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LPP 255 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
The study of right and wrong behavior (moral and ethical principles) - answer✔ethics
mere compliance with the law - answer✔moral minimum
rightness or wrongness of an action is judged according to its conformity to an absolute rule
that commands a particular form of behavior - answer✔religious ethical standards
every duty gives rise to a corresponding right and is judged on how the consequences will affect
the rights of others - answer✔principle of rights
general guiding principles of moral behavior can be derived from human nature -
answer✔kantian ethics
judged by estimating the consequences that would follow if everyone in a society performed
that act under consideration - answer✔categorical imperative
an action is ethical based on whether it produces the greatest good for the greatest number of
people upon which it has an effect - answer✔utilitarianism
Systematic approach - answer✔inquiry, discussion, decision, justification, evaluation
when an employer takes an adverse action against a covered individual because they engaged
in a protected activity - answer✔federal retaliation law
termination, refusal to hire, denial of promotion, threats, any action like assault -
answer✔adverse action
Negligence tort rule - answer✔a breach of a legal duty that causes harm or injury to another
elements of negligence - answer✔duty, breach, causation, damages
defendant owes a duty to protect plaintiff from a foreseeable risk that they knew about/should
have known - answer✔duty of care
did injury occur because of the act or would it have happened anyway? - answer✔causation in
fact
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11/16/2024 10:16 AM
LPP 255 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
The study of right and wrong behavior (moral and ethical principles) - answer✔ethics
mere compliance with the law - answer✔moral minimum
rightness or wrongness of an action is judged according to its conformity to an absolute rule
that commands a particular form of behavior - answer✔religious ethical standards
every duty gives rise to a corresponding right and is judged on how the consequences will affect
the rights of others - answer✔principle of rights
general guiding principles of moral behavior can be derived from human nature -
answer✔kantian ethics
judged by estimating the consequences that would follow if everyone in a society performed
that act under consideration - answer✔categorical imperative
an action is ethical based on whether it produces the greatest good for the greatest number of
people upon which it has an effect - answer✔utilitarianism
Systematic approach - answer✔inquiry, discussion, decision, justification, evaluation
when an employer takes an adverse action against a covered individual because they engaged
in a protected activity - answer✔federal retaliation law
termination, refusal to hire, denial of promotion, threats, any action like assault -
answer✔adverse action
Negligence tort rule - answer✔a breach of a legal duty that causes harm or injury to another
elements of negligence - answer✔duty, breach, causation, damages
defendant owes a duty to protect plaintiff from a foreseeable risk that they knew about/should
have known - answer✔duty of care
did injury occur because of the act or would it have happened anyway? - answer✔causation in
fact
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