Ethics & Civics Final Exam 1- Ethics is the study of what a. Is best for the most people b.

Is right and wrong c. Does the least harm 2- Civics is the study of a. Citizens rights and responsibilities b. How government works c. How the legal system operates 3- The Bill of Rights is the list of a. Responsibilities government has toward the governed b. Amendments to the constitution c. Protection citizen s have from government 4- The INS citizenship test is required by a. All citizens b. All persons applying for citizenship c. Anyone over 18 5- The utilitarian approach to ethics a. Protects personal rights b. All equals must be treated the same c. Most good least harm 6- The ethical approach that looks at what is best for society as a whole is a. Common good approach b. Rights approach c. Virtue approach 7- Stem cell research conflicts with Catholic Church teaching when it a. Uses fertilized embryos b. Prolongs life of dying persons c. Uses a person s own stem cells 8- Stem cell research has the potential of a. Creating new forms of human life b. Creating designer babies c. Spare parts for humans

9- Stem cell research is a. Wrong because we are playing God b. Right because it can help better human life c. Wrong because we have no way of gauging collateral damage 10- Cloning is ethically wrong if a. Each copy of an organism loses 20% of its original characteristics b. The copy is always genetically inferior to the original c. Your only intent is to prolong the original organisms life span 11- Cloning for spare parts is wrong because a- We are trying to play God b- It is disrespectful of the new life over the original c- It wastes human resources in activities that are unethical and unscientific 12- Designer baby research is a- Right because you can eliminate the guess work in sex determination b- Wrong because most benefits are only for cosmetic benefits c- Right because you can eliminate disease and congenital defects 13- Designer babies are a possibility because of research in a. stem cells b. cloning c. in vitro fertilization 14- The right to bear arms is guaranteed by the a. First amendment b. Second amendment c. Fifth amendment 15- Remaining silent when accused of a crime is a protection afforded by the a. Second amendment b. Sixth amendment c. Fifth amendment 16- The rights of Occupy Wall Streeters to peacefully assemble is guaranteed by the a. Fourth amendment b. Sixth amendment c. First amendment 17- Protection from unwarranted search a. Fifth amendment b. First amendment c. Fourth amendment

18- Protection from torture a. Ninth amendment b. Sixth amendment c. Fifth amendment 19- Sexting by teenagers brought them into conflict with laws on a. Personal privacy b. Child pornography c. Online predators 20- Assisted suicide is controversial because a. Everyone has the right to end their own life b. Rights of doctors are violated in taking life c. There are many valid reasons for and against the topic 21- People for assisted suicide mainly argue that ending one s life a. Eliminates needless pain and suffering b. Is a God given right c. The families are protected from huge medical expense 22- Cloning is positive when a. You replicate a millionaire for future generations b. You preserve endangered species for future generation c. You grow spare parts for future use 23- Cloning is negative when you a. Replicate a millionaire for future generations b. Grow spare parts for future use c. Create a rich/poor class system based on genetics 24- Designer babies a. Can backfire on people due to loss of diversity b. Allow the rich to dominate future generations c. Will create a class structure based on genetics 25- The INS citizenship test a. Has many questions meant to trick immigrants from passing b. Is a test of information all citizens should know c. Is easy for anyone to pass 26- Mark McGuire and Barry Bond are famous sports figures who lost credibility because a. They lied about steroid use in their pro careers b. They used performance enhancing drugs c. They were convicted of steroid use while playing

27- Collegiate athletics a. Makes lots of money and takes care of its student athletes b. Should pay athletes a share of what they make c. Is big business especially in Football and Basketball 28- Collegiate athletes a. Are students first b. Will make a lot of money in pro sports c. Make a lot of money for the schools they attend 29- The Catholic Church a. Condemns pedophiles b. Has a history of protecting pedophiles c. Has a problem with pedophile priests 30- The Catholic Church s handling of its pedophile priests a. Is more severe than the criminal justice system b. Is less severe than the criminal justice system c. Is causing many Catholics to leave the Church 31- Bishops in the Catholic Church a. Are being arrested for not notifying authorities about pedophile priests b. Are handling the situation adequately c. Are monitoring pedophile priests closely 32- Abortions in the U.S are a. Increasing b. Decreasing c. A major cause of death among the unborn 33- Worldwide the number of abortions is a. 10 million a year b. 30 million a year c. 42million a year 34- Plan B is a. Abortion by another name b. A birth control method c. An expensive but effective alternative to abortion 35- The controversy around Plan B is a. Allowing girls over 18 to buy it over the counter b. Allowing girls under 17 to buy it over the counter c. Allowing girls under 17 to buy with parental permission

36- Fear a. Is in the mind of the beholder b. Paralyzes the victim c. Needs to be controlled if a person is to lead a healthy life 37- Fears can be used against you by a. Bullies to intimidate b. Religious leaders to get you to choose good over evil c. Parents to frighten you about consequences of your actions 38- Your Carbon footprint increases by a. Recycling b. Increase use of fossil fuels c. Planting a tree 39- Carbon footprint decreases a. By using air conditioner in summer b. By planting grass rather than cementing your yard c. Driving a electric car in Hawaii 40- Carbon foot print size is directly related to a. recycling b. Carbon indulgences c. Global warming 41- Racism in Hawaii a. Is invisible to locals but obvious to visitors b. Is not a problem c. Needs work by locals and new comers 42- Racism in the U.S. a- Is not a problem because we believe all men are created equal b- Is an ongoing problem from slavery to racial profiling c- Has changed to a problem between rich and poor 43- In the case of Sonoma State University s admission policies a. Admission standards were fair to all ethnicities applying b. Favored minority students over whites c. Favored white students over minority students 44- Sonoma State s use of SAT scores seemed outwardly fair a. But disguises an underlying racial bias b. And should have produced an unbiased result c. However, SAT scores are mostly reflective of socioeconomics

45- The killing of Alquaeda operative al-Awlaki questions U.S. authority a. to kill Alquaeda anywhere, any time b. To kill in foreign countries without authorization c. To kill American citizens without a trial 46- Torture of Alquaeda in U.S. prisons abroad is a violation of a. First amendment b. Eighth amendment c. Fifth amendment 47- Environmental problems challenge us today because a. Man is exceeding the earth s ability to feed them b. Man is exceeding earth s resource level c. Man is exceeding earth s ability to sustain man s abuse of earth 48- Video games are a. Addictive to most young people b. Addictive to some young people c. Valuable learning tools 49- Video games positive outcome a. Faster reaction and decision making b. Falling grades c. Lower ability to relate to other people 50- Joe Paterno and Penn State might have avoided needless problems by a. Getting Jerry Sandusky help and taking care of his victims b. Getting Jerry Sandusky to turn himself in c. Immediately calling in CPS or police assistance Essay Questions(5 pts. Per Question). Pick 5 out of the 10 topics to write about. o Identify the issue. o Who or what sides are involved? o What is the ethical thing to do in each situation? Topics: Abortion Assisted Suicide Catholic Church Sex Scandal Video Game Addiction Designer Babies Environmental Problems Racism in Hawaii Penn State Sex Scandal Stem Cell Research Sexual Harassment