
Foundationalism, Consensualism
According to Rawls theory on International justice, just international order is only
, possible among well-ordered societies - ANSWER True
What ethical conception is rooted in "Common morality" - ANSWER Both
cosmopolitanism and communitarianism
How do communitarians and cosmopolitanism differ regarding their readiness to use
external force to correct alleged domestic injuries - ANSWER Communitarianism
reflects a reluctance to use force whereas cosmopolitanism uphold an obligation to use
force in the cases of gross human rights abuses
The following are cosmopolitan strategies to reduce poverty - ANSWER Poverty
assistance, Redistribution, Focus on meeting current needs to those in poverty
In communitarianism, the primary actor responsible for protecting human welfare is the
- ANSWER State
Which two of the following are ethical considerations relevant to NATOs intervention in
Kosovo - ANSWER NATOs goals were ethical its means were not and the rights of
groups of people to self-determination/autonomy
the following are the three distinguishing features of Moral Values - ANSWER self
enforcing, impartial, universal
According to consensualism, moral values are rooted in the shared norms of
conventions, agreements, declarations, and international law - ANSWER True
The doctrine of cultural relativism is an acceptable ethical theory - ANSWER False
What is not a reason for which Singer argues the world needs a "new ethics" - ANSWER
Old ethics is full of jargon and outdated language that is not well-suited for the issues of
the modern era
What best describes Krauthammer's opinion of Senator John McCains position on
torture - ANSWER Krauthammer thinks senator McCain is hypocritical for supporting
laws to ban torture while also saying that i may be used sometimes
"honesty" is an example of morality while choosing to be honest is an example of ethics -
ANSWER TRUE
"truth telling" is an example of morality while analyzing the sources of "truth telling" as a
moral value is an example of ethics - ANSWER TRUE
Krauthammer believes which tortures are acceptable - ANSWER high-level terrorist with
slow-fuse information scenario and the ticking time bomb scenario
Under what circumstance does Shue believe torture should be acceptable - ANSWER
NO CIRCUMSTANCES
Normative analysis includes ethics but not morality - ANSWER FALSE
