philosophy final exam

Retentionists say that the death penalty protects society from repeat, criminals better than any other form of punishment

True

Those who wish to abolish capital punishment are called

Abolitionists

Those who wish to retain the debt penalty are called

Retentionists

Which form of punishment is an eye for an eye?

Lex Talionis

Proportional Retributivism Is the view that the punishment shit fit the crime in severity but not necessarily the same action as the crime itself

True

In terms of punishment, the consequentialist looks backward, saying punishment as something that is required by justice

False

Which reason in supportive capital punishment argues that the death penalty will deter criminals from killing

Deterrence

Which reason in supportive capital punishment argues that executed criminals cannot continue to engage in crimes?

Safety

Capital punishment is less expensive than life without parole

False

One of the common reasons against capital punishment is that it is biased against the poor and unequally distributed

True

According to just war theory a good reason for going to War is

Self-defense against attack

If you were a utilitarian, and if it were true, that war invariably caused more bad consequences than good you will probably have to embrace anti-war pacifism

True

In a Kantian means end view torture would be morally impermissible

True

The doctrine that war may be morally permissible under stipulated conditions to known as

Just war theory

The view that more standards are not applicable to war, and that it must be judged only on how well it serves state interest is known as

Realism

The view that war is never morally permissible is known as

pacifism

Those who should not be attacked in war are said to have

Noncombatant immunity

Jus ad Bellum is the justice for going to war

True

Jus in Bello is the justice for going to war

False

One of the conditions for Jus in Bello is Last Resort

False

In 1965 the US Congress passed the immigration and nationality act while immigration policy had previously been based on a quota system. The new policy favored.

Skilled immigrants in those who by immigrant could reunite families

Which of the following is a utilitarian argument for limiting immigration?

Immigration will disrupt the economy

People on all sides of the immigration debate agree that they need to preserve a nation’s distinctive culture is a good reason to favor closed borders

False

Many people, including many politicians overestimate the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the United States in 2015. The number was about.

11 million

Many Americans believe that immigrants share of the population is more than twice as a large as it actually is in reality the percentage of the US population that is foreign born as around

14%

Those who appeal to utilitarian considerations argue that restricting immigration has adverse consequences, especially economically because closed the borders, restrict trade, waste, talent, and impede prosperity

True

Which perspective on immigration, appeals to prosperity rights, and a persons right to freedom of movement to conclude that immigration should not be restricted

Libertarianism

Michael has immigrated to the United States from Haiti because of the unstable and dangerous conditions that have a resin there in the past year in particular Michael fears for his safety because of his previous criticisms of the political figures that are now in power

Michael is best described as a

Refugee

Sophia recently read an article in which she learned that the affordable care act makes no provisions for undocumented immigrants. She fears that a lack of healthcare is likely to worsen the situation of these immigrants who may have escaped from horrendous, economic, and political conditions in their native country, therefore she has decided to start a petition that will demand that undocumented immigrants get access to healthcare equal with that of any US citizen since every person regardless of citizenship status is of equal value and is worthy of equal, moral consideration

Her position on access to health healthcare is best described as

Egalitarian

Deportation is defined by the US government as the formal removal of a foreign national from the United States for violating an immigration law

True

The moral issue of whether we have a duty to help the poor and hungry of the world is compelling mainly because

Wretchedness of the world, poor as profound in the economic gap between rich and poor is wide

In 2009, Kenya faced an immediate danger of masturbation due to a drought that threatened a third of the east African countries population (about 10 million people). In January of that year, the Canadian government declared the food shortage, national disaster, and the United Nations appealed for international help. Suppose wealthy countries responded to the food crisis in Kenya, according to an egalitarian theory of justice.They would then have to.

Provide as much food to Kenya as every other country in the world possesses

Edgar has adopted a libertarian theory of justice. The government is giving voters the opportunity to decide whether to raise taxes to pay for universal healthcare. Given his personal theory of distributive justice, Edgar will vote.

Not to raise taxes to pay for the universal healthcare, because each person has a right to do what they want with their own money as long as they do not violate the liberty, right of others

A person’s right that obligate others not to interfere with that person’s obtaining something is called a negative right

True

A person’s wrecked that obligate others to help that person obtain something is called a positive right

True

If you believe an equal opportunity and negative rights, then your view is consistent with

Libertarianism

Egalitarian theories of justice, hold at all persons have equal value and deserve equal respect, and therefore have equal rights to the world’s resources

True

Justice concerning the fair distribution of society’s goods is called retributive justice

False

The morality of persons getting what is fair or what is their due is known as justice

True