| A | B |
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| Civil Disobedience | Peaceful violation of a law thought to be unjust |
| Civil Rights | Personal, natural rights guaranteed by our Constitution |
| Consequential Reasoning | A style of ethical reasoning in which particular acts have no moral character; "rightness" or "wrongness" is based only on consequences, or the results of the action |
| Deontology | A style of moral reasoning that asserts that acts are inheritly right or wrong; good consequences cannot justify wrong or bad acts |
| Ethics | The determination of what is a right or wrong action in a reasoned, impartial manner |
| False Rights | Claims based on the desires of a particular individual instead of the basic needs of humanity |
| Fidelity Bond | An insurance policy that pays the employer in case of theft by an employee |
| Integrity | The capacity to do what is right even in the face of temptation or pressure to do otherwise |
| Impartiality | Applying the same ethical standards to everyone |
| Majority Rule | The requirement that elected representatives must vote for laws acceptable to over half of the people they represent |
| Moral Rights | Legitimate claims on other persons, which flow form each person's status as a human being |
| Natural Laws | Laws which reflect ethical principles |
| Natural Rights | Rights to which all persons are entitled because they are human beings |
| Scofflaw | A person who does not respect or comply with certain laws |
| the "Good" | The primary goal toward which human life ought to be directed |
| Unconstitutional | Invalid because in conflict with a constitution |
| Universalizing | A mental test that magnifies the illogical character of acts to make this lack of logic easier to see |
