Ethics 20-30p
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The end-point on each continuum does not represent legitimate, authoritative positions.

False

'Practical conflicts such as between rights and liberties or freedom and justice' are unfamiliar examples in modern democratic political systems.

False

The clash of opposites, contraries, extremes, and poles does not lead to accommodations in American public service ethics.

False

Efforts depicted in Exhibit 1.3 aim for an either-or choice rather than moderating extremes and reconciling different value dimensions.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

A complete rejection of other values on the continuum enhances a democratic polity.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Pavlik’s story warns against a pathological goal displacement that exaggerates solitary values and excludes all other points on the continuum' is not mentioned in the text.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Efficiency is a recent core value in public administration.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

President George H.W. Bush emphasized the importance of compassion in his inaugural address.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The purpose of the map mentioned is to simplify complex issues.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Exhibit 1.3 and Figures 1.4 and 1.6 help translate abstractions into practical guidelines for public management.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Rion's principle 'avoid harm' is a source of ethical claims stated in the Role Diagnosis graphic.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Josephson's concept of 'excellence' directly relates to the first category in Exhibit 1.3, which is Productivity.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Feinberg was a paid special master appointed by Attorney General John Ashcroft.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Victims Compensation Fund (VCF) was solely created to replace the lives lost in the September 11th attacks.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The VCF was unanimously seen as a representation of American people's indifference towards human life.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Legal scholars urged to differentiate between tort system and charitable compensation initiatives when discussing the VCF.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to a newspaper headline, disaster aid is void of any political implications.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The director of FEMA testified that disasters hold no political relevance during a congressional hearing in 1996.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

An argument grounded in the inherent value of all human life advocates for treating everyone equally.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Kleinig (1991), assigning a monetary value to human life is widely accepted as ethical.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Valuing life in dollars has been criticized by some as an unacceptable approach.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The rejection of any monetary valuation on human life would shift the public purpose from compensation to financial security.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Assigning a monetary value to life is a common practice in standard evaluation techniques like cost-benefit analysis in the United States.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The term 'the value of life' used by economists to refer to the monetary value of fatalities is considered inappropriate and humorous.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Feinberg, the fund has a statutory cap.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Compensation for economic loss only benefits high-income earners.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The tables used for settlement under this method typically favor families with more needs.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The special master has compensated the beneficiaries of highest-income earners with full economic compensation.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Feinberg's methodology and other aspects of the fund have led to numerous complaints and objections.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The special master implemented a minimum award to address concerns related to equity in compensation.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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