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What is the specific difference between ethics and morality?
What determines the rightness or wrongness of an action in deontological ethical perspective?
What are some essential components of a state?
What is the fundamental difference between unitary and federal states?
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What makes an action moral or immoral?
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What are the essential organs of government?
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What does constitution mean?
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What comes to your mind when you hear/read the word democracy?
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What do human rights refer to?
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List and explain some of the ways of acquiring and losing citizenship.
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Study Notes
Ethics and Morality
- Ethics refers to the study of moral principles and values that guide human behavior, focusing on the norms and standards of right and wrong.
- Morality refers to the principles and values that govern human behavior, differentiating between right and wrong, good and bad.
Deontological Ethics
- In deontological ethics, the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by its adherence to a set of rules or duties, regardless of its consequences.
- The focus is on the action itself, rather than its outcome.
Essential Components of a State
- Population: a group of people who inhabit a defined territory.
- Territory: a defined geographic area.
- Government: the system or group of people that exercise authority and control over the population and territory.
- Sovereignty: the state's supreme authority and control over its internal affairs and foreign relations.
Unitary and Federal States
- Unitary State: a state where the central government holds all the power and authority, and the regional governments have limited or no autonomy.
- Federal State: a state where the power and authority are divided between the central government and regional governments, with regional autonomy.
Moral Judgment
- An action is considered moral if it is in line with moral principles and values, promoting the well-being and dignity of individuals and society.
- An action is considered immoral if it violates moral principles and values, causing harm or injustice to individuals or society.
Organs of Government
- Legislature: responsible for making laws.
- Executive: responsible for enforcing laws.
- Judiciary: responsible for interpreting laws.
Constitution
- A constitution is a written document that outlines the fundamental principles, structures, and powers of a government, as well as the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
Democracy
- Democracy is a system of government where power is held by the people, either directly or through elected representatives, and is characterized by free and fair elections, equal rights, and protection of individual liberties.
Human Rights
- Human rights refer to the universal, inalienable, and indivisible rights that are inherent to all human beings, including the right to life, liberty, and security of person, as well as civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights.
Acquiring and Losing Citizenship
- Ways of acquiring citizenship:
- Birth
- Naturalization
- Marriage
- Adoption
- Ways of losing citizenship:
- Renunciation
- Revocation
- Deprivation
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Test your knowledge on ethics, civics, and morality with questions about the definitions of ethics and civics, sources of civil and ethical education, types of ethics, and the relationship between ethics and morality.
