| A | B |
|---|
| business ethics | ethical principles used in making business decisions |
| civil disobedience | open, peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice |
| civil rights | personal, human rights recognized and guaranteed by the US Constitution |
| ethics | deciding what is a right or wrong action in a reasoned, impartial matter |
| arbitrary law | must be communicated in advance and applied consistently to be just; more important the rule/law exists than that is completely fair |
| fundamental ethical rules | form of ethical reasoning that evaluates the act but not its consequences |
| impartiality | idea that the same ethical standards apply to everyone |
| integrity | doing what's right even under pressure to act otherwise |
| majority rule | elected reps vote for laws acceptable to the majority of people they represent |
| moral rights | legitimate claims on other people which flow from each person's status as a human being |
| scofflaw | a person who does not respect the law |
| The Good | standard for judging right and wrong |
| universalizing | mental test to identify illogical actions |
| consequence-based reasoning | form of ethical reasoning based on the outcome or result of a decision |
