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The obligation to maintain the public trust must result in spouting sanctimonious platitudes.
The obligation to maintain the public trust must result in spouting sanctimonious platitudes.
False (B)
Public managers should always expect special treatment from the media.
Public managers should always expect special treatment from the media.
False (B)
Using common sense is not necessary for public managers.
Using common sense is not necessary for public managers.
False (B)
Establishing ethical credibility involves breaking in media novices to establish a good working relationship.
Establishing ethical credibility involves breaking in media novices to establish a good working relationship.
Professional standards may always urge anonymity for public managers.
Professional standards may always urge anonymity for public managers.
Public managers should never tell it as it should be according to the text.
Public managers should never tell it as it should be according to the text.
Lying is considered ethical and practical in dealing with the media.
Lying is considered ethical and practical in dealing with the media.
The key to handling mistakes is to admit them and ensure they are not repeated.
The key to handling mistakes is to admit them and ensure they are not repeated.
Ethics completely prevents errors from occurring.
Ethics completely prevents errors from occurring.
The final proposal in the text advocates for self-protection over plea bargaining.
The final proposal in the text advocates for self-protection over plea bargaining.
Senior managers are not responsible for protecting blameless subordinates who are unjustly accused.
Senior managers are not responsible for protecting blameless subordinates who are unjustly accused.
Managers are advised against showing compassion in situations where it serves their interests.
Managers are advised against showing compassion in situations where it serves their interests.
Joe, a civil engineer and public works director, invited neighbors and friends to his home for cocktails.
Joe, a civil engineer and public works director, invited neighbors and friends to his home for cocktails.
Joe collapsed in the living room due to excessive holiday spirits.
Joe collapsed in the living room due to excessive holiday spirits.
Closed questions in ethics encourage analysis.
Closed questions in ethics encourage analysis.
Joe's drinking habit affecting his job performance would not change answers to ethical questions.
Joe's drinking habit affecting his job performance would not change answers to ethical questions.
Joe making racist remarks during the party would not change answers to ethical questions.
Joe making racist remarks during the party would not change answers to ethical questions.
The size of the city where Joe is chief administrative officer affects ethical choices.
The size of the city where Joe is chief administrative officer affects ethical choices.
General Peers praised the justice system for bringing justice to those who inflicted the atrocity.
General Peers praised the justice system for bringing justice to those who inflicted the atrocity.
William Wilson was not surprised by the public's reaction to Rusty Calley.
William Wilson was not surprised by the public's reaction to Rusty Calley.
The American response to the My Lai massacre was compared to the Soviet Union's response to the disaster at Hiroshima.
The American response to the My Lai massacre was compared to the Soviet Union's response to the disaster at Hiroshima.
Pravda, the Soviet Communist Party’s newspaper, blamed plant managers for ignoring safety measures after the nuclear accident at Chernobyl.
Pravda, the Soviet Communist Party’s newspaper, blamed plant managers for ignoring safety measures after the nuclear accident at Chernobyl.
The charges against plant managers in the Chernobyl disaster included accusations of promoting safety measures.
The charges against plant managers in the Chernobyl disaster included accusations of promoting safety measures.
The pressure from Moscow on plant managers was mainly focused on environmental conservation.
The pressure from Moscow on plant managers was mainly focused on environmental conservation.
Andrei Sakharov attributed universal significance to the tragedy at Abu Ghraib prison
Andrei Sakharov attributed universal significance to the tragedy at Abu Ghraib prison
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution condemning the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in March 2004
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution condemning the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in March 2004
The Army general's report in March 2004 praised the noble actions of American soldiers and interrogators
The Army general's report in March 2004 praised the noble actions of American soldiers and interrogators
The failure in leadership identified in the Senate testimony was due to lack of supervision
The failure in leadership identified in the Senate testimony was due to lack of supervision
Donald Rumsfeld expressed disappointment upon discovering the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison
Donald Rumsfeld expressed disappointment upon discovering the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison
The acts of violence against detainees were conducted within the bounds of international laws and the Geneva Convention
The acts of violence against detainees were conducted within the bounds of international laws and the Geneva Convention
