Ethics and Decision Making in Public Service Quiz

Role diagnosis is a comprehensive tool that can solve ethical problems with a simple winner-takes-all approach.

One role can automatically cancel all others without damaging them.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948.

Sura IV of the Koran emphasizes unity among mankind and respect for mutual rights, family relationships, and inheritance rights.

Role diagnosis is a tool that primarily focuses on conflict of interest in public service.

Ethical problems can be effectively addressed using a winner-takes-all approach.

Charles Wolf is a supporter of the VCF and praises its approach to compensating victims.

Vertical equity, as mentioned in the passage, advocates for similar compensation for victims regardless of their earnings.

The statement 'What’s fair is fair' in the text implies that some claimants believe all victims should receive equal compensation.

According to the passage, some individuals find market-based compensation calculations inappropriate and advocate for equal compensation for all victims.

The mother who lost her son in the text emphasizes that compensation is the most important aspect of the VCF.

In the passage, Mr. Feinberg is criticized for overvaluing the losses of claimants through his calculations.

Ethical action involves making descriptive judgments.

Adulthood is characterized by the ability to embrace ambiguity, uncertainty, and complexity.

Competing claims do not consume a public manager's time and attention.

Technological advancements like the Internet and cellular phones have no impact on the demands placed on public service professionals.

An undisciplined manager is better equipped to handle fragmented thinking than a disciplined one.

Roles play no part in determining ethical responsibilities in different circumstances.

Feinberg believed that everyone should receive the same amount of money from the fund.

Congress mandated that the economic loss suffered by the victim's death must be considered in computing the awards.

The program's goal set by Feinberg was to have a 95 percent application rate.

There is an official tally for the number of injured individuals at the three sites.

Feinberg stated that fairness and justice are aligned in pushing for the same outcome.

The deadline for injury applications was on December 22, 2003.

54 percent of registered voters in New York City believe that all victims of the attack should be displayed together on the memorial at Ground Zero.

32 percent of registered voters in a national sample opted for families' needs when asked how awards should be structured.

New York Governor George Pataki supported displaying the names of all victims together on the memorial at Ground Zero.

Less than 300 bodies were recovered from Ground Zero after the tragic events.

4 percent of registered voters gave no answer or did not know how awards should be structured in a national sample.

38 percent of registered voters in New York City believe that there should not be a separate listing for uniformed emergency workers at the memorial.