| A | B |
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| civil disobedience | Peaceful violation of a law thought to be unjust. |
| deontology | A style of moral reasoning with the assertion that acts are inherently right or wrong; good consequences cannot justify wrong or bad acts. |
| fidelity bond | An insurance policy that pays the employer in event of a theft by an employee. |
| majority rule | The requirement that elected representatives must vote for laws acceptable to over half of the people they represent. |
| natural rights | All persons are entitled to these because they are human beings. |
| unconstitutional | To be invalid because of being in conflict with a constitution. |
| civil rights | Personal, natural rights guaranteed by our Constitution. |
| ethics | The determination of what is a right or a wrong action in a reasoned, impartial manner. |
| integrity | The capacity to do what is right even in the face of temptation or pressure to do otherwise. |
| moral rights | Legitimate claims on other persons, which flow from each person's status as a human being. |
| scofflaw | Label for one who does not respect or comply with certain laws. |
| universalizing | A mental test that magnifies the illogical character of acts to make this lack of logic easier to see. |
| consequential | A style of ethical reasoning in which particular acts have no moral character; rightness or wrongness is based only on "consequence," or the results of the action. Basically void of moral, ethical or deontological reasoning. |
| false rights | Claims based on the desires of a particular individual instead of the basic needs of humanity. |
| impartiality | The same ethical standards apply to everyone. |
| natural law | Ethical principles are reflected. |
| the Good | This is the primary goal toward which human life ought to be directed. |
