Ethics Is a Branch of Philosophy and Is a Systematic

question 18

Multiple Choice

Ethics is a branch of philosophy and is a systematic, intellectual approach to standards of behavior. Ethics is legislated by the government.

• A) The first statement is true and the second statement is false.
• B) The first statement is false and the second statement is true.
• C) Both statements are true.
• D) Both statements are false.

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Definitions:

Caste Systems

Social stratification systems based on heredity, in which people are placed at birth into unequal groups with specific roles, rights, and duties, prominent in certain cultures.

Apartheid

The system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination that existed in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s.

Jim Crow Laws

Racial segregation laws enacted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the Southern United States, which enforced racial segregation and disenfranchised African Americans.

Extreme Wealth

Refers to the possession of financial assets and resources that vastly exceed those of the average individual, often to the point of allowing significant influence over economic and political processes.